(Part 3)... You further imply that my relationship with God "is based on a lie." Kevin, it is one thing to hold an opinion but quite another to make crass allegations based on said opinion. This is the "ugly" side of dominion theology that I mentioned earlier. Which hearkens back to my earlier warning to not conflate imperial Romanism with divine law... the two are clearly not the same but if you have been conditioned to believe this it seems there is no limit to what "they" can teach you with little to no critical analysis to discern the truth of it. When one side accuses the other of "basing his faith on a lie" (a rather serious allegation to say the least), I hope you can see that any chance of civil discourse is greatly diminished. Why not just be the best disciple based on the *example of Christ* as opposed to the man-made dictates of Rome? Early church fathers spoke of "the way" and did not place such emphasis on rigid doctrine, this for good reason as we have seen the results...