Isaiah 3 and jewelry...

[rdp]

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

If you'd get your head out of.... well, get your head out of yourself for a moment, read the full-length passage, understand the message that was being communicated and cease your arbitrary hyperliteralism for a moment, you'd understand that the "not" is a "this, not that" statement, which is a "for example."

Say what?? And I'M the one w/ my head where it doesn't belong?? Reeeeeeeeeeeal "Christian" language, by the way! I know, I know, refuse to look at yourself & attack me right?

Typical spirit of the liberal.........

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by rdp

Say what?? And I'M the one w/ my head where it doesn't belong?? Reeeeeeeeeeeal "Christian" language, by the way! I know, I know, refuse to look at yourself & attack me right?

Typical spirit of the liberal.........

lol I knew you'd like that. And in classic deference, you didn't even acknowledge the argument I presented.

I enjoy colorful language from time to time. Will you condemn me for that too?

What's unChristian is your sickening arrogance and judgementalism on this thread. It sort of tuns people off. But I guess that's the only way to maintain your own argument. A defense of sorts for you.

[mfblume]

The attitude we are witnessing goes with pharisaism consistently. You will not see a pharisee without it. It is a spirit, and not a good one.

[rdp]

Originally Posted by mfblume

The attitude we are witnessing goes with pharisaism consistently. You will not see a pharisee without it. It is a spirit, and not a good one.

What's consistent is the typical screaming of "Pharisee" & "Legalist" by the liberal crowd...all because someone has the courage to proclaim what the Bible literally says.

See ya' tommorrow.

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by rdp

What's consistent is the typical screaming of "Pharisee" & "Legalist" by the liberal crowd...all because someone has the courage to proclaim what the Bible literally says.

See ya' tommorrow.

You've all but stated that people are "in rebellion" over the "wedding ring" issue. You use God's word to beat people down. You spend more time straining gnats on AFF than you have anything else.

God is a lavish prodigal savior yet you sound like a one-tracked, stuck on legalism miser.

You want courage? Consider that you may be wrong? I dare you. Consider it. Then I'll know you have courage. Otherwise, it's pure hubris.

[rdp]

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

You've all but stated that people are "in rebellion" over the "wedding ring" issue. You use God's word to beat people down. You spend more time straining gnats on AFF than you have anything else.

God is a lavish prodigal savior yet you sound like a one-tracked, stuck on legalism miser.

You want courage? Consider that you may be wrong? I dare you. Consider it. Then I'll know you have courage. Otherwise, it's pure hubris.

Wrong again Jeffrey! In fact, I sincerely pray all of the time that if I'm wrong, I want God to show me. I'm well aware that if I teach others wrong, I'll give an account of it.

But, I just cannot erase the Word of God regarding women preachers, jewelry, etc. His Word is what will judge me...not AFF!

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by rdp

Wrong again Jeffrey! In fact, I sincerely pray all of the time that if I'm wrong, I want God to show me. I'm well aware that if I teach others wrong, I'll give an account of it.

But, I just cannot erase the Word of God regarding women preachers, jewelry, etc. His Word is what will judge me...not AFF!

Let's put down your complimentarian arguments for just a moment (I may agree a lot more with you on that than you probably think, but neither do I think it's a reason for division nor is a "gospel issue.")

When you use the Word of God as a book of moral rules, you miss the entire beauty and you come up chasing allusions in places where nothing exists. When you seek to codify everything as a prohibition, you can certainly leave with a basket full of things, but never even grasp for a moment the beauty of the Gospel message in the Text. Can you tell me, for example, what Timothy's overall encouragement in this Text is? Do you even see it as encouragement? As exhortation?

Before "his Word" judges us, our own heart condemns us. People I've found so consumed with these issues often play a slight of hand, keeping the attention away from their own heart.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by rdp

What's consistent is the typical screaming of "Pharisee" & "Legalist" by the liberal crowd...all because someone has the courage to proclaim what the Bible literally says.

See ya' tommorrow.

You argue in quite a circular fashion indeed!