Common misunderstandings regarding the Gifts of the Spirit

[Carl Emerson]

Are you serious? So now participation on CF is doing what you want me to do? 3 times you misrepresent me and your solution is to push and push me to give the names of the people and organizations I am affiliated with. Why in the world would I do that when you've shown all you will do is the same and undermine people and groups I care about. Your insistence and disrespect here only goes to solidify my believe that that is exactly what would happen. I'm not playing that game. I've had plenty of meaningful conversations about the gifts with people here, a handful have built enough trust that I have revealed to them my church and affiliations, but I am under no obligation to post that information publicly on an anonymous forum.

I already know who you are associated with and it doesn't worry me one bit.

You have read me quite wrong.

I'm not insisting on anything - CF is a level playing field.

I have not once asked you who you are associated with.

I am also not about to mention your affiliations.

Frankly I am not interested - I only want to dialogue and learn - subject to scripture.

You seem incredibly defensive and attributing all sorts of wrong motive to me.

How about we get back to topic instead of this weird personal stuff...

 

[topher694]

I have not once asked you who you are associated with.

Oh?

Maybe it would have been better to disclose your source then folks would appreciate and evaluate better, knowing where the theology was coming from.

This thread has gone too far off the rails now.

 

[Carl Emerson]

Wrong - that request was made in perfect innocence before another member told me - and frankly I had never heard of your church or have any interest in it.

All I am interested in is open dialogue - names to me are of no real interest.

You have no good reason to cease dialogue with me.

What on earth are you afraid of?

Some no-name dude from down under ???

Weird...

 

[topher694]

Wrong - that request was made in perfect innocence before another member told me - and frankly I had never heard of your church or have any interest in it.

All I am interested in is open dialogue - names to me are of no real interest.

You have no good reason to cease dialogue with me.

What on earth are you afraid of?

Some no-name dude from down under ???

Weird...

I've given you my reasons and you continue to persist. You've shown yourself to be untrustworthy on this topic. I'm not afraid, I'm wise and will not be bullied into a meaningless dialog. These attempts to goad me only prove my point.

 

[Carl Emerson]

OK let the reader decide.

Before God I know I only wanted dialogue.

You have read me wrong.

 

[Carl Emerson]

It seems 'untrustworthy' means not questioning you...

You don't know my theological position on the gifts of the Spirit.

 

[St. Helens]

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