To: irishtenor
Yes, an faith without works is dead (Jame's "epistle of straw" according to Luther).
We could go on forever quoting picked verses but only the Church received authority to interpret Scripture (Church = Apostles and their followers).
To: mas cerveza por favor
Oh, I would most heartily agree that to claim to have faith, but not demonstrating God’s love to others (deeds) would be a false faith. However, it is faith that drives our good works, and not good works that give us faith.
28 posted on
10/19/2010 7:28:58 PM PDT by
irishtenor
(Tag lines, they are not what they used to be...)
To: mas cerveza por favor
only the Church received authority to interpret Scripture It is the Holy Spirit's who reveals and interprets Scripture. If one does not have the Spirit of Christ within He is unable to understand scripture let alone interpret.
143 posted on
10/21/2010 4:45:21 PM PDT by
caww
To: mas cerveza por favor
We could go on forever quoting picked verses but only the Church received authority to interpret Scripture (Church = Apostles and their followers).Well, alrighty then...Just show us the scripture that says that...
147 posted on
10/21/2010 5:01:22 PM PDT by
Iscool
(I don't understand all that I know...)
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