Chain Texts - Page 2

Dusty · 01-02-2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boanerges

I'm with KG on this- I delete them or send them to junk mail.
So did anything bad happen you chain breakerer?

No .... I don't think so ... I got one, one time that said if I sent it right away to 10 people that something nice would show up on my computer........ DUH.

Whirlwind · 01-02-2008, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty

Yah , W. W..... They are so annoying. If the message is good I usually erase all that stupidness at the bottom before I send it. It's beyond me why people send those things . Makes me thing of when I was a kid and we passed those letters around in school.

Most of them go to the junk.

You guys used to pass letters around in school? No wonder you guys were laughing, I never got one of those letters!

Wow - the one that showed the fire. That's pretty cruel. If there were more chain breakers out there in the world, I wouldn't be getting these things! hee hee hee.

By telling someone that something bad is going to happen if we don't obey, are we breaking any commandments? I mean, by putting a curse or bad wishes, etc. on these letters...are we giving power to the letters when that power should be in God?

Just wondering...

Boanerges · 01-02-2008, 10:20 PM

As long as she doesn't send a chain saw text you are ok-lol!

epistemaniac · 01-02-2008, 11:11 PM

I agree... the email is nothing but a not so subtle form of guilt manipulation, but even worse, it paints a picture of Christ and Christianity that is both fundamentally mistaken and very superficial.... first, it assumes that the one receiving the email has not yet "received Jesus into their hearts"; second, it seems to say that salvation is based on the sending of emails (accept Jesus into your heart BY....) which is a gospel of works, which is not another gospel at all, but rather a false gospel, salvation is by grace through faith, period.... further, its arrogant to assume to know what it is that Jesus/God wants to give each and every individual person.... certainly there is (or rather ought to be) a level of joy no matter the circumstances in a Christian's life, but to claim to know that God wants to give every person that receives the email "prosperity" is just silly... we all know or ought to know that Jesus Himself was not prosperous in the way the world defines the term. (Matthew 8:20) And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

At any rate, God certainly allows suffering of many kinds to happen to His children, its not, as the email seems to imply,. "health, wealth and prosperity" for all of Christ's followers.... God clearly allows suffering and hard times to befall Christians to show we are his children, as the author of Hebrews makes so clear:
(Hebrews 12:5-11) And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." and etc....

so yes... on so many levels, the email is just wrong...

blessings,
Ken

Dusty · 01-02-2008, 11:37 PM

Quote:

You guys used to pass letters around in school? No wonder you guys were laughing, I never got one of those letters!

Well , Whirlwind that was probably before your time. .... LOL

Dusty · 01-02-2008, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boanerges

As long as she doesn't send a chain saw text you are ok-lol!

LOL ...... We are getting a little carried away. Cute.

Dusty · 01-03-2008, 12:35 AM

Hey Whirlwind .... While were're on the subject of e-mail. Another pet peave of mine is when people sent some of the stuf and you have to scoll through a whole bunch of names and Email address before you can read the message and the message is probably shorter than the names.

Why can't people clean it up before they send it . Oh well, I guess not everyone is like me.

Rumely · 01-03-2008, 01:18 AM

What does it mean that I never get those emails? All I ever get is invitations to buy "enhancing" medications. On the other hand, maybe my one or two spams a day is getting off easy?

It saddens me that there is enough naivete, gullibility, bondage to superstition or the Law, ignorance of Grace, or whatever it is that these messages continue to circulate.

