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Would Jesus Get Banned On A Present Day Christian Forum?

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Edward said:
Sometimes I don't talk so sweet and pretty and I used to be a lot worse at it. But I am well aware that the Lord instructs us to walk in love and watch your mouth. By your words you will be justified and by your words you will be condemned. And I was thinking about that and my walk with God, and I can't shake the feeling that, some things still need to be said some times.

Then it occured to me that, Jesus didn't always talk so sweet and pretty either. Scripture is replete with the Lord calling people Hypocrites! Vipers! Satan! Thos are four letter words back then. He even got mad and dumped the moneychangers tables over and kicked them all out! Wow.

So I couldn't help but wonder how long Jesus would last on a modern day Christian forum before He got banned?

What do you think? You know how people are on forums! Have you ever heard of Jesus taking any crap off of anyone? I haven't. And when he went to the cross, that was Jesus laying His life down by choice, out of love for you. So I don't think the cross counts.

What do you think? Would they show Jesus the door?
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Like any forum it all depends on where Jesus would run afoul of the people that run and post on the forum . All forums have their own flavor .
 
Edward said:
Yes they did. But, Jesus came to the earth as a man for a reason, to pay the price for mankind.

But the way the question was worded, would He get kicked off a forum. This is 2K years after they killed Him and that mission is over and so has the mission parameters. Man hasn't changed much so you would tink the answer would be heck yes they give Him the boot, but a good point was made that agrees with what the Lord has been teaching me about Himself.

He could talk those people right out of banning Him. He'd cause them to reflect upon themselves so nowadays I don't think He would let them ban Him. Thus setting a good example for us.
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You just said Jesus came to die, and then you said he would have talked them out of it!
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dwb001 said:
So what about the Apostles? Would they be banned or be allowed to backtalk to the authorities?
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Same as Jesus , it is going to depend on the ones running the forum and posting there .

But in the outside wide world , WOW what an uproar it would be to have the apostles come back ! Healings , miracles , and all the things of God the apostles did during their time on earth before . Satan would come unglued and so would the ones he controls . Make a good TV show :) .
 
I think society is sort of reverting to where it was in Jesus time. I think maybe there was a time when some of the world would be more receptive. Not that there was ever a golden age but Christianity in some circles was not met with reactions ranging from indifference to contempt.

In that regard I think society is coming back to where it was in ancient times. Some would love Jesus and eagerly listen to Him others would probably want him dealt with somehow.
 
Tenchi said:
Yup. I think most "Christians" would not much like their Savior as he actually is.
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You know, this is a very interesting thought to meditate on. I know I would come under chastisement and correction for some things, and quickly, like we virtually all would. Would I be ready to make changes? I think if it meant being in direct communication with my Lord I'd be all for it, despite how painful the corrections might be. As the scripture says, "Those whom He loves He disciplines."

I truly doubt if most people would take that same position, however. It also says that no discipline is pleasant at the time, and the Jews had a habit of being stiff-necked and rebellious for one. I'd take most Christians to be the same today. They'd probably resort to shouting, "You're not Jesus!" and then declare Him to be a heretic who operates in supernatural gifts by the power of Satan, Lol. :rolleyes
 
Edward said:
Yes they did. But, Jesus came to the earth as a man for a reason, to pay the price for mankind.

But the way the question was worded, would He get kicked off a forum. This is 2K years after they killed Him and that mission is over and so has the mission parameters. Man hasn't changed much so you would tink the answer would be heck yes they give Him the boot, but a good point was made that agrees with what the Lord has been teaching me about Himself.

He could talk those people right out of banning Him. He'd cause them to reflect upon themselves so nowadays I don't think He would let them ban Him. Thus setting a good example for us.
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I say Jesus would have (1) wiped the dust from off his feet, (2) gone to another forum where he could continue to teach until it was time to (3) do what He came to do.
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Edward said:
He could talk those people right out of banning Him. He'd cause them to reflect upon themselves so nowadays I don't think He would let them ban Him. Thus setting a good example for us.
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Not necessarily so. Those who were repentant could be turned, but the unrepentant (like the Pharisees) would just seek to kill Him all the more.

