How very sad…

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[Musi]

Thanks, we are all in the process of learning.

[Musi]

As I carefully reviewed again your reply,
I noticed the phrase " don't be intimidated",
I fail to see where you get the impression I was intimidating
anyone?

I believe that as a sarcastic remark, and I feel that I had
no malicious intent, yet you mentioned this word...

why?

you sound like you mean to cause irritation, to cause
division. It impresses me that you are confrontational,
that you are agressive, yet I did not try to be.

and then tell a couple of others to not be intimated
to pull them in to the fight.

what fight? ( laugh) .

Wow, I wonder if I made a mistake coming into this forum,
who knows who is writing here, where they came from,
are they Christian?

and plus the fact that I see how Sam who apologized again
and again was still badgered!

Wow, listen , next time, point the finger the other way!

I adv Sam to refrain from responding any longer to this
forum and try a different one where humility is a 2 way
street.

[Huldah]

Musi, I believe it's possible to forgive, or at least stand ready to forgive, while still exposing bad doctrine and practice as a warning to others.

I wish someone had warned me before I joined Solid Rock. The Internet didn't exist back then, so there was nothing like this forum to help recruits make an informed decision.

Did I see some red flags before I joined? Yes. Did I ignore those red flags and join anyway? Yes. Does that make me partly responsible for what happened to me? Well, yes, it does, although it doesn't change the fact that the leadership taught and still teaches unBiblical doctrines. Does it let me off the hook to warn others? No. If anything, knowing what I know, it gives me a greater responsibility to sound a warning.

You can jump to the conclusion that we're not willing to forgive, or you can give us the benefit of the doubt, that we're trying to protect others.

Wishing you well.

[Linda]

( to administrator of this forum) let others comment differently
this time if they disagree with me. ( let it not be you please) .

No sarcasm intended. I was very serious. I thought the "this time if they disagree with me" was a reference to your previous post. EverAStudent and Huldah had responded. I was grateful they had taken the time to do that. I thought that by the "let it not be you please" comment, you were telling them not to comment which is somewhat intimidating. When you tell someone not to comment, it comes across as controlling and it makes the person commenting feel awkward and unwelcome if they choose to reply.