Plankeye
New Member
When Christians have debates over if applying biblical teachings is appropriate as it may offend or turn off members. Well, that is exactly what is happening because of the grumblings of a few members. Suddenly doing what is right, following God's word, being a good example and witness is passe here? I don't think so.
I don't think I need to point fingers at those around here who skirt the rules on the server with admins absent or present. And don't even get me started on those calling themselves Christians yet complaining when admins expect them to act like Christians.
I would like to remind every member of ToJ the charter that they agreed to. Agreeing to that charter is a very public profession of your faith in Jesus Christ as your lord and saviour. Not to mention the agreement of actions and attitudes of being a member. Every new member gets prominantly displayed on our homepage along with being shown on our roster. What an honor it is to play and be friends with so many other openly professing Christians who are not scaired to profess their faith in a gaming community that is so secular.
So it gets me pretty riled up about some of the happenings here of late. First off, I'll be the first to tell anyone here I screw up. But you better believe I try to do everything possable to make those screwups as infrequent as possable. I have been chewed out by several admins and council members for my actions. Case in point is my dealings with Vanaze. As soon as I was convicted of my sin and realized I was at fault, I owned up to it like a man and confessed my sins along with apologizing for my actions. Some of our members need a real education in owning up to their actions and attitudes here and on the servers.
Here is a little spiritual tip for some of you out there. When an admin or leader reprimands or punishes you for doing something wrong, you need to let go of the ego for a minute and take a hard look at why you are in that situation. Calling the admins natzis, talking about the leaders behind their backs and continue in sin is not going to get you a closer relationship with Christ. Instead, prayerfully consider your actions and what you are doing to your relationship with your fellow members and your relationship with Christ. You will find out that acting out on your hurt feelings gets you no where with either of those relationships.
I don't think I need to point fingers at those around here who skirt the rules on the server with admins absent or present. And don't even get me started on those calling themselves Christians yet complaining when admins expect them to act like Christians.
I would like to remind every member of ToJ the charter that they agreed to. Agreeing to that charter is a very public profession of your faith in Jesus Christ as your lord and saviour. Not to mention the agreement of actions and attitudes of being a member. Every new member gets prominantly displayed on our homepage along with being shown on our roster. What an honor it is to play and be friends with so many other openly professing Christians who are not scaired to profess their faith in a gaming community that is so secular.
So it gets me pretty riled up about some of the happenings here of late. First off, I'll be the first to tell anyone here I screw up. But you better believe I try to do everything possable to make those screwups as infrequent as possable. I have been chewed out by several admins and council members for my actions. Case in point is my dealings with Vanaze. As soon as I was convicted of my sin and realized I was at fault, I owned up to it like a man and confessed my sins along with apologizing for my actions. Some of our members need a real education in owning up to their actions and attitudes here and on the servers.
Here is a little spiritual tip for some of you out there. When an admin or leader reprimands or punishes you for doing something wrong, you need to let go of the ego for a minute and take a hard look at why you are in that situation. Calling the admins natzis, talking about the leaders behind their backs and continue in sin is not going to get you a closer relationship with Christ. Instead, prayerfully consider your actions and what you are doing to your relationship with your fellow members and your relationship with Christ. You will find out that acting out on your hurt feelings gets you no where with either of those relationships.
