DM says that 'God is a legalist'. For 'those who have ears to hear' ...God is definitely not a legalist. Yes, there is something wrong with being a legalist. : ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: May 28, 2005 10:53 Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Ad hominem arguments
> John wrote: > > You are a legalist, David. > > Thank you. Nothing wrong with being a legalist. God is a legalist too. > Read the Torah and study why Jesus had to die for your sins. > > John wrote: > > Well meaning, of course. > > Thank you. > > John wrote: > > As such, there is no way of convicting you of your > > complicity apart from your willingness to stop with > > the game and cast the beam from your eye. > > You misunderstand. I am not playing any game. > > David Miller wrote: > >> I quoted you exactly as you wrote it > > John wrote: > > I wrote: Knowing you are right in some esoteric way > > is a fantasy of the first order. > > That is exactly how I quoted you John. Go back and look at the post. > > John wrote: > > You wrote: "You claim we can't know anything" > > You can't see the differen. Trying counting the words. > > I still see your statement as saying that we cannot know anything. The > number of words don't matter. I was not quoting you with this sentence, nor > was I misrepresenting you. I was communicating how your information comes > over to me based upon my understanding of the words you have used. If you > don't want to try and communicate on this, fine, but don't claim that I am > playing some kind of game or that I am trying to make you look bad. > > John wrote: > > You nowhere quote me correctly, David. Period. > > You proved that I did quote you correctly by repeating in this post what you > wrote. That is exactly how I quoted you. Your statement here that I > nowhere quote you correctly is a false statement. You are the one who needs > to repent for making such false allegations. > > John wrote: > > Where do you say that I did not mean what I wrote? > > Implicit in asking for your definition of words, and sharing how your > message came across to me in a way that you find objectionable, is saying > that whatever it is you are trying to say is not coming across. You are not > communicating what you hope to communicate, whatever that is. > > John wrote: > > Where do you suggest that we have different meanings > > (implying that you already know my definitions). > > Such does not imply that I already know your definitions. If I did, I would > not ask you for clarification. This is not some game. I just do not > understand you. Rather than calling you nuts, I realize that you use words > in some esoteric way that escapes me. Giving you the benefit of the doubt, > it is likely that I am not smart enough to understand you. > > John wrote: > > Where do ask me to relieve apparent contradictions? > > I'm not going to back track to that post. I asked you to define your terms > because you appear to come across contradictory. I assume that you do not > mean to come across that way and I assume that you are intelligent. > > I tire of this and I am sure that others do too. I only post this hoping > that you might not continue in your evil surmisings concerning me. > > 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. ---------- "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.
