...which contained...
My humble apologies - I was unaware that English was not your first language.
And again I say, this is a mean spirited slam, unrelated to the original discussion. Clearly, from the depth and context of the polysyllabic verbiage I have applied in the overall discussion, English is my first language. (I have a Journalism degree, if that counts for anything.) Knowing this, my Christian Brother deliberately chose words to attempt to belittle my knowledge and intellect. I have to say that this is, by my reading of the Source Document, un-Christian behavior. I can endlessly discuss my opinion with my Christian Brother, but I am sadly disappointed to find that he thinks he strengthens his argument by character attack. This reasoning is easily seen as being parallel to his Creationist views...that it is more important to force his "hard facts" upon a potential convert at the risk of sacrificing the Sacrifice of Christ. Behavior like this will make a non-Christian say, "Hey, those Christians talk a good line about encouragement and loving one another, but look at how they really act." If there is no difference between the attacks a non-Christian makes while arguing his views, and this apparent attack made by a Christian upon another Christian while arguing his views, where is thy salt? If they do these things in the green wood, what will happen in the dry wood?
Anyway, my 2c. I do what the Bible instructs me...I went to him in a post asking for an apology, and have received none. I now go before the entire "church" and say, I am asking for the same. If I have inadvertently committed the same sin, call me on it and I will cheerfully apologize for it.
That comment he made did not even register with me (reading many threads very fast to catch up).
I have no reason to hold that view of you...so although I did not intentionally endorse that, please accept my apology.