Great thoughts. I appreciate them. Sorry I didn’t respond (to your positive comments) sooner. It is a catch 22 sometimes. But I really think the best thing to do is avoid issues that you know they are just trying to damage your reputation. Don’t worry about it and let God do the worrying. I’ve learned this lesson the hard way. And I am trying to pull back from my narcissitic urge to follow blogs which may mention me in a negative way…. It’s hard but then again it also contributes to our sanctification.

Blessings in Christ,

Bob

It’s very difficult for someone with honest, sincere questions to have them answered on the Internet. This is because it takes time and effort to engage with someone 1:1, and many evangelicals are too busy trying to jostle to the top of some high-traffic hill with a megaphone. And if the person’s questions are humble and do not generate any emotional response, they are likely to be ignored.

Of course, we are commanded to rebuke our brothers when they stray, and to “speak the truth in love”. This naturally means that you make a judgment call about who is being sincere, and who is merely being a troll (or “dog” or “swine”, as the Bible would say). We’re commanded not to feed the trolls

In my experience, the best approach is to be more lamb than lion, and to stick very carefully to scriptures in humility. At times, I have had to remind myself as Psalm 1 says, “sit not in the seat of mockers”.

And as your post points out, the MOST important thing is to remember that Satan is also known as “the accuser”. As profitable as it may be for my righteous brother’s spirit to be unjustly accused, I never want to *be* the accuser!

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! I’m sure Calvin and Luther are great “buds” in heaven…