David, I believe, is simply stating that he doesnât want you to agree with him (take his side) motivated by friendship. He wants you to stand for truth regardless of personalities. Itâs that simple. That means you should not expect to be rewarded by the person with whom you agreed, but by God. Otherwise you have no reward but the âfriendshipâ of man. (A very poor substitute.) For that you have, again, blasted him. Izzy
John Smithson wrote:
That last sentence tells me that you did not read carefully my words. No one is blasting David in the above. I am fully capable of such -- but not on this occasion. David expressed a corrective concern that was not necessary -- reminding me that my rever should be in God and not man. In so doing, he completely missed the point of "friendship" as I (and most, I must add) consider friendship. It is David who resists being set on a pedestal. It is Linda who disagrees with David. I am in full agreement while finding that this "correction" had nothing to do with my thinking. I seriously doubt that David felt any offense in my wording. I would be surprised to hear differently.
Izzy read me exactly right. I also felt that you were "blasting me."
The point of "friendship" is exactly what I was addressing. We have a difference concerning how that friendship ought to operate, so much so that you think I missed the point of friendship. Izzy seems to have been taught by the same teacher as I have on this subject of friendship. I'm glad somebody on this forum understands me. The rest of you will feel stretched as you try to assimilate this, or you will ignore what is being said and comfort yourselves by considering them to be the thoughts of a mad man. :-)
Peace be with you.
David Miller.
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