Rules

Policy

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Welcome to Finding Jesus Today:

We are Happy that you chosen us please take the time and respect our Rules.
Do Not Ask for Your Account to be deleted,we will not Honor the request

Moderation System online
1) All Post must be approved By Staff

we Believe in Father Holy Spirit Son called trinity.
Unlike Most Christian Sites they consent call Christians who speak in Tongues,dreams, and Prophetic is praticing witchcraft it in New testament, and we will not tolerete a Wich Hunt if your caught during this you will be Banned.


Bashing Ministries
Do Not Do This Period!


Banned Sites
Christ First Forums
Servants of Kings
Christian webmasters
Haven

will not be advertise on here this came after massive trolling.

Rules may be Updated.

all offenses will result in a written Warning or banning

depends on Staff.

you can make it more organized.

Okay thanks

redone the Rules

Overview

By becoming a member of this site, you agree to follow the rules of this site. These rules apply to all communications made on this site, including posts in the forums (including automatically generated sections of posts such as signatures, custom user titles, and avatars), private messages, posts in the chatbox and in Live Chat. These rules apply to all members of this site, including members of Finding Jesus Today Staff. If you do not follow these rules, your posts may be edited or deleted, you may be alerted or warned by Staff and you may even be suspended or banned.

NOTE: We do not delete accounts at this forum! Please do not ask us to delete your account if you decide to leave or if you get banned or suspended. We will not do it! If you can't agree to this, DON'T REGISTER!

This site has the goal of facilitating discussions between various Christian groups as determined by adherence to the following doctrines. Those who do not adhere to (agree with) the doctrines are welcome as members and participants in discussions in much of this site, but are required to respect these beliefs, even if they do not share them.

Christian Doctrines



1. The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.



2. There is only One True God – revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).



3. In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.



4. Though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to Sin–ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.



5. Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).



6. Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation.



7. Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.



8. The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.



9. The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.



10. The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the establishment of universal peace.



11. A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.



12. We look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'



Another Truth that will be respected on the forums



The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a special experience following salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times. Note: you do not have to be spirit filled or believe in the infilling of the Holy Spirit to be a member, however mocking of this belief (and the things that are part of it like speaking in tongues) will not be allowed on the forum.


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1. LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD

Matthew 22:37
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment."


1.1 No Blasphemy

You will not use the names or titles of God or Jesus (in any language) as expletives or interjections. You will not refer to God, Jesus Christ, or the Holy Spirit in a demeaning, degrading, or insulting way.

1.2 No Proselytizing for Other Religions or Faiths

You will not use any aspect of FJT Forums to promote a religion, belief, faith or doctrine other than "Christianity" as stated in the Christian Doctrines listed above. A post that merely provides information about a non-Christian belief is allowed for informational purposes only (with references provided) and without promotion. Promotion is defined as encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something including advertising and publicity. For the purposes of this rule, atheism, universalism, witchcraft/psychics are to be considered faiths.

1.3 Misrepresentation of Beliefs Prohibited

You will not misrepresent your beliefs to make posts in those areas of the site designated "Christians Only" or to use one of the "Christian Denomination" icons. You may only make posts in those sections if you agree with the contents of the Christian Doctrines. You may only use one of the "Christian" denomination icons if you agree with the contents of the Christian Doctrines.

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2. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF

Matthew 22:39
"And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

2.1 No Flaming

You will not "flame" other members or groups of members. Flaming includes, but is not limited to:
- Ridiculing, insulting, or demeaning another member or group of members; (Groups of members include members of denominations other than the one you subscribe to.)



Since Word of Faith, Charismatic, Pentecostal, Non-Denominational (Spirit Filled) churches are usually the primary targets of Heresy Hunters on Christian forums, and since the majority of the members and staff at FJT comes from that background, we will watch for posts that condemn these denominations and groups more carefully.


- Ridiculing another member's beliefs;
- Stating or implying that another member or group of members who have identified themselves as Christian are not Christian;
- Asking loaded questions that directly cause flames in response;
- Using sarcasm to attempt any of the above; and
- Threats of any sort.

2.2 No Professional Counsel Allowed

You will not direct, imply, or suggest that others should follow your advice by implying/stating you are an authority or professional psychiatrist, psychologist, counselor, physician, etc. This includes, but is not limited to advising others to disregard doctors' orders regarding medical diagnosis and/or treatment.

2.3 No Harassment of Other Members

You will not harass or abuse other members in threads, private messages, via Guestbook comments or Member Notes, in custom titles, signatures, avatars or profiles. This includes stalking other members, both online and in real life. This includes making bad faith "spite reports" of another member's posts.

2.4 No Violation of the Privacy of Other Members

You will not violate the privacy of other members by posting identifiable personal information about them; e.g. full names, addresses, email addresses or telephone numbers. You will not repost the contents of private messages or emails without the prior permission of the sender. You will also not post your own personally identifiable information such as address, email address, or telephone number in the open forums, Shoutbox, PM's, or Emails Posting that kind of information is NEVER allowed in the chatbox or Open Forums.

2.5 No Defamation of Members or Non-Members

You will not deliberately make posts you know are untrue about any other person, whether or not that person is a member.

2.6 Accusations of Rules Violations Prohibited

You will not accuse other members of violating these Rules in the discussion forums. Please use the report feature instead.

2.7 Copyright

You will not make posts that violate the copyrights of others. In general, this means that any quoted portion of any work must not exceed 20% of the total work. In the specific case of materials owned by the Associated Press, members shall not quote more than one sentence of the work and provide a link to the work.

