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Seeking your forgiveness.

Moon Oftentimes in our zeal to defend truth and contend for the faith, we cross the line. And in spite of having a team of contributors that hold each other accountable, sometimes things slip through the cracks that should have never seen the light of day.

A while back a contributor posted a video that mocked our Savior. The post was quickly pulled and when explained to this brother why it was pulled, he was gracious and completely understood. Unfortunately I have fallen into this same error myself and posted a video from The Church You Know that, in retrospect, I should have never posted.

I think my justification was “it’s not as bad of a mockery of our Lord as that other video we pulled.” But is any mockery acceptable? Is there a level of mockery that is ok to post and a level that isn’t? Certainly not. All mockers–no matter how reserved or how intense–will suffer the wrath of God.

I have refrained from publishing many posts in the past that I felt could be a stumbling block to another, but sadly I failed to be as diligent in my last post. Regardless of the motive, or my intentions, I contributed to the mockery of the Church by posting a video on DefCon that I never should have. For this I am truly sorry.

Although my intention was not to offend or cause a fellow brother or sister to stumble, I believe that I have done just that. It is for this reason that I firstly ask forgiveness from God, and secondly ask forgiveness from you.

I am truly sorry to any and all who I caused to stumble and to God whom I have offended. I take full responsibility for what has happened and I have removed the video. I ask DefCon readers to forgive me.

Sincerely,

– The Pilgrim

6 thoughts on “Seeking your forgiveness.”

  1. We must forgive, if we wish to be forgiven. It is a tenant of the faith, a bit underused by most. Your intent was to inform, you informed. Your humility is to be emulated by all of us. Peace.

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  2. I’d say I forgive you but I did not watch the video you are referring to……

    Your openness and humilty is a testimony of your love for the bretheren and desire to live godly.

    Praise God for you!

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  3. I’m sure every one of us who desires to defend and contend for the Lord’s truth, and to represent Him well, if we are honest, know that there are times when we wish we could have said something a little differently, or wish we hadn’t said something we said, because it didn’t quite convey what we meant to say. And sometimes only after we send out that letter, or post that video, do we realize there was something in it that perhaps shouldn’t be. So, the point is Pilgrim, you’re not alone, none of us are perfect, and it shows a lot of integrity and humility to do what you did. May the Lord bless you.

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  4. Fully forgiven, Pilgrim, yes that ball falls into my court where I have overstepped in things I’ve said. There are lessons for all of us in the daily things of life. I started to watch and quickly stopped it. Thank you and bless you.

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  5. Although we have never met I am happy to call you brother and I thank you for your wonderful example to us all of humility.

    Keep defending and contending !

    God bless you brother
    – dale

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