I think we are done. In my view you are not looking at the genus but the differentia. If I join you in your error we will both be wrong. If you cannot say, without complication, that what God says is always a better claim to truth than anything anybody else says, we have no common ground with which to work. This really should not be this hard, and the reader should take instruction at how difficult it has been to obtain this most basic agreement. Unless you introduce something new, I will now turn my attention elsewhere. Nothing personal. I just can’t spend time where it isn’t justified.
Peace,
SR
SR... it’s REALLY THAT difficult to tell me whether you mean “written Word” or not? Honestly?
I think you’re right: the reader can judge between us, on that point. I also think you’re right on another point: this really shouldn’t be that hard. If you’re defending “sola SCRIPTURA”, then getting you to admit that you’re talking about SCRIPTURA is really rather basic, yes?
In my experience, commenters (with whom I’ve chatted) don’t get “cagey/dodgy” like this unless they’re wary of “being pinned down” to this-or-that point... and if that’s the case with you, I really wish you wouldn’t feel that way. I don’t “crow” over so-called “victories” (look at any of my threads and comments, and tell me if you’ve ever seen otherwise); if someone says, “I don’t know how to answer that”, for example, I don’t thump my chest and say, “There you go! Your side is finished!” No... I say “okay”, and then give the person time to think/research some more, and that’s that. I’m not out for scalps; I’m out for truth.
Frankly, I’m a bit let down to see this end; you’ve been very civil and snark-free, which was a refreshing change from some other exchanges I’ve had (no offense intended to others).