It sounds like your fellow church member is not the only one with a "my way or the highway" attitude.
—It sounds like your fellow church member is not the only one with a “my way or the highway” attitude.—
From what post did you glean that? I ask because my whole premise was that neither of us KNOWS for sure and that both sides have good arguments. His position is that he is right regarding his position.
And even the pastor liked that I was challenging it. i.e. I was not saying I am right and he is wrong. Rather, I was saying that he may not be as right as he thinks he is and that he just may want to re-evaluate his take on the scripture he uses as proofs.
In no way did I ever suggest in that conversation that I am right and he is wrong, regarding the final conclusion of our belief. In fact, all I ever really did was propose another option and ask questions.
So, I ask again, from where did you get your impression?