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Again, please back up your claims. Most of those whom I read are Reformed (Piper, Packer, MacArthur). I don't agree with everything they say (mostly because I'm not Reformed), but that does not mean I hold them in contempt. You are off base in your attacks and insults, brother. Can you not just back up your claim and tell me which teachers I've held in contempt?

 

Internet Theologian,

It is obvious to me that you cannot defend your accusations, and I apologize for asking you to admit that inability. Pride is a difficult obstacle to overcome. For you, it is pride that prevents you from realizing or admitting your error. For me, it has been pride in making it public here and encouraging you to demonstrate your character. I know that you can't defend your claims against me, and I believe that you are aware of the same. This is why you continue with insult but never even try to support your claims. I allowed this so that others could understand your character. But in so doing I also exposed a personal fault, I am prideful. I realized awhile back that you are not capable of debate as you can't see past your views, and perhaps I exploited that as well. That was pride on my part. Brother, again, I will keep you in my prayers (now even more than before). I pray that God may count you worthy, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in you.

 

No, brother. You have severely misunderstood. God does not make us worthy to be saved. I am surprised you did not recognize that I was quoting Scripture. That was a prayer that Paul prayed over the Thessalonian believers. It is not a prayer for conversion, but that being saved God will work in the lives of His children to make them worthy of that calling. With Paul the calling of God is always effective (those who are called refer to those who are saved). The Thessalonians belong to God, and since they have been saved Paul prays that they might live up to that calling (e.g., Eph. 4 Paul urges us to “walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which we have been called”).

You've been invited several times to provide a list of those I've viewed with contempt. We both know that you cannot. So you change the claim to be I have a contempt for unnamed persons in general (just like you changed your view that God decreed teachings must be accurate to they must be "mostly accurate"). I appreciate Christian theology a bit too much for that (even those theologies I personally reject). My masters is in theology. It is a subject I love discussing. Heck, I don't even hold McLaren in contempt (although I reject his theology). If you believe you can come up with even one teacher I have held in contempt here, then by all means, provide a name and we can discuss it. But that's the problem, isn't it? You hold those who disagree with you in contempt. That's why you cannot debate. You can't see past your own little ideas. My "sin" of contempt is that I disagreed not with any theologian, or scholar, or teacher....but I disagreed with you. I don't know the "more" you think you know, but I can assure you that you do not know me. Like I said, I'll pray for you. And read 2 Thessalonians. It may help you. I urge you towards spiritual growth, brother.

And I pray for you, that God may count you worthy of his calling so that the name of Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of God and Jesus Christ. I look to the day when through your interaction here Jesus Christ is glorified. I look towards a time when we can all look at your correction of a brother as being Spirit filled, iron sharpening iron, in all gentleness and patience. And I pray for me, that God will give me patience and help me to view you through the love of Christ. That I will overcome my pride and grow in the image of my Savior. I pray that one day we can consider each other as brothers (not merely as a consideration, but in truth and action). Until then, I'll continue to pray for you.