Loaded questions cannot be answered yes or no

[ftk]

Wow! I just read one page of this site and I see two children arguing over words and terms that matter not, build up nobody and enlighten nobody! There is no grace for the hearers, and no truth for inquiring minds. Nothing to even stimulate searching the scriptures for truth. Good job fellas a page of nothing!! IMO, TK

[Ed J]

Hi Tim,

This thread is about coming to agreements,
as to what biblical doctrine really says;
is that not important to you, Tim?

God bless
Ed J (Joshua 22:34)
http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

[terraricca]

Quote (Ed J @ Oct. 02 2011,09:40)

HI PR, Why do you believe you are? God bless Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

edj

so we back in reverse again ,please answer the question

[david]

Quote (princess @ Sep. 15 2011,23:10)

Quote (david @ Sep. 15 2011,17:08) Quote (mikeboll64 @ Sep. 15 2011,13:02) Ed, give me an example of ANY "YES or NO" question that cannot be answered with a "YES or NO". Ask me one right now. I was just reading a book.  I like this question you ask. I have a question (a yes or no question) that you must answer "yes" or "no" to and that I would like you to try to answer truthfully.  Take your time. Here goes: "Is 'No' Your Answer to This Question"? Yes

AH, but "no" wasn't your answer to the question, "yes" was. And yet, you answered it "yes." So, you answered it wrongly.

[princess]

Yes, David.

My favorite word is 'if', when a sentence starts out using this word especially or when it is placed somewhere throughtout a sentence, I always take well it is up to me to decide yes or no to the statement.

Take care of yourself David.

[theodorej]

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 15 2011,13:30)

……..Loaded questions cannot be answered yes or no.   …they must first be re-worded unloaded. Quote (mikeboll64 @ Sep. 02 2011,13:05) Ed, all things were said to have come through the Word, God's Son, AND our Lord Jesus Christ.  Do you deny this? Hi Mike, This question (in quote box) I have quoted is one such example. Because Hebrews 11:3 clearly disagrees with the question you propose. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by “The Word” of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. (Hebrews 11:3) Did Jesus appear, yes or no? Your brother in Christ, Jesus. Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

That depends Ed ….. On what appear means…. spliting hairs and deminishing complex issues to the simplicity of a yes or a no is the sign of a closed mind fueled by a collasal ego which truely has no interest in any opposition to ones own beliefs..

[mikeboll64]

Theo,

I ask many YES or NO questions on this site.  Could you show me one of them that demonstrated my "closed mind", "enormous ego", or perhaps one that couldn't actually be answered with a YES or a NO?

Here's one example:
Does scripture say the Word became flesh?  YES or NO?

Can you answer this question, Theo?  Am I displaying arrogance or closed mindedness or an enormous ego by asking it?  

[theodorej]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Oct. 16 2011,02:15)

Theo, I ask many YES or NO questions on this site.  Could you show me one of them that demonstrated my "closed mind", "enormous ego", or perhaps one that couldn't actually be answered with a YES or a NO? Here's one example: Does scripture say the Word became flesh?  YES or NO? Can you answer this question, Theo?  Am I displaying arrogance or closed mindedness or an enormous ego by asking it?

Greetings Mik ….. Any question can be answered with a yes or a no ….. The answer to your question is yes …. Do not take offense to an observation I have made, it is only an observation and it may not apply to you…

[mikeboll64]

Hi Theo,

What your comment did was feed into Ed's own fallacy that if he doesn't WANT to DIRECTLY address a point, it is somehow the fault of the person asking the hard questions – the questions that might show his position on the matter to be in error.

Now, if I had asked Gene the question I asked you, I would have gotten his standard rhetoric about a spirit being what's inside someone and how John 1:14 really means that the Word came to be (IN) someone who was flesh.  This rhetoric does nothing in the way of resolving the error.  

And because of many answers like this, I often post my questions very pointedly, followed by "YES or NO?".

This is designed to prohibit Gene (or whoever) from continuing to spout the same tired rhetoric – which he (or whoever) pretends is an actual ANSWER to my point.

Ed finds fault with this tactic while I believe it is the best way to eliminate the fluff and get down to the meat of the matter.

It seemed to me that you not only agreed with Ed, but implied that people who ask "YES or NO" questions display a closed mind and a colossal ego.  It is this implication that I took offense to as one who DOES ask "YES or NO" questions.

