JD, your ego gets SO in the way that it always ends up being all about you.  Calling DM “nuts” is an ad hom attack, and entirely uncalled for.  Izzy

 


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David Miller wrote:

>> I would think from comments you have made that your

>> position would be that there is a little bit of doubt in all

>> of us.  Am I mistaken about that?

 

John wrote:

> Yes ...

> Knowing you are right in some esoteric way

> is a fantasy of the first order.

 

David Miller wrote:

>> You claim that this teaching of Christ does not

>> include us.  From my perspective, this emanates

>> from doubt and unbelief.

 

John wrote:

> Soooo, if one disagrees with you, the

> problem is always one of doubt and disbelief?

 

If I am speaking truth, yes, but the real point is that when somebody

disagrees with Christ, the reason is doubt and unbelief.

So when you are wrong, it is because of doubts and unbelief.  I'll jot that down. 

 

John wrote:

> When you disagree with me, David, it is

> because you are wrong !!  That'what I think.

 

How can I be wrong if knowing you are right is a fantasy?

Do you want to repent and correctly represent what I actually said, in black and white?

Try it David.   try honestly representing my rhetoric.   You make a habit of not doing so. 

You are filled

with contradictions here that make further conversation impossible without

first resolving the issue of whether or not we can know anything. Honesty is the only barrier, here. 

 

When I say that your perspective seems to be that there is a little doubt

and unbelief in all of us, you disagree.  Yet, you then turn around and

claim that knowing we are right about something is a fantasy. Not what I said.   You can't

have it both ways. No kidding and you can't BS your way into a winning position.

 We obviously have a huge disconnect here in regards to

our terms of knowledge, knowing, doubt, and unbelief.  You must be working

from some other definitions of these words or you are a completely

irrational person.  LOL  -- what else can I do but laugh. 

 

John wrote:

> It never has crossed my mind that you

> were one of doubt and disbelief.

 

Well, you should be thinking of me that way, because I have quite a bit of

doubt and unbelief.  If I did not, I would be walking on water and doing

many of the other things that Jesus said those who believed upon him would

do (John 14:12).  When did we move the discussion from understanding didache to working miracles?

I can't keep up, David.   Which is it?  Are we talking about I Co 8 or Matt 17:20 ????

 

John wrote:

> Guaranteed I am not.

 

And you think I am arrogant and you are not?  This is one of the most

arrogant statements I have ever heard on TruthTalk.  Bless your heart, DAvid  -- you're NUTS.  lllol

 

If you know any way to explain what doubt and unbelief and knowledge mean to

you, please try.  We have grossly different understandings of these words

Not at all, David.  We have grossly different agenda's in a discussion.  When I discuss,  I am

comparing notes and arguing my point.   When you "debate,"  it is all about setting the other guy]

up so you make him sound stupid.   Finally, at the end of this post  --  the agenda surfaces.  David,

in his mind, thinks that he ONCE AGAIN thoroughly discredited Smithson  on point of character, thus, avoiding

the need to continue a risky comparison of ideas with the little Englishman

 

 

 

 

 

You claim we can't know anything and yet at the same time not have doubt and

unbelief.  When my mind hears that, it reacts like that robot on "Lost in

Space" saying, "It does not compute."  [I borrowed from my childhood

memories of "Lost in Space" just for Lance.  :-)]

 

I would like to discuss this subject further, but cannot until you define

the terms doubt, unbelief, knowledge, faith, and explain the relationship

between doubt and unbelief to knowledge and faith.

If you are afraid to continue, fine.  When you decided to honestly represent my statements,  we

can have a beneficial discussion. We have the same definitions  -- but you feel no need to correctly

quote my position.   And you think people do not notice this rather elementary (school) tactic??? 

 There are connections

between these words that are very important for how I understand our

relationship to the Word (the Logos, Christ, Scripture, etc.).

 

Peace be with you.

David Miller.

 

 

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