Hi Contendah,
You tell me, "Both my feet are firmly planted of the solid ground of TRUTH, Bill -- truth as revealed in scripture."
My Friend, I am not saying you are not a Christian believer -- but, some of your posts do seem to be straddling the fence. You say, "truth as revealed in scripture." In saying that, do you mean the Christian Bible -- or do you mean another, such as the Book of Mormon, the Jehovah's Witnesses "New World Translation" or another?
It would help if you would be a wee bit more explicit, i.e., are you speaking of Christian Scripture, are you in a Christian church, do you consider yourself a born again Christian, etc.
For myself, I study the Christian Bible, mostly the NASB, but often I will use the NKJV, the KJV, and, sometimes in my writings, for clarity, I will use the NIV. Those are my choices, in that order. Which Scripture do you mean?
And, if folks ask me, I will declare that I am a Christian believer. If they push the issue, I will acknowledge that I have been worshiping in a Baptist church (most of the time BGC, sometimes SBC) for the past 24 years. I do not introduce myself as a Baptist, not that I am ashamed of being Baptist -- but, because I consider myself Christian first, and Baptist second. Usually, I will tell folks I am a Baptist flavored Christian. Why? Because my personal Biblical Christian Doctrines, my personal Statement of Faith, aligns very well with the Baptist's Statement of Faith.
So, Contendah, that is where I stand on the playing field. Where do you stand?
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill