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All of us can be Christians and disagree.

Yes, Christians can be in disagreeance (I don't even know if that's a word). Some issues won't be finalized until we meet our Creator.

If so, at what point should the believer cease and move on?

When one accepts or dismisses. Isn't that two sided?

I'm not sure what you are saying. If you are waiting to disengage only when the person you are debating with accepts your position, that would be wrong. If you are saying that as soon as a person disagrees with you, then you should stop, that's not quite right either. If the person dismisses your view and reasons for that view, then I think you need to move on.

You have got to know that 'fortheDeclaration' completely dismissed your theology many posts ago. At that point, I think it would just be wise to agree to disagree. I think one clue to 'being prepared to give a defense' (1 Peter 3:15) is that it is for people who ask you why you believe what you do. It isn't a command to interject your ideas into every discussion. IMO.

It is diffucult to shake the dust off when the person causing the shaking leaves a statement unanswered. If it was just that person it would be easy but what if another was following the discussion and that statement wasn't answered scripturally?

I do understand what you are saying. The best advise I could give is sign off with Bible verses. God says that his Word would not return to him void (Isaiah 55:11). People can dismiss you and your interpretations, but they CANNOT dismiss God's Word and the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

Sincerely,
Scubie

disagreeance

It sounds like a perfectly good word to me.

I'm not sure what you are saying. If you are waiting to disengage only when the person you are debating with accepts your position, that would be wrong. If you are saying that as soon as a person disagrees with you, then you should stop, that's not quite right either. If the person dismisses your view and reasons for that view, then I think you need to move on.

No that isn't what I am saying. Either party can accept or disagree but if they continue to state why you are wrong and you don't agree then shouldn't you tell them why you disagree? Again, it would be easy to stop if you didn't think others would be misled.

People can dismiss you and your interpretations, but they CANNOT dismiss God's Word and the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

Well said Scubie........Ping

I do understand what you are saying. The best advise I could give is sign off with Bible verses. God says that his Word would not return to him void (Isaiah 55:11). People can dismiss you and your interpretations, but they CANNOT dismiss God's Word and the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

A man that is a heretic after the first and second admonition reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted and sinneth, being condemned in himself. (Tit.3:10)