Of course you are right when you say:
"Unfortunately, just believing one is "correct" is not necessarily the same
as "doing the right thing".
But this misses my point when I said:
"If the TE position is correct - and they believe it is -, the TE people
are doing the right thing."
I ask: It is the right thing to act on what one believes to be false?
The TE people are seeking to be honest to what they believe is truth.
That is all I said.
You also state:
<<Perhaps Phil Johnson also believes that "Truth is more important than
impact" and that "the TE position" is *not* "correct"? :-)
Indeed do we not believe the Lord sends us "prophets...and teachers"
(Eph 4:11), who do continually call on God's people to "...come out
from them and be separate..." (2Cor 6:17. cf. Isa 52:11; Rev 18:4)?>>
Perhaps you believe this excuses a condescending attitude toward brothers
in Christ (TE's) who simply and honestly see things different than he
does. I don't.
Gordie