correction

i want to back track a little to my former men's bible class at a different church.  i would not want to give the impression that the men themselves were anything but warm, inviting and noticeably noble. they even offered to provide me with crosstown transportation, if that would help.  (my present group also helps with such assistance).  i have attended three different men's bible classes now, and they were all exceptional groups of men.  my problem was sometimes with the teaching.  there were good ones, and not so good.  some just turned out to be that way later on.  the divisions in my church have been very painful for many people, especially for me because i was struggling with a problem directly related to the occasion for the schism.  i am largely recovered from that condition now, and firmly believe that i was able to make significant progress because i chose to align myself with a more literal and conservative approach to holy scripture.  it's been a difficult road.  i am resolutely  committed to my continued progress.  it's personal, but i think i have already shared enough of it publicly to justify a claim to at least a considerable victory. but that victory is not in fact personally mine.  it is entirely indebted to my Lord and Savior, and to the working of his Holy Spirit in my life.