That's the pot side of the debate calling the kettle side black.
OK, so we're both black. Next?
Before I go any further, I want you to know that though you try to hide it in a 'brotherly advice' mode, you are really talking down to me.
No, Ty, i was being sincere. But I think this shows a bit of immaturity on your part.

You seem to have an inability to receive correction. That's a sign of lack of wisdom. NOT an attack Ty, I'm being quite sincere.
I AM a man, and you, or whoever must not talk down to me.
Why, Ty? We ALL need a reality check occasionally. Why are you exempt? Seriously
Give me the benefit of the doubt that I DO know which of the interpretations is right.
I did.
Try to find out why I interpret the way I do. Don't just blow it off without seeking to understand. I'll explain a sincere question.
Ty, if you were not so reactive, it would be a lot easier to believe this.
That is your opinion. The 'young one' was talking down to me. I was his age once but I didn't remain unknowing, and I surely didn't put down elders who had been knowing the Lord, personally, for many years.
This is no excuse for being condescending. Your maturity should be an example.
I do answer sincere questions. Even then, the questioner has often fallen back into the 'pack mentality' as if I didn't.
Perhaps. I think you've dodged a few. But I hear what you're saying.
If I don't respond they accuse me of dodging. You cannot separate the question, sometimes, from the snotty way they ask it.
Sure you can, Ty. That's part of being mature.
Thanks for the effort. We will see if you follow through. I DON'T condemn anyone for simply disagreeing or not believing me. But if you think they haven't done so in a mean, accusing fashion, then you haven't been paying attention, at all.
I think some of our "regulars" get a bit frustrated with you, and they tend to be a bit .. um... determined. But you feed this, Ty, by coming across as "super spiritual" and "can't be taught". That is so foolish, Ty. We can ALL learn. Some of my greatest lessons in life have come from some of my biggest critics. I like to call it "spiritual sandpaper". You may be flushing truth down the toilet simply because it comes to you in not so pretty packaging.
That sentence was spoken in a know-it-all condescending manner. I AM grown up, and you are being disrespectful.
No, it wasn't. I was most sincere when I wrote that whole post. Honesty sometimes hurts, Ty... and there are times you seem more like you are REACTING than answering. Quite sincere, I assure you.
That isn't all that uncommon in some Pentecostal circles who believe you are lost again if you sin. Some of them get saved every week! I don't believe you become lost again, you'd have to become 'un-born.'
So you can see why there's skepticism about things "hyper spiritual"?
Don't let that throw you off of the Charismatic understanding of faith and doing what Jesus did, as he said we would. You can help more people when you believe the anointing than you ever will with comforting words.
That's pretty subjective.
If they believe they can be lost so easily, they ARE wrong. But you don't attack them on it, do you?
I don't generally attack anybody, Ty. I kinda have fun "playing" with the nutcases like Fred, and when you're being ... um... difficult... it's easy to "play" with you, but I really am trying to understand. (You, not Fred)
Those who you say I should ignore don't leave it alone. RumTum and Apologia P are two of the most persistent, then say I 'ran away' if I didn't answer what they wanted to hear. I am not going to pussy-foot around with them. They deserve rebuke. And they deserve a bear coming out of the woods to rip them to shreds. I hope they'll just back off, but they persue me.
That's because you're so "easy", Ty. Let your nay be nay and your yea be yea. Period. You tend to pay back perceived hostility with hostility. Be the bigger man. Be an example.
Here's the problem, I think. Whether you intend it or not, you set yourself up as "I'm more spiritual than you". Deny it all you want, Ty, that's the impression you give.
so THAT sets you up on a "higher standard". So when you respond "in kind", you just show that you're no different than anybody else. If you're going to set yourself up to a higher standard, then maintain it, Ty!
No, I have not defended him. I have said they use his name against me, to apply it to me. I speak from the Bible, not from what any preacher says. I have defended the Bible's teachings on healing, and the blessing to prosper and succeed, because the Bible makes it clear. THEY however, present a mocking mischaracterization, and use preachers names, simply to try to connect them to the false presentation.
Well, Hinn, particularly, has made numerous false prophesies, and some of his "healings" have been documented as faked. He has also been documented to teach heresies, some of which he later changed and denied. The things you say sound an awful lot like Hinn, so don't be surprised if somebody links you to him. If you don't have the courage to denounce Hinn, then, unfortunately, you're "married" to him, Ty. That's life.
I don't defend him, either, though he has come to my threads, and I was on one of his before I saw the fruitiness. Don't lump me in with him.
Fair enough. (this was about Fred) Here's the problem, Ty... think about Fred, and why so many people are so frustrated with him. Then think about the fact that you tend to be lumped with Fred. Why is that? Seriously! That should give you a hint that MAYBE there's something wrong with your approach. I'm just sayin'.
I am of the Holy Spirit. If I lash out, no matter how much you might disagree with the manner, it is always from the side of the Holy Spirit, and it is condemning to say otherwise.
This is where we're going to very STRONGLY disagree, Ty. Your claim of being spirit-filled is NOT a license to operate in the flesh, and claim it's spirit. You are absolutely 100% wrong in this. You can't have it both ways. I know quite a few "spirit filled" people, and they tend to have a dignity and a "quiet answer turneth away wrath" approach. Realizing you're going to see this as an attack (as you see ANY attempt at correcting you) I'm still going to stay it, Ty... you are not above correction. You CAN be wrong. Your refusal to accept correction is a major mark of immaturity. (feel free to lash out)
That's your misguided opinion. I am not able to answer all the 'legitimate' questions, some of which I have already answered, but they hound me as if I had not.
Then simply provide a link to your answer and say, like they do in a court room "asked and answered".
I stand up for what the Lord has taught me. I know, that I know, that I know, on the subjects I take a stand on. I'll be fair with you. I have been defensive at times, but I am always ready to get along and let by-gones be by-gones. And I always hope that people will be fair with me.
Life is not fair, Ty. It is what it is. That doesn't change the fact that a Child of God should act like a Child of God, even if you believe others are not doing so. This gets back to the "higher standard". You set yourself up, Ty... you're more spiritual than us. So you open yourself up to attack, then "react" when the attack comes. That, again, speaks to maturity. And, no, I am NOT "talking down to you", Ty... it's called "correction". We all need it from time to time, and the wise among us accept it.
I actually pray for you guys. I have to use your usernames, but God knows who you are!
Well, we have something in common!
There is that TALKING DOWN to me attitude again.
It is PRIDE, Ty, that prevents you from considering the POSSIBILITY that just MAYBE the Lord is speaking to you through somebody else, or that there MIGHT be something in you that needs corrected. You seem to see yourself as a "finished product", above reproach or correction. That is an INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS position.
I have been saved for 41 years, but living by faith for 28 years. I didn't say they were 'taking my faith from me.' That is impossible. The attack was spoken, and I came against it, and I will NEVER BE ASHAMED of what I believe.
I'm just trying to help you see that you bring a lot of this on yourself, Ty.