David, why in the world can you not simply say, "I think this is wrong?" I don't understand why you persist on couching the views of others, views you disagree with, in complete opposition to the biblical message.
I do not characterize all views as anathema. I characterized the viewpoint that no man can ever be faithful to himself or others as anathema. I stand by that characterization.
Furthermore, let us not lose sight of the fact that the viewpoint I characterized as such was simply a hypothetical viewpoint. To my knowledge, nobody on this list has ever claimed to believe such a viewopint.
I also hope you recognize that some views demand a strong stand (see Jesus doing it in Mat. 23). Other views can be objected to with more palatable terms.
John wrote:
It is arrogant ("I am definitely right and your views
are apostate") and once again, such comments have
NOTHING to do with continued discussion.
I'm sorry, John, that you seem unable to discuss an issue with someone who vehemently disagrees with you. I do it all the time. It seems to me to be much easier to discern truth between two parties discussing something for which they both have strong convictions at opposite ends. Maybe I have been watching the Fox news channel too much. :-)
What makes my viewpoint here not arrogant is that it is not my viewpoint. It is God's viewpoint. I have absolutely no doubt about it. That's faith. That's integrity. It is not arrogance. It might look like arrogance, but it is not. On this point, I am right because God says I am right and my viewpoint is not mine but God's.
Look at it this way. Suppose someone were to write that Jesus Christ never existed but was invented by men desiring to create a new religion. If I said that such a view was anathema, Anti-Christ, and a doctrine of demons, would you think that I was arrogant?
Peace be with you.
David Miller.
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