Thread by @SensCommunPeu

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh I think if people want to attack a post like the Folau post there is a better criticism vector. Read on.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Jesus was gentle and loving to people who had no idea who he was, the power he held over life, death and creation. Look how he compassionately handled the woman caught in adultery biblehub.com/gnt/john/8.htm

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Jesus knew the hypocrisy of her opponents. Their motive was to entrap Jesus. Ripped, accusers fled the scene one by one. It is a parable of Jesus love. His intervention took away the power of judgement that she should be killed-stoning. She avoided death because his intervention.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Towards sinners, Jesus is tender to those caught in the power of things that destroy life, & steps in personally to redeem. This is a massive love story from one who had inordinate power, capability & wisdom granted by God. As God’s temple Jesus showed what God is really like.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Now, let’s consider how he deals with the “religious”. Pharisees & Sadducees. Those who represent Old Testament law. He is very tough on them. He tells people “obey what they say” but “do not follow their example”. Scary stuff for them - he rips into them: biblehub.com/nlt/matthew/23…

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh So let’s segue back to Folau’s post. In the New Testament it is addressed to Christians. Telling those who are “in the know” that they should not be proud-assed wankers. But humble ambassadors pleading with people to accept Jesus’ offer to be saved from the coming destruction.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Jesus knows full well an end is coming. He knows there is no other one but him granted the power & love to save us (me included) from the destructive power of sin that destroys us & destroys the world around us. The destructive wheels are in motion. There is one God. One Saviour.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh So coming back to Folau. @smh harsh words of hell & behaviour are usually directed at SOME of those who claim to be “Jesus Followers”. Only indirectly does it warn some non-Christians with STRONG words. To non Christians his care & love is overwhelmingly powerful. Why like that?

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh @smh it’s because Jesus’s love is uncompromising. If someone who claims to be his follower steps outside of his love & DOES NOT REPENT, then they will be in fear of judgement. Since God has given Jesus power and authority to judge, we do well to obey His message of mercy for all.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Back to Folau’s source:
“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, results: (sexual immorality, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, anger outbursts, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness) biblehub.com/nlt/galatians/…

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh That’s was written to Jesus followers. So what then of ANY people who wish to “follow the desires of OUR sinful nature” that God implores are “not good”. Whether wilfully ignored or unknowingly obtained, the soul despite being loved by Jesus can choose that destruction instead.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh What then? Folau’s Post is insensitive & blunt. It’s is not untrue but it is not well explained. It‘s intended as a cry of warning to people who are LOVED to flee to Jesus & receive the gift of mercy & receive the gift of a “new creation” life to be lived NOW & eternal post death

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh The criticism vector for a blunt Folau-like post? Say, “this is your personal public forum but some of your audience feel hurt by it. Have you acted in thoughtful love to post it? Explain because these readers admired you. How do you explain to them?” It’s a discussion of equals

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Alan Joyce is a person like every man on earth & women. His “wanker” behaviour(Aussie idiom) displayed. Self serving his world view. He used his power as CEO & sponsor against the Rugby team with RA support. Joyce/RA are abusers. They had power to bully & made a bully instrument.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh If people treated Folau as equal, they would have asked him to explain the post. They would have worked to repair any perceived relationship concerns, & made a way “in good faith” to proceed positively with good faith. Instead like new colonial imperialists, they attacked Folau.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh This exposed those who attacked Folau. If they had taken the “high” road, then they would have smartly taken a road of reconciliation & trustful respect. Instead those who use programs & bots to monitor such things on social media weighed into the alert & destructively attacked

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Instead of seeking reconciliation & understanding (the way of love) those who attacked coopted the failed old way of colonial imperialism (Evolutionary Darwinian exclusivity - racist at heart). Assumed superiority (the way of division & hate) is destructive. Love is constructive.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Any people can choose a divisive destructive path even if “well meaning” - and this whole thing written above is a guidance from a certain perspective - assuming that anyone is interested in what motivates Jesus Followers

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh It’s like this. If someone’s been to 80 mile beach Western Australia they accept or discount what is written about it from knowledge (knowing) rather than hearsay (what others say or write). Those who discover Jesus is alive & true approach biblical verse from knowing not theory.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh That is all from a biblical basis of proven truth for those who know personally that it has proven its truth to them. What about our world of mixed faith & mixed world views? The UN declaration of universal human rights has tolerance correct. Tolerate others’ religious worldviews

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Gay people are not singled out. Sinful gays are as deep in the Sin as sinful straights or sinful celibates. Sex is irrelevant. Our attention should be on Jesus who God appointed with power over life & death, & mercy to save all who run to him from the total impending destruction.

@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh So when you dig into Folau’s post it’s not nasty of intent, but it is personal and nothing to do with RA. If RA disliked it their PROPER response would have been to distance themselves as it is not a about Rugby. Joyce erred in choosing to force RA to create a punishment trap.

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@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh biblehub.com/gnt/john/8.htm

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@dingbattus @James06932803 @smh Lastly, interestingly, this type of twitter series is often posted to by FakeTivism style popup or software accounts. You can spot them by how recent they are and the lack of real posts and lack of real heartfelt openness to care and respond with care.