Hello beloved brethren in Christ!
I hope you are all good and healthy and in fire for the true gospel.
Recently i got banned without knowing why for a few days. Having to consider that, unknowingly i might have broken some forum rule which i might have forgotten about in my anxiety disorder i came to terms with the fact that i have to be more present.
But the reason why i will be leaving this forum forever, or until the next age, is because of the attitude of the admins who banned me.
I wasn't contacted to be told what i did wrong first and offered the chance to change but was given judgment straight away without any understanding.
I know that the fact that i was banned only for a few days, some can see as understanding, but by all moral laws and especially laws of love, and of Jesus, this was not a show of grace but of hatred.
People do mistakes and it is our job to be tolerant and show them grace and invest in asking why they broke the rule, is it possible that they might have overlooked it, were they in their right mind? Should we resume to punishment or forgiveness and give them another chance before we enact justice...
Anyway. I can frankly say i feel betrayed by this community and by the admins and will never return here!
May Christ show you more understanding than you showed me! :sigh:
I was banned too, with no explanation. Having said that, I've played it a lot closer to the line since joining, so I'm not surprised and don't get too offended these days. I'd just hang in there, till it's sorted, ...which will probably mean these messages are deleted, :laughing7:.
This has happened before, and I am always sad to see people go, even those who run into issues with the admins, everyone on here has shared some wonderful things even intermixed with something that may be against official policy. I've always felt that each one of you are helpful to my journey and I let the Holy Spirit sort the wheat from the chaff as far as the truth is concerned. I hope you reconsider, its a quiet forum these days compared to when I first joined, and i miss those who have left us.
I also play by the rules here, knowing it's not my gig, and I don't share some things that would be considered off limits, though I desire to share them, as there is really no where else I fellowship.
Nothing is perfect here on Earth, including Internet forums! They are doing the best they can and you are too.
Shadrak, there may have been some reason you couldn't log on, some technicality, but you were not banned. I have access to the ban list, and you are not on it.
When someone is banned, it's either obvious (such as spammers) or they have usually already had the issue addressed and continue pushing the limits - so shouldn't be surprised.
However, again Shadrak, there is no record or knowledge of a ban for you. This is an old forum and doesn't always work well. In fact, I'm having some trouble posting today.
James,
I don't know what's in the ban list, and I don't need or want to know.
But I want to warn against using ip addresses (looks like 123.123.123.123)
They will block spammers with that address but also non spammers who get that address at a (much) later date.
There are several technical reasons for that to happen.
That's assuming there is any IP in the list. (and even then the chance that causing this is small)
Quote from: WhiteWings on April 20, 2020, 09:45:11 PM
James,
I don't know what's in the ban list, and I don't need or want to know.
But I want to warn against using ip addresses (looks like 123.123.123.123)
They will block spammers with that address but also non spammers who get that address at a (much) later date.
There are several technical reasons for that to happen.
That's assuming there is any IP in the list. (and even then the chance that causing this is small)
Good point, ty..makes sense. :thumbsup:
Quote from: jabcat on April 20, 2020, 06:41:03 PM
Shadrak, there may have been some reason you couldn't log on, some technicality, but you were not banned. I have access to the ban list, and you are not on it.
When someone is banned, it's either obvious (such as spammers) or they have usually already had the issue addressed and continue pushing the limits - so shouldn't be surprised.
However, again Shadrak, there is no record or knowledge of a ban for you. This is an old forum and doesn't always work well. In fact, I'm having some trouble posting today.
That was my first thought when I read this..
It turns out that Papa Jesus, made me pop in and check for replies to the post...
Well, suffice to say, i'm pleasantly impressed and ashamed at the same time.
I misjudged, due to the message which greeted me when i was out was "you are temporally banned until the 24th (or so), due to disrespecting the community rules (if i remember well), after this date you will be allowed to post again, and see if things get any better"
It indeed sounded like a ban message and it was written in red...
Anyhow... having figured out that this is just a system error and out of obedience to Christ, i have to apologize for not taking under account that technology does go chaotic in this present system of things... :Chinscratch: :HeartThrob:
PS: Prayers will be going out for the increase of this community as you, fellow brethren, told me that it used to be bigger in the past!
Maybe we should take a note from the Jehova's witnesses and go preaching and tell them of our website like they do with their website?
They even have business cards that they share... Just a thought... :HeartThrob:
:) :thumbsup: I think WhiteWings hit the nail on the head.
"Belief in eternal torment is partially to blame for a severe anxiety disorder I have suffered since age 17.
I have seen testimonies of people that have gone nearly or completely insane due to this horrible teaching. Don't let it happen to you. Explore the wonderful truths of the salvation of all mankind found in properly translated Bibles. Learn what Christ meant when He said on the Tree of Crucifixion, "It is finished." Discover the wonderful promises He left for you, your friends, relatives, and loved ones.
Spend some time on Gary Amirault's web site at
http://www.tentmaker.org/"
https://tentmaker.org/articles/hells_fruit.html
Testimony from "The Fruit of The Teaching of Hell" from this amazing website...
Really rings close to my heart and could be used in a custom made business card as it is anonymous...
I would really love to see a UR preacher in my street saving people's minds and soul! In Jesus Name Amen! :dsunny:
Quote from: jabcat on April 22, 2020, 09:53:03 PM
:) :thumbsup: I think WhiteWings hit the nail on the head.
Wellp... To be quite frank i have no clue how my IP adress looks like...
I just hope it is not written like that... I don't have IT knowledge at all... sorry... :friendstu:
Quote from: Shadrak-Daniel on April 22, 2020, 10:27:01 PM
To be quite frank i have no clue how my IP adress looks like...
On the bottom right of
your messages right of 'Report to moderator' is your IP address.
Nobody except you and Jabcat can see it.
Just some info you can quickly forget. For 99% of all people it's of zero use. And the remaining 1% uses it (fairly) rarely.
WhiteWings - i've just noticed the footnote of your text with "...God, who will have all men to be saved..."
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Most bibles have it something like this "3 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."
I got so angry and so hateful because of the abomination that these evil demonic people did to the scripture....
They must have put it something like this:
"It can't possibly mean literally that He Will have all to be saved... lemme change this with what my bean sized brain understands and my obsidian hard heart feels to be that he wants all people to be saved because the free will is vital or else what does it mean to exist? DURR DURR DUH? i'm sooo stupid hue hue hue...!" :sigh:
"God has no pleasure in fools" Ecclesiastes 5:4