Posted on 09/25/2013 6:15:23 AM PDT by matthewrobertolson
“Second, the passage undermines individual interpretation, the cornerstone of the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura, implicitly reminding us of the necessity of being united under one set of doctrines. “
So interpretation by one man is bad, but interpretation by another is good?
I read it, I’m an unapologetic, sold-out, born-again evangelical non-Catholic Christian, and I don’t have any trouble with any of it. I guess I felt the need to say so, since the name of the blog is “Answering Protestants”.
Now you are getting it ... do not seek to understand the scriptures ... just believe what the RCC tells you they mean ...
You sir ... are almost "home" ... < /sarc>
Yeah, I get it, we could just throw darts at scripture and pick and choose what we want that way. That’d work well. Of course, man removed from the time of Christ by 1900 years leaving out some books of Scripture can understand it. (/sarc)
Well you can throw darts at the Word of God. You could even burn it.
I prefer to read it leaving out the parts which are not the inerrant inspired word of God. The same parts which have a multitude of errors.
How many verse of the Bible has the Catholic Church defined?
I don’t understand your question
So interpretation by one man is bad, but interpretation by another is good?
LOL! The whole article is an exercise in "individual interpretation".
Good point, Christ founded a Book... Oh wait.
So you’re saying Christ founded a building?
Let me rephrase it for you. Exactly how may verse in the Bible has the Catholic Church definitively interpreted?
Protestants have a habit of saying that the Church has mandated specific interpretations. Surely the protestant community can tell me how many verses the Church has said you must follow their interpretation.
Oh you think the Church means building? Really?? Haven’t you read Paul??
The Church is the Body of Christ.
“And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”
Ephesians 1:23
And many other verses.
How many verses in the Bible does the Catechism reference?
Each time a verse is referenced in a section of the Catechism, it provides the Churches interpretation of that passage.
No, you are the one that questioned the source of the Bible.
The Church Christ founded is the People, not a denomination, a building, or a doctrine.
Nobody questioned the source of the Bible.
Post #11.
“So you’re saying Christ founded a building?” - DriftDriver
I see no where where post 10 which you refer to mentions building.
Post #10
“Good point, Christ founded a Book... Oh wait.”
By the way, the point of post #6 is that according to some, the Bible could be interpreted in any number of ways per post #2:
“So interpretation by one man is bad, but interpretation by another is good?”
Well, we could use any means of interpretation then.
And we can extract verses out of context as well.
But Christ didn’t found a book.
Holy Spirit, help us!
‘But Christ didn’t found a book.”
Strawman since I never said that, you did.
Except of course God did “found a book” but it wasn’t really a book. The bible IS the inerrant inspired Word of God. Your statement indicated you didn’t think God did “found a book” which of course in the Bible in this context.
The Word of God does instruct us to be wary of false teachers.
“No, you are the one that questioned the source of the Bible.”
Exact post where I say I questioned the source of the Bible? If you can not produce it, no reason to continue to discuss an issue dishonestly.
First you imply someone mentioned a building where it is not in a post which shows a lack of understanding now to come back and say the church is the people after maybe some minutes of research.
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