Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 3:36 pm
Then chalk me up as a martyr to God's wrath, in that case.
To be a "martyr," Gary, one has to be on the right side. Otherwise, one is simply somebody who goes down for a bad cause.
I can't worship what is unlovable.
You can ask all kinds of questions, Gary. God handles honest questions, even very complicated ones, very well. But they need to show some intention toward conversation, and some indication that you have some idea to Whom you are speaking.
What you can't legitimately do is insult and walk off. An accusation is not an invitation to facts; it's an attempt to shut down the conversation. And walking off leaves you exactly where you came in.
If you like where you are, carry on, I guess. If you're as unhappy as you say you are, then maybe one day you'll feel unhappy enough to tire of the self-justification and rudeness, and want to ask a reasonable question, rather that issuing a stream of defiant invective. But that's up to you.
Given your current tone, I'm going to step back. You've taken on more than you're ready to deal with, whether you know it or not.