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And this is why these discussions inevitably end up on the scrap heap. Skan starts these threads in his never ending quest to discredit Monergism. He and his minions claim victory when all they have accomplished is to obfuscate the truth and play to their base. If that is his premise, and I believe it is, then he can claim "mission accomplished", as he and his Synergistic cohorts do a good job of singing to the choir.

 

I agree with this, however, he will never be able to claim mission accomplished as his ideologies are consistently and incessantly dismantled.

 

These kind pf ad hominems are the reason these discussions end up on the heap. They are the norm when one gets schooled, though.

 

You mean like calling someone a "fool" as you did in the other thread?

HAHAHAHAHHA!

The hypocrisy and self-deludedness is hilarious!!!

 

Anybody that states we tell God we are elect in the trollish manner it was done could be called far greater.

I would think you would be the last one to be splinter picking, "pastor".

 

You have a penchant for mocking pastors. You should be ashamed here, as you certainly will be 'there'.

 

I'm not mocking them, I'm questioning the validity of their claim on an anonymous bulletin board on which they fail to list the church they pastor at, and I question their ability and their calling based on their interaction here, which is clearly contrary to the requirements laid forth for being one.

 

I'm not your pastor.

I don't talk to my children the way I ntalk to my wife. I don't talk to you like I talk to my parishioners.

You cannot seem to help but conflate everything.

If I went to war for my country tomorrow I would do to the enemy things I would not do to my parishioners. Different relationships.

You are not one of my parishioners and it is kind of stupid for you to expect me to treat you like one.

 

But these reserve that right to anonymity bro. All of us have faults, and God only has a crop of sinners from whom to call to service, including you. You're questioning Him. Remember to forgive others, and don't hold grudges like that wicked servant in Matthew 18. Instead be glad that God uses earthen vessels, and pray for them. To do so is Christ working in you, and it is very humble and peaceable.

 

Can you and I converse as though we are on planet reality? I have read enough of Skan's threads to draw a fairly accurate assessment of his motives. He follows a predictable pattern and achieves the same results. My comments are based on a logical conclusion to that pattern. By definition that cannot be an ad hominem. You may disagree with my conclusion, but is that really news? And as far as getting schooled, well, it all depends on what is the substance of the education. Skan certainly is not winning the truth battle.

 

Isn't this impugning someone's character by insulting their intelligence? Yes, it most certainly is. He knows what this forum is and that comment is unnecessary.

Sigh...more of the same.

I've just read the BB rules and nowhere in them do I see a thing about discerning anothers motives or commenting on such a thing.

By the way he called you on YOUR pattern of behavior JUST AS YOU HAVE HIS.

 

You were impugning his intelligence.

Nope. If it is a matter of you feeling it is 'personal' then you yourself are also behaving in the same manner and calling out his pattern of behvavior as well.

That doesn't matter, you're still calling out his pattern of behavior just as well as he called out yours.

No thanks, cuss all you like. I am simply pointing out hypocrisy here.

And there you go impugning again. There's no need to insult another's intelligence. You should really listen to what I've said, as you're doing the exact same thing you accuse him of doing.

 

So then it is OK for you to call him on patterns of behavior, but not him you, correct? Your reaction was just as 'personal' as his when we look at it through the lens of what offends you, and frankly sank, much much more happens on here and it gets much more heated with actual name-calling and the boys with the big pants on let it go and roll on without taking offense over even the small and trivial antics as well. :thumbsup:

 

I'm the only one? That's because, guess what, only YOU AND I are discussing it presently. (no impugnation on your intelligence intended in that statement of the obvious)

No, you're off track, he called you on more than the purpose of the thread, he called you on your pattern of behavior, and you called him on his, and there is no difference. To be fair you've both gotten 'personal' then since it has obviously offended you.

You really should let the little things go and not even address these little things people say and make them an issue between you and that person as you do. It looks rather trifling to do so consistently to be honest. Take some advice and live above that for a change. And btw, your impugning of him and calling out his pattern of behavior was the definition of 'ad hominem' or 'to the man' in itself.