You wrote: "Do you not need forgiveness ?"
Not for what you said.
"Have you met the mark in all ways ?"
In knowing how to interpret scripture? Yes.
"No arrogance, no pride ... ?"
Not in interpreting scripture.
"Have you loved me quite as much as you love yourself ?"
Nope, but I don't have to to still not need forgiveness according to what you suggested. Thanks for proving my point that you are just a Pharisee-like hypocrite. Not only were you wrong in what you said about my needing forgiveness, but you weren't even adulyt enough to actually stick to that point and instead tried to pretend it was about something else.
Also, thanks once again for proving that you can't actually challenge anything I said about scripture or its proper interpretation.
You had your chance. You blew it. Have a great day!
Also, thanks once again for proving that you can't actually challenge anything I said about scripture or its proper interpretation.
Nope ... can't challenge that scripture interpretation.
Particularly when that interpretation tries to take a statement where Paul says that he prefers not to build on any other Apostle's foundation ... and make it into something about Paul meaning Peter specifically, ... but not wanting to name him ... because Peter was a hunted man.
Now that's what I call a questionable interpretation ... if not ... off the wall.
(Tell you what ... you find anything published that supports that interpretation ... you get back to me).
When you presented that one ... it was clear that you'd say anything to prevent having to admit that you were spinning out of control.
I guess I thought that I'd give you a chance to recant.
Oh well ...1 Corinthians 15:20 My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.
21 I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says, "Those who have never been told about him will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand."