[Matt Anderson]

Ohio & Hope,

I am going to take a week to respond. This is due to two things.

1) Work
2) I need to spend time composing my responses to both of you. I need to be substantive in my response and not quick.

In between now and then, I will go mostly silent.

Hope,

I have previously asked you some questions which you have failed to respond to. I know you are busy and will remain busy into next month. I will bring the key questions of concern back forward and request a reply when I reply to all of your questions.

Ohio,

You have brought up some very good points which I both appreciate and am glad to see that you have decided to return to challenging this issue based on the Word. For a while there you were on the attack against my person. I know we have a strong disagreement here and I know you believe that I am just wrong. This hasn't changed the fact that I respect you as a brother in the Lord. I do. I have not appreciated some of your attack directed beyond what I am saying and at me personally.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I do believe that some of your primary objections here are rooted in your belief that the "leadership" messed up, but the flock is innocent. Is this correct?

I also realize that you simply do not agree with some of what I am sharing about idolatry in general. I'm not discounting this fact, but I want to see if you are able to acknowledge one of the key aspects of your position.

Note about my question: I have tried to make the basis of my thought well known (as much as possible), so I am not asking for something that I haven't already tried to share from my point of view.

Matt