2.8 No Leeching

You will not use [IMG] tags to link to images on external sites if you do not have permission to use that site's bandwidth. Please either use a site that allows you to use its bandwidth or upload the image to a free image host such as photobucket, or upload them to the onsite gallery.

2.9 No Off-Topic

You will not 'de-rail' or 'hijack' threads by making posts unrelated to the original post or other posts in the thread. This rule is primarily for the debate forums such as doctrine, morality & ethics, etc... You will not create threads unrelated to the topic of a forum or subforum.

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3. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

1 Peter 5:2-4
"Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away."

3.1 No Spamming

A. You will not post any messages anywhere on this site that are primarily for the promotion or advertising of any website, email address, business, MLM (Multi Level Marketing or pyramid schemes), activity, church, ministry, prophetic services or any other entities or services from which the member will receive any financial or pecuniary gain. This prohibition includes begging or soliciting donations or financial support (charitable or otherwise, for any reason) anywhere on the site including in e-mails, posts, and PMs.
B. You will not make multiple identical or nearly identical posts.
C. You will not post external links for the purpose of promoting traffic to that site. This includes any external URL contained in automatically generated sections of posts such as signatures, avatars, and custom user titles. We make one exception to this rule. You may have a link in your signature and profile to your website as long as it is not a forum or as long as it does not have a forum affiliated with it. No promotion is allowed of any other forum either in Email, PM or posts in the forum even if you are asked for the information by another member. Forum competition and promotion will not be tolerated.

3.2 Obscene, Vulgar, Racist, Sexually Explicit or Illegal Posts and Links Prohibited

You will not make posts, attach or link to images, or post links to web pages that are obscene, vulgar, racist, sexually explicit or graphic, or illegal.

3.3 Bypassing System Filters Prohibited

You will not bypass any of the filters written into the software to prevent certain types of posting, including:
- posting profanity (this includes using languages other than English);


3.4 No Threats of Self-Harm or Suicide

You will not make threats of this nature and such posts will be either edited or removed promptly by Staff. While FJT Forums staff and members can provide some support, they cannot offer professional counseling. If you are having thoughts or impulses of this nature, please contact your local mental health care provider or emergency services immediately.


3.5 Controversial Topics to Be Discussed Only in Certain Forums

A. You will not post content regarding the following subjects anywhere on FJT except in Ethics & Morality.

drug use
gambling
polygamy
extramarital or premarital sexual activity
homosexuality
transsexuality

*You will not make posts promoting or endorsing any of these subjects.


3.7 Multiple Accounts

You are only allowed to have one account. Do not setup a new account if you forget your password, use the password retrieval feature.

3.8 In-Thread Discussions of Moderator Actions Prohibited

You will not discuss Staff actions in the open forums.




3.10 Bypassing Suspension or Ban Prohibited

You will not use any artifice or method to bypass or avoid a suspension or ban from this site, including creating additional accounts. This includes using accounts created by you prior to banning or suspension. alerts, warnings, suspensions, and bans are directed to individuals, not accounts.


3.11 Special Rule for the chatbox

The chatbox is intended for light discussion only, with any theology, ethics or debate being reserved for forum threads. You will not post any external links in the chatbox. You will not request technical help in the chatbox. All entries must be made in English.


This is the official Finding Jesus Today staff protocol to thread closure, warnings, infractions, suspensions (or temporary banning) and banning of members. These rules apply to all members, Christian and non-Christian, and includes staff themselves.

1. If the member breaches a Forum Rule, the member will be issued a Warning via an automatic PM by a Super Moderators or Administrator. This is not counted towards the official Infraction total of a member.

2. If the member continues to breach the SAME Forum Rule, an Infractions will be issued by an Administrator or Super Moderator. Super Moderators can Suspend or Ban Members).

3. If there is need to promote peace and enforce a short time-out period, a 24 hour suspension may be mandated at staff discretion. This is not counted towards the official Infraction total of a member.

4. If there are 3 Infractions over a span of 6 months, a 2 week suspension is mandated.

5. If there are 3 Infractions over a span of 3 to 4 months, a 3 week suspension is mandated.

6. If there are 3 Infractions over a span of 1 to 2 months, a 1 month suspension is mandated.

7. If there are 3 Infractions over a span of a week, a permanent normal ban is mandated or 1 year.

8. If there are 7 Infractions over a span of a year, a permanent normal ban is mandated or 1 year.

9. If there is obvious trolling (posting of abuse or offensive images, offensive username/ avatar/ email address), an immediate permanent emergency ban may be mandated. This can be performed by any staff.

10. Infractions can be given out by Super Mods or Admins. The staff member automatically sends a PM to the member to let the member know and a post is automatically made in the Staff Forums so that other staff can discuss the decision.

11. Forum-specific suspensions for short period may be issued against a member at staff discretion if there is a need to promote peace. This is not counted towards the Infraction total of a member. Any breach of this may lead to a Warning or an Infraction.

12. Appeals against Infractions, suspensions or bannings, can be made by a member. You should use the Contact Us feature on the forum. This creates a thread in the admin section for review by the admins and moderators.

13. Warnings and Infractions will expire after 30 days. We have a feature that automatically removes the warning after 30 days. If you have a warning that is not removed after 30 days report it using the Contact Us feature.


14. Permanently normal banned members may be unbanned after one year.

15. Thread Closures
…..1. Threads can be closed for various reasons.
........a. Cleaning
........b. Review
........c. Too many broken rules
........d. Request of the author



Note: We reserve the right to change the rules of the forum at anytime and for any reason. It is the responsibility of the members to check for updates to the rules of the forum.

i love how you quote a verse to support every rule! That is certainly good! But your rules are really ALOT. Try making them short,sweet and easy to remember!