Well Hank,
You can believe whatever you so desire to believe. I have made it clear, my reasons, time and time again, to which you try to make it seem as though I, and many others are showing double standards and throwing "tantrums", to which we are not in the least - although I am sure there probably are some who do. I also explained to you why I thought why I did concerning the NIV's overusage of "the Christ" only on a continual basis, WITHOUT Jesus Christ following - yet you choose to ignore this part. This is cause for concern, as it is done to an extremely abunadant level, as more than the underlying text allows, which CAN CAUSE for "conditioning" of New Age terminologies in this ever increasing apostacy within the churches and takes our Lord Jesus's name out more than it should. And as I have said, this is not the SOLE REASON for my rejection of it, nor my warning of against it - just a cause for serious concern.
I am not on here to suit any personal purpose, as you like to so make it seem. You can believe the reason's why I share with you what I do, with the reasons I give, or you can think that I am lying. In any case, this matters not to me, as I could care one iota what you think of me, nor your assumptions as to why I come here and share with you what I do. I do care however, that you try to make it seem to others as though my intentions of coming here are for personal reasons, to which is not the truth at all. Do you think this is a joyful and fun thing for me to do? <False accusation against an adminstrative decison snipped>NO, it is not pleasant one bit, but I continue because I first love the Lord and his truth with all of my heart, and I love others enouph to share the truth with them concerning this issue, and others the Lord has so wonderfully given to my understanding. I also am blessed by the Lord through many others also, as I also learn from others in things I lack understanding in.
Again, you try to compare two things, that have no comparison whatsoever. WE are commanded to contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints, and that, my dear brother, is what I am doing.
You also accused me of making ad hominum attacks in my posts, when you your very self are guilty of this very thing. I do not judge you on this, however you are the first one to point out judgement upon me for this, and throwing scriptures in my face, when you are the one guilty of judging unrighteous judgement. You think you are not guilty at all of ad hominum attacks? Think again dear brother. Think again before you judge me, when you yourself are guilty of that very same thing!
Again, you claim that God has made errors. I have not. You claim I accuse God of making errors. I have not. I have claimed men have made errors, and God has corrected them. This was done, and they were not the same TYPE of errors, nor REASONS for the errors, as we see in the modern versions. Like I continue to say, you compare two completely different things, and try to make it seem as though they are the same. Why? Because many of you so desire to show double standards on our part, where there is none. It is called desperation, and I ask why this desperation to this level? I will let you decide. I have my own opinion as to why.
love in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour,
michelle
[ January 25, 2005, 02:20 AM: Message edited by: C4K ]