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It was on the Journey home, and so people talked about it. You can always skip threads that you don’t want to read…OP.
Madam, I am not talking about threads merely discussing certain programs and books, I am talking about how nearly every White thread has a mention of Patty Bonds. Something completely irrelevent. Suppose some posters here had family members that converted to one of the cults, would you lambast them for their inability to convince their siblings of the true path? No! Of course you wouldn’t.It was on the Journey home, and so people talked about it. You can always skip threads that you don’t want to read…OP.
This kinda made me chuckle.
Kuriakos,
Wow, what are the odds! Doug is a friend of mine. He retired as Pastor of Second Baptist to teach at my college. Incidentally, after leaving Second, he joined my church. So we see a lot of each other. He’s a great guy, for an arminian.Kuriakos,
Actually, it’s highly relevant to the arguments James White has made about his sister’s conversion. Therefore, it may very well have a place, depending on context.
You’re right, however, that it’s a cheap shot to tout about in a “Hey, your sister converted!! You suck!!” manner. I have no doubt that it’s a painful topic for the both of them, and it speaks well of him that James White made no attack on Patty Bonds until she went public with her conversion.
God Bless,
RyanL
Corpus Christi local from 2003-2005
If you happen to know Pastor Doug Jackson (Baptist), consider yourself luck. He’s an impressive saint!
Lol. He’s a font of wisdom when it comes to St. John of the Cross and several other Saints, so be sure to ask. I used to go to 2BC, and would listen to his sermons on RealAudio after I moved. Some of the best sermons I’ve ever heard, quite frankly. In my humble opinion, he’s a holy man and I hold him in high esteem.Wow, what are the odds! Doug is a friend of mine. He retired as Pastor of Second Baptist to teach at my college. Incidentally, after leaving Second, he joined my church. So we see a lot of each other. He’s a great guy, for an arminian.
If you send me a pm I can pass along his contact info if you want it. My name is Jeremiah Bailey, btw.
Is that what’s happening? Lambasting? I hadn’t caught that.
It angers me because it is wrong, and has no place in these discussions.
I do find it a bit relevant after reading her conversion story. She came from some pretty staunch stock of anti-Catholics. And she tells of giving her brother a great deal of time to convince her she was wrong.
Yeah, it is. I haven’t done it personally, (I’ve made many other mistakes on this forum though) but I’ll never mention her in the future.
That is still not relevant. All it means is that he could not convince her. That has no bearing on the validity of his argumentation, and frankly I believe people bring it up all the time because they know it is personally painful to him. It is a cheap shot, and an irrelevant fact to bring Patty Bonds into these discussions.
Because it happened in this forum a couple of times. I am new to this forum so I assumed this was the place to put it.
okay, let’s have it your way…
You are right, White convincing me of a doctrine would not be relevant in an argument. For example, it is through Aomin that I became reformed. If we were in an argument about White’s claims on predestination, and I said “His argument must be true, he convinced me!” You would not see any validity in such argumentation. The same is true of the inverse situation of him being unable to convince his sister. It is simply not relevant to the discussion.okay, let’s have it your way…
and if White convinces you of anything… that is not relevant either.
I agree… and would add “White has no authority but himself (O’ Sola Meo) to be credible in the Word of God.”