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It was not my intent to pick sides between my two brothers in Christ, but rather to bring to the table Scriptures which illuminate the relationship that we Christians have with Christ in the here-and-now.

And I disagree with you that quoting Scripture chapter and verse is a "potentially dangerous practice." Jesus often said, "it is written" quoting verses out of both the Law and the Prophets.

If I have misquoted something - or pulled it out of context in your view - then please let me know.

Some people can pick a verse out of context, and develop an entire doctrine on it. That is potentially dangerous. It's better to know Scripture, in context, rather than just copy-paste a verse from some online Bible to support a preconceived notion one might have. That's called "prooftexting," and it's understood to be a dangerous practice.

I wasn't trying to get you to pick sides. Mark has just been acting antagonistically toward me, and I figured someone else may be able to get through to him. God affirms mediation and peace-making; I figured maybe someone would take up that mantle ...