[Peter Debelak]

Originally Posted by aron

I have very much appreciated our give and take. We need fixed points in discussions, in order to measure where we are, and where we are, and are not, going. And if you have more fixed points than I, or they are more fixed than mine are, I take it as from the Lord.

At the same time, I equally appreciate people like Peter asking hard (seemingly unanswerable, even) questions, and "pushing" us to at least consider and examine previously unquestioned tenets and assumptions. I think that the tension produced by both positions ("pushing" and "resistance")can lead to healthy discussions. As long as the respect is there: that is where, to me, Jesus' "Love one another" is an immutable aspect of fellowship. We don't love one another equivalent to the degree of mutual agreement. We simply love one another because God loves us.

I have long appreciated OBW batting away my perhaps frivolous speculations. At the end of the day, whether or not anyone agrees with my present positions (which are evolving) matters no where near as much to me as "hey, someone out there is listening to my voice". And that is why the assembly of the faithful remains so attractive to me as a believer.

Sorry, but aron, you're a rockstar. No matter the position you're advancing in a post, it pours out as earnest and seeking - and willing to be sharpened, even shot down. Thanks.