[topcat54]

We don't arbitrarily create these things.

That is true. They are the product of your theology. Which is product of your misguided interpretive method.

These positions are undergirded by serious scripture and serious theological reflection.

Serious, yes. The question is whether they offer an accurate interpretation of the Bible. That is the issue in doubt.

[Buggman]

That is true. They are the product of your theology. Which is product of your misguided interpretive method.

You're out of arguments and down to, "Is not!" I see.

[xzins]

We don't arbitrarily create these things. That is true. They are the product of your theology. Which is product of your misguided interpretive method.

Wrong.

Each item I mentioned appears in scripture. We don't create them.

You can say that how we interpret them disagrees with how you interpret them, but you cannot say they don't appear.