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To: Between the Lines; wmfights
Jennifer did not trust the Bible, could not trust other Christians, so chose to trust the Church.

Trusting the Church IS trusting other Christians. DUH!

Jennifer you need only trust in God and believe in Jesus Christ.

Of course, you don't have to actually believe that anything Jesus said is the truth.

When he said, "This is my body," that isn't the truth. He only meant, "This is a reminder of my body."

When he said to his apostles, "Who hears you, hears me," that isn't the truth either, because what he really meant was, "read the book and pay attention to what you like, and that's good enough".

When he said, "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church," he was obviously just telling Peter how worthless he was, and so that verse has nothing to do with you, either, because "his church" is really "your church," wherever and whatever you want it to be.

When he said, "Whosoever sins you forgive, they are forgiven them; whosoever sins you hold bound, they are held bound," that's really code for, "you don't have to confess to any men, just tell God about it and it'll be cool."

And when he said, "You must be born from above by water and the Holy Spirit," he really meant, "you must answer an altar call and pray the 'sinner's prayer' and you'll be infallibly saved; any discussion of water here is merely a gynecology lesson."

See, you can "believe in Jesus" without believing anything Jesus said.

</sarcasm>

37 posted on 10/25/2007 10:30:25 PM PDT by Campion
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To: Campion
Trusting the Church IS trusting other Christians. DUH!

Perhaps I should have said she did not trust individual Christians.

Of course, you don't have to actually believe that anything Jesus said is the truth.

Sadly you list of Jesus' quotes from the Bible would not have done Jennifer any good. Unlike you, she does not trust the Bible nor would she trust an individual Christians such as yourself. The only way that Jennifer will accept anything you have to say about Jesus is if you hold the "answer key" as an official representative of that divinely-guided Supreme Court, the Church. Unless you have the authority to speak for the Church, all of your wisdom is lost on Jennifer.

Though I do think that she would appreciate your sarcasm.

48 posted on 10/26/2007 7:07:18 AM PDT by Between the Lines (I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
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To: Campion; Between the Lines
Trusting the Church IS trusting other Christians. DUH!

How do you know they got it right?

When he said, "This is my body," that isn't the truth. He only meant, "This is a reminder of my body."

Does the RCC teach the difference between literal and figurative speech in any Bible studies?

When he said, "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church,"...

What exactly was Peter confessing and what exactly are the "Keys"? I'll give you a hint the ROCK is whom? The key thing you must do to be saved is?

93 posted on 10/26/2007 9:52:23 AM PDT by wmfights (LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
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