I agree with you that "any question can be answered with a YES or a NO".

peace,
mike

[terraricca]

Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 09 2011,21:08)

Quote (Ed J @ Oct. 02 2011,09:40) HI PR, Why do you believe you are? God bless Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org edj so we back in reverse again  ,please answer the question

edj

I still wait

[Ed J]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Oct. 17 2011,07:23)

Hi Theo, What your comment did was feed into Ed's own fallacy that if he doesn't WANT to DIRECTLY address a point, it is somehow the fault of the person asking the hard questions – the questions that might show his position on the matter to be in error. Now, if I had asked Gene the question I asked you, I would have gotten his standard rhetoric about a spirit being what's inside someone and how John 1:14 really means that the Word came to be (IN) someone who was flesh.  This rhetoric does nothing in the way of resolving the error.   And because of many answers like this, I often post my questions very pointedly, followed by "YES or NO?". This is designed to prohibit Gene (or whoever) from continuing to spout the same tired rhetoric – which he (or whoever) pretends is an actual ANSWER to my point. Ed finds fault with this tactic while I believe it is the best way to eliminate the fluff and get down to the meat of the matter. It seemed to me that you not only agreed with Ed, but implied that people who ask "YES or NO" questions display a closed mind and a colossal ego.  It is this implication that I took offense to as one who DOES ask "YES or NO" questions. I agree with you that "any question can be answered with a YES or a NO". peace, mike

Hi Mike,

I do address your points, I just don't help to strengthen believed fallacies.
You word yes/no questions in a way to attempt to strengthen your position.
I don't fall for that tactic, this thread exposes it; Theodore understands it too.

God bless
Ed J (Joshua 22:34)
http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

[Ed J]

Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 17 2011,08:41)

Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 09 2011,21:08) Quote (Ed J @ Oct. 02 2011,09:40) HI PR, Why do you believe you are? God bless Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org edj so we back in reverse again  ,please answer the question edj I still wait

Hi PR,

A "Christian" is a follower of Christ.
Jesus is our example to follow.
You did not know this?

God bless
Ed J (Joshua 22:34)
http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

[Pastry]

Quote

i Mike, I do address your points, I just don't help to strengthen believed fallacies. You word yes/no questions in a way to attempt to strengthen your position. I don't fall for that tactic, this thread exposes it; Theodore understands it too. God bless

Ed, I find that rather ridiculous, because the question Mike asked, can be answered with a yes, or no…and Theo did, while you have ignored it and keep on saying it is Gods Holy Spirit…. in spite of showing you that The Word of God is the only begotten of the Father, who can only be Jesus Christ, and not Gods Holy Spirit…. that my friend is YOUR FA LACY….not anyone else s… Peace Irene

[Ed J]

Hi Irene,

Revelation 19:11-21 ties together with Isaiah 63:2-10, which you can't seem to get.

      the glory as of the only begotten of the Father (John 1:14)
      compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18)

The Word of the oath, which was since the law,
maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. (Hebrews 7:28)

1Pet.1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of
incorruptible, by "The Word" of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Of his own will begat he us with "The Word" of truth,
that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. (James 1:18)

God bless
Ed J (Joshua 22:34)
http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

[Ed J]

Irene and Mike,

2 Cor 3:17-18 Now the LORD is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the LORD is, there is liberty.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the LORD, are changed
into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.

the glory as of the only begotten of the Father (John 1:14)
compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18)

Your brother
in Christ, Jesus.
Ed J (Joshua 22:34)
http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

[terraricca]

Quote (Ed J @ Oct. 17 2011,23:36)

Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 17 2011,08:41) Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 09 2011,21:08) Quote (Ed J @ Oct. 02 2011,09:40) HI PR, Why do you believe you are? God bless Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org edj so we back in reverse again  ,please answer the question edj I still wait Hi PR, A "Christian" is a follower of Christ. Jesus is our example to follow. You did not know this? God bless Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

edj

so catholic people are also true Christians

[Ed J]

Hi PR,

Do you believe they are (according to Pierre) not Christians?
Who do you believe they are following then, if not Christ?

God bless
Ed J (Joshua 22:34)
http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

[terraricca]

Quote (Ed J @ Oct. 18 2011,10:40)

Hi PR, Do you believe they are (according to Pierre) not Christians? Who do you believe they are following then, if not Christ? God bless Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

edj

if you see anything in those scriptures that a man does as Christian do, then he is a Christian,

JN 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
JN 14:15 “ If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

JN 14:24 “He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father’s who sent Me.
JN 21:15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He *said to him, “Tend My lambs.”
JN 21:16 He *said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He *said to him, “ Shepherd My sheep.”
JN 21:17 He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus *said to him, “ Tend My sheep.

Pierre

[Ed J]

Hi PR,

Do you believe Catholics are (according to Pierre) not Christians?
Who do you believe Catholics are following then, if not Christ?

And your post answers this question exactly how…

God bless
Ed J (Joshua 22:34)
http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

[terraricca]

Quote (Ed J @ Oct. 18 2011,11:44)

Hi PR, Do you believe Catholics are (according to Pierre) not Christians? Who do you believe Catholics are following then, if not Christ? And your post answers this question exactly how… God bless Ed J (Joshua 22:34) http://www.holycitybiblecode.org

edj

can you read ?? or understand ?? scriptures tell you what is a Christian or a follower of Christ approved by God

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