================================================ Subject: Re: What drives critical people? From: "Lee Reed" To: Date: Mon 6 May 2002 01:53:13 -0400 ================================================ i'll be brief here...brenda, the Lord himself chose not to judge, leaving that up to God...that said, why don't you quit judging people? quote your bible all you want, all you are doing is judging others...i know my bible too...judge not lest ye be judged... Lee >From: Moore >Reply-To: Moore >To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM >Subject: What drives critical people? >Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 07:45:05 -0400 > >From a recent Creedlist message, which somehow I was so fortunate as to >receive several times: > >"Hey, here's an idea: how about "love to all" because it's the right >thing to do and not because some pot-smoking, alcohol-drinking rock star > >said it?" > >I believe it is VILE to come to a band's own website purely for the >purpose of disparaging them. I can understand a fan having a problem >with this or that and perhaps wanting to offer "constructive criticism", >but Creed attracts more than their share of nothing but pure HATE. > >There was only one human being who ever lived who was IMMACULATE Himself >and therefore QUALIFIED to pass judgement on others in such a "bullet in >the head" way, and yet He DECLINED to do so, "Ye judge after the flesh. >I judge no man." John 8:15. > >And when His "followers" attempted to pass judgement on others, He >responded, EXCUSE ME? You are certainly not following ME when you >behave that way! (A person who speaks in terms of "what is right" is >actually claiming to "follow Christ" whether they mention His name or >not.) "Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of..." Luke 9:55-56. > >The "spirit" Christ refers to there that animates such behavior is that >of Satan/antichrist himself, who comes "but" to "kill, steal and >destroy." Pure malicious criticism of another always says more about >the person expressing it than about the object of it. > >Of course Stapp is human like the rest of us, but the vision he holds up >in Creed is superhuman. And worthy of praise. And all the flack he >catches just adds to his worth, imo. > >These words I don't just say, unlike those that hide the truth, I tell >it like it is. >Brenda Moore > >To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, >visit: >http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp