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xyz said:
4. The two readers are insufficiently educated theologically to understand the post. One of them has, in effect admitted this. They are both evidently competent with ordinary English, so dictionary.com or similar is their first resort, if they genuinely have comprehension difficulties.
Certainly, this is a real possibility. However, I can say without hesitation that this reason (insufficient theological education) does not apply to any of the three individuals who have asked for clarification.

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xyz further comments:
5. The readers are being evasive for some reason. This is a standard reaction when people are completely defeated, and is by no means unusual on the 'net. It is almost always the reason when people simply declare incomprehension without reason. Genuine incomprehension almost invariably asks for a particular word or phrase to be explained, especially when a reason is requested.
This too is a real possibility, although once again, it incontrovertibly does not apply here since the request for clarification by all has been genuine. Contrariwise, your responses have been anything but helpful in answering those queries, the original context which originated the issue being:


Question: From your response I am curious to know how you deal with John Owen's statement here: For Whom Did Christ Die?. (Pilgrim)

Answer: I think a grin is the right response to Mr Owen's offering. (xyz)



PS. You have a PM (Private Message) waiting a response also. Click the flashing envelope icon on the upper right-hand side of the page under your username. grin

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