Were you born in Australia? I think you should see the application of the analogy without needing additional point by point explanation. You were a baby once.
I guess it wasn’t a repeated question so much as it was one of the several repeated arguments you have simply refused to respond to:
I could list more arguments to which you have not responded, but I do not see much to be gained at this point. One of the principles in interpreting scripture is that if there appear to be differences, you step back and look at the big picture and try to see the forest. If you can see the forest, then you can look at the odd tree or two with better understanding and try to discover why they are different.
So the the preponderance of the evidence (remember the length of the list?) points to the assurance, the confidence and the sure hope we should have as Christians. We have discussed all three in good detail earlier, if you are willing to look back. Call it OSAS, if you must, using the term that I find offensive (whether or not my feeling that way is justifiable), but it clearly constitutes the forest.