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LinearAQ said
That's like someone saying he's a Bible scholar but doesn't understand Paul's explanation of the mechanism of salvation (Roman road). I am sure you would say that he is deluding himself concerning his Bible knowledge.

Considering the fact that Paul aka Saul himself was a bible scholar long before he had a clue about salvation it would hardly be a far fetched notion.

Quite a number of bible scholars are even athiests. Maybe you'd like to share their understanding of salvation with us? oh, you are already doing that, sorry I mentioned it.
What part of my debate is such an insult to you that you must hurl insulting rhetoric in my direction?

It is obvious from your responses to Linda and myself that you are unable to understand analogy. Perhaps you need to look up the purpose of analogy so you can confirm what I am about to tell you. I am sure you won't believe me because you have already concluded that I am either a liar, stupid or deluded by Satan.

Be that as it may an analogy is used to provide an understandable familiar comparison as a means of explaining a more complex or unfamiliar relationship. It is typically kept very simple and extremely obvious. That characteristic is not meant to imply that the recipient of the analogy, nor the sender, is unintelligent.
No analogy is an exact explanation of the concept it chosen to represent. It is not supposed to be.

I find it surprising that you are not able to process analogies very well, seeing as Jesus used them in a great many cases to explain the workings of God, heaven and people. They're called parables.

Or is it that you do understand analogy but cannot control your desire to hurt others? Perhaps you need to work on some of your fruits of the Spirit.

A faith that connot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. -- Arthur C. Clarke