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1 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 87607 | ||
Greetings Hank! I'm sorry to hear that you reject the Gospel that is the basis for the faith which I call my own. Calling Reformed theology a "semantic path" where one should "proceed with caution" is not only a straw-man argument, but is also a moot point considering the exact same accusation could be leveled against Arminians. Second, I'm not sure how being in a reformed church for 35 years has anything to do with our discussion. Obviously you are trying to give your opinions weight by playing the "experience card". Surely you know that you the length of time you are in a church has nothing to do with whether or not their teachings are true. I could be in a LDS church for 5 minutes or 75 years and their doctrine is still just as heretical either way. So 35 years in a reformed church doesn't give you any special knowledge in and of itself. Nor do I have any interest in teaching you anything, even if you had a spirit that was interested in discussing these things. I believe these issues are far from pointless. I believe the very HEART of the GOSPEL lies at the center. Dodge the issue if you feel you must, but as for me, I will defend the GOSPEL even when I'm "sick" of discussing these issues which are under attack. All for the glory of God.. Soli Deo Gloria! In Christ, JibbyJee ps.....I've never been to a reformed church in my life!! |
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2 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | Hank | 87615 | ||
JibbyJee: You write to me, "I'm sorry to hear that you reject the Gospel that is the basis for the faith which I call my own." ..... Well now, young man, upon what exactly do you base this damning assessment of my faith? I have written more than 3,000 posts on this forum. Please produce as your evidence one of them -- just one -- in which I have even remotely hinted that I reject the gosepl of the Lord Jesus Christ. Again I say, show this forum one post under my name that shows that I reject the gospel. And while you're at it, define for this forum and me exactly what you mean when you say 'gospel.' Young man, from the content and tone of your post, you assume far too much about me, my background, and my experience in the Christian faith; and you obviously base your judgment of me upon your own conclusions that you have drawn based upon groundless assumptions for which you cannot produce an iota of proof of any kind. Look back at your post to which I responded. What was the central issue? It was to that and that alone that I responded in disagreement with what I consider your faulty interpretation. Finally, let me give you a little advice which you can accept or reject as you please. Don't continue to make mean, false, and irresponsible statements about the faith of the users of this forum such as you made to me concerning my faith unless you are prepared to face the consequences. When you attack the core faith of a Christian, you are doing a very serious thing and you'd better be prepared to back up your remarks with incontrovertible factual evidence. --Hank | ||||||
3 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 87634 | ||
Greetings again, Hank! Perhaps you've misunderstood me or maybe my tone was a bit too straightforward. I'll take the blame for not being clear enough. I don't doubt for one second that you are a follower of Jesus Christ. Your post seems to imply that you thought I made that accusation and I want to clear the record. I responded to your post because I felt you were attacking the very Gospel that I base my faith upon. The Gospel which some call "reformed", but nevertheless, I just call it the Gospel of Jesus Christ and nothing more or nothing less. This same Gospel that I believe in is what you quite blatantly describe as an error. So yes, I do take issue with that. Please note that I in no way said that you reject Jesus Christ, but that you reject the Gospel as I understand it. It was not meant to undermine you at all, so please accept my apology for the miscommunication. I haven't made any assumptions about you, Hank, that you didn't clearly provide for me. For example, you are obviously one who is not Reformed. You specifically take issue with the Reformed faith. I felt your first post to me was both assuming and condescending in tone. All I did was point out a simple logical fallacy in your assumptions and you accuse me of putting a "Calvinistic/Reformed spin on it". I'm sorry, but you've never had any dialogue with me before yet you poo-pooed my opinion like yesterday's trash. How is that kind or respectful? Isn't it possible that the "Calvinistic/Reformed" interpretation is the correct one?? Now, I value the opinions of everyone I meet whether they see eye-to-eye with me on the issues or not. I will dialogue with you and discuss the Scriptures all night if you want, and I bet we would have a good time doing it. I just ask that you treat me with sincerity and respect and not with flippant rhetoric. Once again, I apologize for the disharmony. I truly desire to have honest and loving dialogue on these issues, even when we disagree. Please understand that I do not, have not, and will not EVER make a remark to you or anyone else on this forum concerning their standing with Jesus Christ UNLESS they are obviously promoting heresy. I hope that clears things up. Sincerely in Christ, JibbyJee |
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4 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | John Reformed | 87977 | ||
Dear JibbyJee, Well said young man! John |
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5 | THE CROSS | John 3:16 | JibbyJee | 87982 | ||
Hi John! Greetings in Christ! Thanks for the kind words. I hope all discussions here are done in a manner pleasing to the Lord. Prayerfully, the Lord will give us all gentleness and respect. I know you know what I'm talking about. 1 Peter 3:15; Gal. 5:22-23. Alive in Christ, Jibbs |
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