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To: LiteKeeper
The imposition of this sort of thing on believers, particularly as an obligation, is to encrust the Gospel of Jesus Christ with man-made trappings that I don’t think are pleasing to our Lord.

And who gave you the authority to judge what is and isn't pleasing to Our Lord? Don't say, "The Bible"; you aren't mentioned in it, and neither am I.

But the Apostles are. To them, Christ Our Lord said: "Whatever you bind on earth, is bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, is loosed in heaven."

They gave their authority to the bishops (2 Tim 2:2, et al.), where it rests today.

Attempting to make me recognize your authority to teach me sounds like an obligation you are trying to impose on me. It's one I don't recognize.

We Romanists are a funny lot. We don't listen to nobody nobody sent. We listen to the shepherds Christ sent, and no others.

63 posted on 02/26/2009 9:20:07 PM PST by Campion
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To: Campion

It is interesting that you mention Timothy. I am an ordained minister of 30 years, a pastor and Bible teacher. I am one of those selected by God to equip the saints (Eph 4:11-12). The “bishops” you refer to in Timothy are the pastors of the Church. So, I do have some authority to interpret the Word of God, and to say something of what the Bible teaches. The Bible is the only authority for the practice of the Church...even if you, what was it, oh yeah, “Romanists” disagree.


66 posted on 02/26/2009 9:35:09 PM PST by LiteKeeper (Beware of socialism in America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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