IBIJ, ZENknight etc....
 
YOOZ are not bad people,, ,meaning,, would I trust you with my kids..>?
ya,, you betcha.
 
you mean no harm to people and that COUNTS.
 
Now,,,, you don't have to be politically correct to garner kudos....
 
You coming in here to present your entire knowledge of scripture is tantamount to me going to the local schoolyard and presentng my knowledge of differential equations.
 
you won't "win" supporters that way.
 
I hope you understand
 
peace, love , dove
 
 

Snoop you are a reasonable man. Reason doe'snt work with morons. Thats a harsch word i know. I could have said fundies. They don't like that either. So maybe i should have said God Fearing Christians. Ok i'll try that. Reason doe'snt work with God fearing Christians. I hope that was'nt offensive.
 
D

Well ya' know what hall,,,,??
 
we read you because you EXIST and because you are part of this community.
 
All's fair in love and war. you're here,,, we acknowledge you, but don't always agree with you.
 
AND,,,,, getting as DEEP into scripture as you sometimes do is completely beyond us here. it really is.
 
Nobody ever said that "random" people would always be the "same", or even what the majority wanted.
 
you have a right to be in here,,, you DO bring something that is totally differnt, despite what people may think is being ..."unnecassary", or "unsightly" - for here.
 
just understand that going so overboard and in-depth, is not garnering a whole heck of a lot of support.
 
good tidings to you
 
 

There is no curiosity on my part. I long for the reintroduction of the filter. A filter which would also remove all your replies to others' posts. At present it is impossible to avoid your drivel. You are an infestation of the plague. Turning up anywhere and everywhere.You are an irritating cretin, a mindless boring pointless waste of space. But too dumb to know it.Keep living in dreamworld..I'll keep laughing at you.

 
I have no interest in "winning" anything just proclaiming the Word of God while allowing those among the chess community (a normally intellectually advanced type) to do what they will with the content provided.
 
I don't expect to garner a huge following. Noah preached 120 years and only won 8 converts before the flood. Those eight were members of his own family. The rest perished a traggic death. It is not my place to decide what people will do with God's Word as it is clearly presented. My place is to preach and allow others to do what they will with the content.
 
Cheers
IBIJ

Hi DM
 
You are correct. I have little to no interest in the reason and intellect of man.
 
Cheers
IBIJ

 
I do not have the pleasure of knowing what Hmmm said. However, isn't it generally acknowleged that members of the chess community are intellectuals? Given that an intellectual discussion about God's Word does indeed seem appropriate. Errrr....or not.
 
Cheers
IBIJS

 
Well,,,,,, fine.
 
I have to imagine that you are trying your best to "win" people over, but if I am wrong,,, so be it.
 
 
Everybody in here comes from "whatever"- background. Supposedly,,, we all play chess,, (except for Pazuzu who lets Elmo make his moves),,,
and it is no problem,, like I say, you have a right to exist in here, and say what you wish,, of course, if "truth" does not bother you, as it should not,,, the truth is,,, you are NOT being friendly in here.
 
NOTE: that does NOT make you a bad person,,
 
do as you wish.

IBIJ, I of course, take you on your word that you do not know all of which HallOfMirrors (if that is who you imply) says, or anyone else.
 
you are on your own. say as you wish.
this is, of course, just a chesa web site. Sometimes,,, things go differently.
 
to me, it is ananlogous to,,, you are FREE! .... free to rise,,, free to fall. Who knows what will happen with "what you want"??
 
so along come random people... here we are..... guess what...???
some are actually appreciated more than others.
 
How 'bout that!
 
Like "randomness" would not predict that!!

By the way, IBIJ,, where are you from?
I'm from Boston, MA,, US

 
Oh, MAN!!!
 
Doorman, do you remember me way back when???
 
you should have seen me in here when I went head-to-head with the communists in here. as Rodney Dangerfield said,,, "There I was,, all alone..."
 
Whoo Wee!
 
and back in the day,,,"fundies" was THE word in here... really.
 
what can I say.....?
 
I have opinions just like you or anyone else. Life has taught me that spewing your ideas only goes as far as making you feel good about yourself. And I did a LOT of that..
 
today,,, I am much more in reserve on my "judgements" and I only draw an exception with the communists... and there's plenty of THEM to go around
 
Now,, does that make me a bad person???
And I'll take a CHRISTIAN ov er a COMMUNSIT,,,,,
any
 
 
day
 
 
of the
 
week
 
and THEN some
 

.. 'Au contraire'! If my little knowledge of French; without having First checked out this phrase, on 'Google's translator,' helps make my view on this known.{!?}
 
'Snoop's, excerpted, last post: "like I say, you have a right to exist in here, and say what you wish,, of course, if "truth" does not bother you, as it should not,,, the truth is,,, you are NOT being friendly in here."

NOTE: "that does NOT make you a bad person; do as you wish."
 