Boanerges · 01-03-2008, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epistemaniac

I agree... the email is nothing but a not so subtle form of guilt manipulation, but even worse, it paints a picture of Christ and Christianity that is both fundamentally mistaken and very superficial.... first, it assumes that the one receiving the email has not yet "received Jesus into their hearts"; second, it seems to say that salvation is based on the sending of emails (accept Jesus into your heart BY....) which is a gospel of works, which is not another gospel at all, but rather a false gospel, salvation is by grace through faith, period.... further, its arrogant to assume to know what it is that Jesus/God wants to give each and every individual person.... certainly there is (or rather ought to be) a level of joy no matter the circumstances in a Christian's life, but to claim to know that God wants to give every person that receives the email "prosperity" is just silly... we all know or ought to know that Jesus Himself was not prosperous in the way the world defines the term. (Matthew 8:20) And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

At any rate, God certainly allows suffering of many kinds to happen to His children, its not, as the email seems to imply,. "health, wealth and prosperity" for all of Christ's followers.... God clearly allows suffering and hard times to befall Christians to show we are his children, as the author of Hebrews makes so clear:
(Hebrews 12:5-11) And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." and etc....

so yes... on so many levels, the email is just wrong...

blessings,
Ken

Heh Ken the people who send these are often flakes and /or not even Christian at all, the rest have a walk that is as superficial as the messages in theior chains.

Kevin · 01-03-2008, 12:57 PM

We should use discernment when recieving chain mails or sending them on. Any mail that gives the wrong idea's about Jesus and His church are wrong and decieving. What I sometimes do is fix the mail with the correct doctrine of Christ and send it back to the person who sent it to me.

Put there that Jesus is the only way to God and that he really loves you regardless of e-mail and see what happens.

01-03-2008, 12:35 AM	#17 (permalink)
Dusty Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,540 Rep Power: 7	Hey Whirlwind .... While were're on the subject of e-mail. Another pet peave of mine is when people sent some of the stuf and you have to scoll through a whole bunch of names and Email address before you can read the message and the message is probably shorter than the names. Why can't people clean it up before they send it . Oh well, I guess not everyone is like me. __________________ Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. -- John Wooden Joke Police.. Mark and Amandaz

01-03-2008, 12:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
Kevin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 260 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 1	We should use discernment when recieving chain mails or sending them on. Any mail that gives the wrong idea's about Jesus and His church are wrong and decieving. What I sometimes do is fix the mail with the correct doctrine of Christ and send it back to the person who sent it to me. Put there that Jesus is the only way to God and that he really loves you regardless of e-mail and see what happens. __________________ Isa 9:6 For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be on His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

01-02-2008, 10:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
Boanerges Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St Rose LA Posts: 16,835 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 18	As long as she doesn't send a chain saw text you are ok-lol!

01-02-2008, 11:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
epistemaniac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: north central Indiana Posts: 378 Rep Power: 2	I agree... the email is nothing but a not so subtle form of guilt manipulation, but even worse, it paints a picture of Christ and Christianity that is both fundamentally mistaken and very superficial.... first, it assumes that the one receiving the email has not yet "received Jesus into their hearts"; second, it seems to say that salvation is based on the sending of emails (accept Jesus into your heart BY....) which is a gospel of works, which is not another gospel at all, but rather a false gospel, salvation is by grace through faith, period.... further, its arrogant to assume to know what it is that Jesus/God wants to give each and every individual person.... certainly there is (or rather ought to be) a level of joy no matter the circumstances in a Christian's life, but to claim to know that God wants to give every person that receives the email "prosperity" is just silly... we all know or ought to know that Jesus Himself was not prosperous in the way the world defines the term. (Matthew 8:20) And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." At any rate, God certainly allows suffering of many kinds to happen to His children, its not, as the email seems to imply,. "health, wealth and prosperity" for all of Christ's followers.... God clearly allows suffering and hard times to befall Christians to show we are his children, as the author of Hebrews makes so clear: (Hebrews 12:5-11) And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." and etc.... so yes... on so many levels, the email is just wrong... blessings, Ken

01-03-2008, 01:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
Rumely Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lakeville, Minnesnowta Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 1	What does it mean that I never get those emails? All I ever get is invitations to buy "enhancing" medications. On the other hand, maybe my one or two spams a day is getting off easy? It saddens me that there is enough naivete, gullibility, bondage to superstition or the Law, ignorance of Grace, or whatever it is that these messages continue to circulate.