Glenn wrote: >> YOU are the reason I don't believe in perfection. >> You seem to hit the ceiling over this pet doctrine.
David Miller wrote: > I haven't hit any ceiling. I'm just pushing you a little > further than I have in the past. > > The reason you don't believe in holiness is not because > of me but because the sinning doctrine of men makes > you feel comfortable and a teaching about good works > and holiness makes you uncomfortable because it means > you have some room to grow some more. Michael D. wrote: > David, this is quite a direct attack on a brother's motives > you make here. Are you sure that this is how you want > to represent your assessment? Are you over the ad > hominem line here? I admit it appears dangerously close to an ad hominem argument, but considering all the other Scriptures and logical points I have made associated with it, I do not consider it over the line. Glenn made the statment, "YOU <emphasis by Glenn> are the reason I don't believe..." That is a pretty personal statement. I responded, not with attack on his character, but on what I believe are the real underlying motivations for his embracing the 'Christians-will-continue-to-sin' doctrine. For Glenn to suggest that I am the reason he does not believe is ludicrous, because that means if he had never met me, then he would believe in Christian perfection. Surely it is quite clear that Glenn is not being honest with himself or with us. So what is the reason that Glenn does not believe? I think it is because it makes him feel comfortable. People like comfort and teachings that tickle their ears and give them comfort. Unfortunately, it is a sad fact that most men love sin, so they resist the good news of the gospel that they can become a son of God and never sin again. Most prefer a message that they can become a son of God and still sin a little bit, from time to time, as long as they don't make it a habit. That's what I call comfortable religion, because such men will never experience the kind of passion Jesus experienced at the mount of Olives when he sweat drops of blood in resisting the temptation that had come upon him. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
