For all who are not very expereinced at debate, a tactic commonly employed when one party finds themselves backed into a logical corner by their own arguments is the logical fallacy known as
ad hominem.
It attacks the person (their character, who they are) rather than deal with the actual issues the person raised. This is usually done in order to deflect attention off of the fact that one has been backed into a logical/theological corner regarding his/her position:
appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute.
attacking your opponent personally rather than her/his argument. Ad hominem is fallacious argumentation.
an argument "against the man" or person. This is a device employed to attack not the issues but rather the one you are arguing with, especially on a personal level or basis. It is usually employed by those whose arguments are weak.
when people can't find fault with an argument, they sometimes attack the arguer, substituting irrelevant assertions about that person's character for an analysis of the argument itself.
appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason); "ad hominem arguments"
An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin, literally "argument [aimed] at the person", but usually translated as "argument to the man"), is a logical fallacy that involves replying to an argument or assertion by addressing the person presenting the argument or assertion rather than the argument itself
Here, it appears attention is being deflected off of the fact that neph's interpretation of these scriptures is self contradictory. He says he doesn't want to argue, but now has turned the argument into one of a personal nature.
