Bible Answer Man Converts to Eastern Orthodox!

[Cal]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

There is one thing that the opposers may wish to acknowledge:

What's an "opposer?" Oh, yeah. That's another circa-1976 Witness Lee term. Glad to see you are growing.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by Igzy

What's an "opposer?" Oh, yeah. That's another circa-1976 Witness Lee term. Glad to see you are growing.

What term would you prefer that I use?

[Cal]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

What term would you prefer that I use?

How about "people who disagree with me who may in fact be correct," perhaps shortened to "those who disagree with me."

But "opposers" is one-dimensional and demeaning and intentionally so. Lee was nothing if not someone who understood how to manipulate with words.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by Igzy

How about "people who disagree with me who may in fact be correct," perhaps shortened to "those who disagree with me."

But "opposers" is one-dimensional and demeaning and intentionally so. Lee was nothing if not someone who understood how to manipulate with words.

Can't I use the word opposer to mean "someone who disagrees with me"?

[Cal]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Can't I use the word opposer to mean "someone who disagrees with me"?

Do what you want.

I just get tired of people parroting Lee's speech patterns and thinking it makes them sound profound.

[leastofthese]

The LSM denomination church in my city talked to me about old Hank like he was the end all, be all of Christian teaching and doctrine.

I've never heard of him during my time in the non-denominational churches.

[Koinonia]

Originally Posted by leastofthese

The LSM denomination church in my city talked to me about old Hank like he was the end all, be all of Christian teaching and doctrine.

This sounds right. But I wonder how they will report it now?

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by leastofthese

The LSM denomination church in my city talked to me about old Hank like he was the end all, be all of Christian teaching and doctrine.

I've never heard of him during my time in the non-denominational churches.

Likewise in Washington state. In home meetings, the glowing comments of Hank was with the same measure of respect and awe presently lauded upon the blendeds.

[OBW]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Can't I use the word opposer to mean "someone who disagrees with me"?

Only if your thinking is a one-dimensional as to presume that disagreement means to be adverse to you personally. That disagreement means only to attack and cannot mean to persuade.

And only if you think that you and your opinions cannot be separated. And only if you are so sure of your opinions as the "gospel truth" that you cannot fathom that they might be incorrect and worthy of reconsidering.

I did not get to this place in my thinking by presuming that my thoughts were simply correct and that anyone who suggests disagreement is personally attacking me and the "truth" which I always hold to.

And don't come back with a "you seem so sure of yourself" argument. I am only sure that we are not really so sure about so many things outside of the fact that Jesus is God, come in the flesh, born of Mary, crucified by man, died, buried, resurrected, and now seated at the right hand of the Father. That belief in him is salvation. (But belief is more than mental assent.)

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Igzy

How about "people who disagree with me who may in fact be correct," perhaps shortened to "those who disagree with me."

But "opposers" is one-dimensional and demeaning and intentionally so. Lee was nothing if not someone who understood how to manipulate with words.

Or those with a contrary view. In my mind to use contrary is a more acceptable description than to use opposer.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by Terry

Or those with a contrary view. In my mind to use contrary is a more acceptable description than to use opposer.

How does the "contrarian ones" sound?

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

How does the "contrarian ones" sound?

That sounds more acceptable than opposer. Just the term opposer gives the impression of someone disagreeing 100% which I believe is not an accurate description.