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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear
should I go hide in the jungle?
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No.
Sister Alvear, those who talk bitterly, do so, IMO, because they don't have a clear conscience. Beam and splinter.
These men of God were talking about one another before there was any "split", and many of them continue their bad behavior, and unless and until they allow God to change their hearts and help them bite their tongues, the affliction will continue to fester. This separation
could have been done correctly, it
could have been done amicably, but it wasn't. The people who were for it headed it up like they were the great crusaders leading the charge against evil men--but that was just the story they told themselves to soothe their consciences, because it was patently unethical, the way it was handled, and they know it. And the men they were crusading against were/are their brothers in arms--not *the enemy.*
Secondly, a soft answer turns away wrath, and those who were AGAINST the dissenters could have responded differently--but they didn't. They could have responded respectfully, but for the most part--they haven't.
When I see a man talk viciously about his brother, I think he is trying to divert attention from his own short comings. Kind of like the men who brought the adulterous woman to Jesus..."Look what SHE did." No, look at who YOU are!
The kingdom of God deserved better than this--from both sides. Men have behaved badly, and so far their pride (collectively speaking) has prevented most (if not all) of them from confessing it.
Those are just my observations from the nosebleed section.
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