From that I had no way of knowing if that meant the subject was closed or what, so I waited since yesterday, and that's why I mentioned it.
Last reply until tonight, as I'm working on a deadline. I apologize again that you took offense at my lack of response. The 2nd sentence of my last long post to you reads:
As with your great response on the question of "firstborn," I'm going to devote some time to prayer and study and speaking with some of my Orthodox mentors, and then respond more. But I'll give a few thoughts now.
I don't believe that you should have assumed from this that I was ducking answering your follow up questions. This is why I attempted to joke with you earlier about not having "faith" in my getting back to you. Please tell me honestly if you are interested in my response. If not, I won't bother. If you are genuinely interested, I will.
I am interested in your post, if it is based on scripture, but if they simply say it is our tradition, and we do not need scripture to back it up, than please do not respond, since I can not, and will not debate philosophy since there is no way to determin what is right or wrong, since only the word will judge us.John 12:48. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
I'm sure you can understand why I say this. JH