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To: Mr Rogers
For if one simply READS the words of God

one can, and has, arrive at all sorts of heresy like Gnosticism, Montanism, Sabellianism, Arianism, Pelagianism, Nestorianism, Monophysitism and infinite variations which continue to this day.

Having your own church and interpretations of the same words guarantees nothing, least of all accurate theology.

128 posted on 11/02/2009 12:28:52 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr

“Having your own church and interpretations of the same words guarantees nothing, least of all accurate theology.”

Perhaps, but IGNORING the plain meaning of a scripture in favor of one that uses one or two verses to support Purgatory, or none at all to supporting confessions to priests, all in order to conform it to a tradition that was NOT passed down from the Apostles, but ‘unfolded’ later on pretty well guarantees bad theology.

If one wants to achieve falsehood, then pretending to read scripture while forcing on it meanings from traditions that consist of men’s opinions expressed over hundreds or a thousand years is a good way to make one’s goal!


135 posted on 11/02/2009 2:02:38 PM PST by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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