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I rest my proverbial case.

You might want to check out Grammarly. I think the word you're looking for here is "averse." Unless opinions have made you sick or poor.

Again, the lengthy explanations of ill behavior don't justify them.

If you have to say "I'm not a troll"...

I'll call it out sometimes.

Well, it happened in post #24 ^^^^

And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. (1 Corinthians 8:2)

As if God were not permitted by you to lay aside a portion of His powers and deploy Himself. What rubbish. With God all things are possible.

Also, nowhere in the Bible are these requirements even given for a Messiah.

Yes and no. It is a paradox. Paradox must be recognized to understand Scripture. You know full well that there are parts of Scripture that appear to contradict each other. Be honest.

So are you selling staunch Calvinism or not?

Piety is a virtue, you know.

You are wise beyond your years, however old you are, my friend.

Respectfully, I don't find all of these "spirits" in Scripture. I find only 2 of any significance: The Holy Ghost, the 3rd Person of the Godhead; and the spirits of devils, working to deceive mankind. Many times, the word "spirit" is used figuratively to describe some attitude or pattern of...

If the Holy Spirit were ever completely absent from the earth, everyone would be dead.

And, of course, you're one of the chosen few that are immune to all of the tomfoolery and wordsmithing and must needs police the rest of us. You've obviously mistaken me for someone who seeks a detailed explanation of what you think you're doing here.

I guess I should just be glad the thread is still going?

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. (Romans 10:4)

I guess it's not really a trick question since I explained it afterward. I probably should delete the trick question part.

Who can expand on this without sounding too dogmatic? IOW, Try not to betray yourselves as one who likely knows more about Jesus than you do the Person, Himself. (Not judging here)