I did read that Paul said, "Thrice I was beaten by rods." :o)
I am pretty sure that was Talledega. : P
Alright... this is just too creepy...
The point being that one can dream up anything at all if the standard of the Bible is not applied... Hence sola-scriptura, and the notion that tradition must be made subservient to the Word.
I was using absurdity to accent Outership's statement:
[Outership:] An honest Biblical position can not be derived from what the Bible *doesnt* say.
Thank You Outership, for speaking an undeniable truth.
Hahaha! So that is what he was talking about!
And the time he was stoned was over a disagreement on what exactly constituted a DOT legal tire cut.