Russ, I have said all I have to say. I've learnt in my life that sometimes it is sadly necessary to bow out of discussions because the person you are discussing things with is never likely to see your point of view, and, typically, things will get taken to the personal level, which has started to happen in this thread. You question, for example, whether I believe the Bible is God inspired because I have a different view to you.

Anyone who is hardcore in any denomination, whether it is Protestant or Catholic, is never ever going to be open to any other perspective unless something happens in their life that makes then question their current position. Protestants and Catholics have made war against each other in the past, both believing to the point of willing to die, that their interpretation of Scripture is the absolute right one.

I have given my view, a view that is typical of Catholics and mainstream Protestants, which is that we are free from following the law because of Christ. The Bible even tells us that the law was only meant to last until Christ fulfilled it.

You are of a different opinion, and we'll just have to leave it at that. You can't force someone to your way of thinking by trying to bully them into a discussion. Sometimes it is necessary to agree to disagree. The Bible tells us this will be the case, that different Christians will have different opinions and we should respect the right.

I strongly disagree with your position, but I don't believe there is anything I can say to persuade you otherwise. And what you believe is ultimately not my responsibility. It's between you and God.