'HoM's, response: 'Snoop,' you should be a politician! If this post of yours, {see above}, doesn't have Most of the 'hallmarks' of being a 'fence-sitter'; while presumably hoping to make a point; {basically, you're Not}.. then I wouldn't know what being a 'fence-sitter'/Most things, to most people, is All about!? ..Oh yes; speaking of the word usage, 'basically'; 'imho,' All things considered; ie. 'free speech,' the meaning of the word, "miscellaneous," {ie. unlike, 'IBIJ'; I, and my sometimes, 'alter-ego' handles; Also post on Other subjects!}, you're 'Basically' Wrong; Not the first time, 'imho'; but, "To Each Their Own"!! ..

 
If I was,,, it would be for FULL BLOWN revolution. back to the constitution. Other than that I basicallyDESPISE politicans
 
 
 
Well, ya know,,, the point is,, let us all get along.
IS that "point" well taken????
 
and in regards to the rest,,, fine. I have no problem with you and IBIJ being two separate identities,
 
and to tell you the truth,,, I have no problem if you and IBIJ were the SAME.
 
It bothers me....... NOT.
 
Just want to know more about who I deal with, that;s all.
 

Back in the day I was accused of being the return of DMZ. Remember him?
 
Somehow people finally gave that concept up, but it certainly did take more than a day for that to happen.
 
Now, it appears that you are suggesting I might be Hmmmm. It's more likely that I am the Pope! LOL
 
As for my not being "friendly". If such were the case why is it so many people continue through the years to read my posts. What are they hoping for to the extent that they are willing to weed through countless similarly structured writtings?
 
None-the-less, let's say it were 1AM and you were fast asleep. A neighbor comes over and starts pounding on your door to the extent that it abruptly wakes you from a peaceful night rest. Are they being friendly?
 
Given the same senario as above, what if there were a roaring fire about to consume your dwelling? What is the level of their friendlyness now?
 
Is it not a matter of perspective?
 
The night is fading and the dawn is upon us. As much as possible my desire is to rescue as many people from the consuming fire before it's to late. So when you read a forth right post of mine calling people out, consider the above statement when choosing to evaluate the level of my friendliness. Now it's not to late, but soon it will be. I'll continue pounding on as many doors as my words can possibly reach before it's to late.
 
As for who or where or what I am or am not, you give indication that you are not a new person but rather a returning person. Thus it's quite likely that you read my posts back in the day and as such are quite aware that I choose to remain ananomious. There are reasons for that, and that has not changed though their are those who have been able to force my hand through the years and they decided not to. A choice they made for which I am thankful. Bottom line, it matters not who or where I am, it only matters what God's Word says.
 
Cheers
IBIJ

IBIJ
To extend your analogy…what if the person banging on the door is only suffering under a DELUSION that house is on fire? Should not the home owner then have good reason to consider it an unfriendly act?
 
Cheers
Spud
Ps; II’ll respond to your post to me in the other thread when I can give it the full attention it deserves

Fair enough, I look forward to it.
 
A chair is only perceived as broken after the occupant has been hurled to the ground less of course one witnesses the truth from afar and sends a message of warning to him which remains perched on the brink of peril. To ignore such a call to attention would be dangeriously blind at best.
 
Cheers
IBIJ

I don't understand. Why don't you explain it to me in YOUR own words. So far all you can do is copy from a book. None of your own thoughts.
 
Is that the book of mormon or which book is it? Perhaps one of your other ego's could try it.

I do agree that I focus on Scripture quite extensively. However, in this particular post I have not used one direct reference yet. People are responding to something, what might that be if I haven't used one direct reference to Scripture?
 
Ah yes, my own thoughts.
 
Perhaps you weren't referring to me? But then I'm at a painful loss to know who else you might be referring to as most others here don't quote Scripture at all minus HMMMM who normally copy/pastes entire articles that happen to include Scripture at times.
 
Thus it appears you were referring to me.
 
What exactly does "I don't understand" refer to. I'll be glad to do my best at addressing exactly that if I am able.
 
I don't understand many things myself. That's why I allow God's Word through the Holy Bible to be one of my main sources of teaching. He knows many more things that I ever hope to, but He does reveal those things of import to His childre through His Holy Word. What a wonderful Father He truly is if we will but take the time to pay attention.
 
Cheers
IBIJ

 
Without putting words into his mouth, he might be having touble understanding why you responded to the "house-on-fire analogy" with the "broken-chair" analogy...I know i am!!!
 
Cheers
 
Spud

Hi Spud
 
LOL - Good question.
 
Perhaps it has something to do with a conversation I had with someone else in another post, no?
 
Any ideas who that someone else might be? :)
 
Cheers
IBIJ

Hi Spud
 
Perception dictates reality.
 
If I perceive a rushing wind bringing dangerous flames closer and closer to someone's dwelling then it would be neighborly to sound a warning signal.
 
If there is no wind, then perhaps stronger emphasis needs to be placed upon my abilities at analysis.
 
If there is no fire, then perhaps its time for me to leave illicit drugs behind.
 
If there is no house, then there is a good chance I need to find a different Psychatrist.
 
If there is no neighbor, I'm likely beyond hope.
 
There, is that better?
 
Cheers
IBIJ