Recent content by Ol' Barn

Sometimes it's hard to realize or even imagine the profound wisdom that the LORD was pleased to bestow upon Peter after the way he is almost buffoonishly portrayed in the Gospels and, often, mockingly depicted even by modern followers of his Master. But what we see in this passage is literally...

I don't know what that means. :) .

"...by every word..." .

Well, now I'm afraid.

I tried it—there was nobody there but me. :) .

Bring it, Big Boy. ;) .

I really only meant to answer the question at face value. I wasn't implying anything. :) .

Correct I was raised Southern Baptist, but my Father wouldn't allow me to be baptized when I had my initial conversion experience at age 8. I've never had any other affiliations of any kind. I don't have any particular disappointments in the SB Convention, although I do wish they had kept the...

I try to keep my disappointments in my church to myself. I know that all churches disappoint and I don't wish to bring ill-repute on any unless they are systemically flawed (I feel this is the only way to justly judge a collective) and that my silence would contribute to the ruin of souls. :) .

I sure did. :p .

It looks like we're talking about spiritual fruit here so I'll pick the one I'm lousy at—self-control or "temperance," as the King James puts it. Self-control or temperance is traditionally defined as moderation in things that are good for us and abstinence from the things that are harmful...

That's sounds reasonable, actually. .

Kind of like one of these: The guys who worked on the flight line all day used to say "C-5s should not fly." Evidently they cannot glide and would drop like a lead ball if all 4 engines were stalled. .

Whatever you want—he won't notice. ;) That's the proverbial joke with a thousand punchlines. .

Well, they're not wrong - lol. :love: .