I understand what you are saying, but those who belong to Him react one way, and those who don't react another, and both are present on the Christian forums in abundance.
 
Hidden In Him said:
Not necessarily so. Those who were repentant could be turned, but the unrepentant (like the Pharisees) would just seek to kill Him all the more.

I understand what you are saying, but those who belong to Him react one way, and those who don't react another, and both are present on the Christian forums in abundance.
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The same spirit that was there when Jesus was crucified is still here today .
 
Hidden In Him said:
Not necessarily so. Those who were repentant could be turned, but the unrepentant (like the Pharisees) would just seek to kill Him all the more.

I understand what you are saying, but those who belong to Him react one way, and those who don't react another, and both are present on the Christian forums in abundance.
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Are there instances when religious authorities wholeheartedly accepted what Jesus was saying?
Very few.
The religious authorities would be the forum mods and admins on forums such as this one.
Are you saying that mankind has changed so much?
When authority is challenged do we now react with joy that we are questioned?
Or would Jesus(or the Apostles) calling out another's sin on a forum get the post taken down?
The Christian tradition is to challenge and rebuke sin wherever it is found.
 
Hidden In Him said:
Ok, but now turn that argument around. What if you were running a Christian forum. You wouldn't censor anything?
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Nothing without a court order.
Maybe put a "click to see objectionable content" block.
But if you post something on my hypothetical message board... it would remain there.
If you report something on my site... I might blur out the post but you would still be allowed to view it if you wish.
Much like if you ignore someone on this site. You can still see their content... but only if you click on it.
 
dwb001 said:
Are there instances when religious authorities wholeheartedly accepted what Jesus was saying?
Very few.
The religious authorities would be the forum mods and admins on forums such as this one.
Are you saying that mankind has changed so much?
When authority is challenged do we now react with joy that we are questioned?
Or would Jesus(or the Apostles) calling out another's sin on a forum get the post taken down?
The Christian tradition is to challenge and rebuke sin wherever it is found.
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Again, would you ban someone if you were the owner of a forum and some member was consistently chastising you? I'm not asking it as a defense of anyone here, I'm trying to point out that it may be less easy to criticize if the shoe is on the other foot.
 
Hidden In Him said:
Again, would you ban someone if you were the owner of a forum and some member was consistently chastising you? I'm not asking it as a defense of anyone here, I'm trying to point out that it may be less easy to criticize if the shoe is on the other foot.
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I would.... if a court ordered me to.
Otherwise NO.
 
dwb001 said:
If you report something on my site... I might blur out the post but you would still be allowed to view it if you wish.
Much like if you ignore someone on this site. You can still see their content... but only if you click on it.
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What about violent profanity, or people threatening to kill other members, or posting extreme, vile hate speech, or posting images of porno, or Satanic snuff films? I think that kinda stuff would need to be more than just made "optional viewing," don't you. We're talking about a Christian forum, where people would expect a certain level of decency.
 
Hidden In Him said:
What about violent profanity, or people threatening to kill other members, or posting extreme, vile hate speech, or posting images of porno, or Satanic snuff films? I think that kinda stuff would need to be more than just made "optional viewing," don't you. We're talking about a Christian forum, where people would expect a certain level of decency.
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Nope... optional to view... if it is criminal it will be reported.
The ignore feature would be more robust than other sites... allowing for a filtering of content.
The filtering would be by the viewers choice... not the admins.
The admin could label content as hate speech... and the viewer can decide if they want to see it or not.

We are taking about my hypothetical website... not yours. If you want to censor people I will not stand in your way.
The decency argument is subjective and arbitrary.
Is the statue of David obscene or art?
 
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