[BlueDragon]

Thank you. It’s nice to know others empathize with the often frustrating task of discussing doctrines of the Christian faith with those who show no real understanding of grace or faith.

I saw it before it happened, for @154, when it first surfaced, wrote a reply in effort to step-by-step trace how [a man's] works were being blended with "grace", with that grace being said at the same time "only" retained by those "works", with such retained grace being said "an input to salvation", but then accidently deleted it, after other duty took me away from the 'puter. Upon return, I closed a tab instead of opening it, with the results being, I found it difficult to rewrite.

Have written several other replies since, as I've been following this all along, but didn't hit the final "send".

Frustrating is too kind of a word. I find it infuriating. The passive-aggressive game well blended with it, is the part that rankles. Disagreement is one thing, game-playing is another. But our FRomish FRiends excell at the indulging themselves (though not *all* of them) in the latter, while engaging in the former.

[boatbums]

Thank you for your comments. Though I cannot know what is in another’s heart nor their motives for participating on these thread, I sincerely believe that NO ONE is here by accident (posters and/or readers). I recognize a deep responsibility for being faithful to the gospel and try to speak the truth in love - as much as lieth in me.