Paid Positions in the Church

First of all, I was quite clear about retirement. It's found there. I assumed that you had read it and was able to understand it. You're known for your sarcasm around here, so the perception that this was sarcasm again was inevitable. You said, "I have been taught a real man of God can never retire his calling" directly to Jim, so I asked you not to intimate that he is less of a minister because of that. You'll notice that I didn't accuse you of doing so, but asked that you refrain from making the kind of baseless accusations that you make on the Bible Versions forum.

It is quite clear from his post that he has not retired on God at all, and he even invited you to "follow him around" to see his ministry. Black and white there.

And I will remind you that Paul told Timothy to not let anyone despise his youth. No good can come of your last sentence but an ad hominem attack that it prohibited according to the rules of this board. Why do you continue to post if you cannot in good conscience follow the rules that the webmasters have set?

Are all Southern Baptists like this? I know this isn't true, because I know many Southern Baptists who aren't.
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See what I mean?

Sigh. The facts are that you make baseless accusations in the other forum, and I just called you on that. If the moderators wish to change that, they are more than welcome to. I respect their decisions, and their rules.

From a few posts up:

So tell me how one "retires" on God?</font>[/QUOTE]Three evidences that it was addressed to me. I was quoted specifically. There was a specific question following that quotation. The phrasing "so tell me" makes it clear.

Reinterpret my own statement? Haha.

It is because the response to Jim was black and white that I exhorted you not to continue in the baseless accusations that we've seen on other boards.

I'm sure they have. I don't know what you have been falsely accused of - everything is based from reality.

As you can see above, the presumption is logical. If you had wanted others to answer, you would have undoubtedly had altered the words of your question.

They've seen what you've been involved with in the last two months. I am convinced that the moderators have noticed as well.

I am quite able to accept those who are different, with different cultural backgrounds, religious affiliations, socioeconomic backgrouds, and so on. I have not shown one ounce of hatred towards anyone on this board, but instead have called sarcasm for what it is - something that destroys the body of Christ.

Sarcasm is what it is. It is to be noticed that no one has refuted anything saying, "Oh, he's not being sarcastic." I refute points using points, and I refute sarcasm and other objectionable behavior by calling it what it is.

I'm not the one who offered the inflammatory "how does one 'retires' on God," when I clearly showed what it was that I was retiring from.