"I think we should throw those books in a fire"

[rogue06]

He seems like the kind of guy you could have a knock-down-drag-out fight with and then go have a beer with afterwards.

Ralph and Sam
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[Cow Poke]

[intentional sarcasm:

This little tag is always an indication that you're about to type something really stupid, not sarcastic.

Oh of course how silly of me.

Verily! Verily!

I should realise that when you engage in behaviour defined as trolling [See the Urban Dictionary: "making random unsolicited and/or controversial comments ...with the intent to provoke an emotional knee jerk reaction] you are not actually trolling but when other people make comments you do not agree with, or like, they are trolling.]

With regards to Gondy - I already said I was "poking" him, just like I do Sparko, Rogue, and others I like. Do you REALLY think I was serious when I was mockingly "singing" the "Gondy and H_A up in a tree"? That's a silly little song that kids sing when they see somebody being cozy.

I think you're just jealous because I don't like you as much as I like them.

[Cow Poke]

Spencer argues well for reintroducing "creed" as the appropriate term for statements of belief.

He does, which means, currently, it's not.

I think a major difference is that we don't "recite" the BF&M, nor do we require anybody to "hold to it" or to "subscribe" to it. It's a body of work that attempts to define who we are.

I'd bet the vast majority of Southern Baptists don't even know what's in it.

[Cow Poke]

He seems like the kind of guy you could have a knock-down-drag-out fight with and then go have a beer with afterwards.

I still like him - glad he's around.

[Cow Poke]

As Gondwanaland acknowledges you "were just trolling her" and as you have accused me of trolling, what does that make you?

As Gondy has clarified, he did not "acknowledge" anything - just presented it as an option.

[Cow Poke]

I didn't even accuse you of it, I presented it as a potential explanation.

You are correct.

[tabibito]

You do not appear to know anything about the First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE which attempted to settle the debate over Homoousios [same substance] and Homoiousios [similar substance].

In other words was the Son co-equal with the Father or a lesser deity [subordinationism]?

No formally organised church that I know of accepts the raw Biblical statements regarding the nature of Logos and his relationship to the Father.
The creed of 325 in itself does not conflict with the raw Biblical information, the later creeds do.

[Gondwanaland]

As Gondwanaland acknowledges you "were just trolling her" and as you have accused me of trolling, what does that make you?

No, I presented that as a potential explanation, in conjunction with another one.

[Gondwanaland]

Nah, this is normal for him whenever Christianity is discussed.

Only when dealing with extremists (wrt your religious adherence) like yourself on the subject.

He can be a reasonable guy when discussing other topics, but whenever the conversation turns towards Christianity, he transforms into a raving nutter.

Takes one to know one. And I suspect Sparko would say the same to you on the topic of covid.......

[Gondwanaland]

He doesn't "acknowledge" it - he falsely accuses me of it. And YOU said....



You really can be SO dense!

I didn't even accuse you of it, I presented it as a potential explanation.

[tabibito]

Should anybody actually be interested in the "creed" issue -- SHOULD SOUTHERN BAPTISTS USE CREEDS?

Spencer argues well for reintroducing "creed" as the appropriate term for statements of belief.

[Mountain Man]

I'm poking at Gondy - I actually LIKE the guy! (and it was HE who was suggesting *I* was trolling. So maybe talk to your boyfriend.)

He seems like the kind of guy you could have a knock-down-drag-out fight with and then go have a beer with afterwards.

[Mountain Man]

You seem particularly combative today, everything OK?

Nah, this is normal for him whenever Christianity is discussed. He can be a reasonable guy when discussing other topics, but whenever the conversation turns towards Christianity, he transforms into a raving nutter.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

He doesn't "acknowledge" it - he falsely accuses me of it. And YOU said....



You really can be SO dense!

[intentional sarcasm: Oh of course how silly of me. I should realise that when you engage in behaviour defined as trolling [See the Urban Dictionary: "making random unsolicited and/or controversial comments ...with the intent to provoke an emotional knee jerk reaction] you are not actually trolling but when other people make comments you do not agree with, or like, they are trolling.]

[Mountain Man]

Why is it that those who are atheists and claim to have been in seminary seem to have such a miserable understanding of the Bible and Christianity in general?

I have to assume it's Dunning-Kruger. They think their experiences make them "experts", and therefore anything they believe about Christianity must necessarily be correct.