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God’s word is the final authority. True

Of course it is TRUE. God's Word is the ONLY TRUTH there is. Throw away the catechism if you believe it's true; otherwise, your 'true' response means NOTHING and is only dribble.

But He gave this authority to teach His truth only to Peter and his apostles.

FALSE!! That's what Rome taught before God's Word was snatched from them. NOW everyone of us is responsible for learning HIS TRUTH and HE equipped those who WANT TO KNOW His Truth with The Holy Spirit. God is a personal God and each one is personally responsible for themselves. Paul is the one HE revealed His mystery to and Paul wrote over 1/2 of the NT. That should bring some light to the darkness of catholicism. God has appointed Holy Spirit filled teachers who teach HIS WORD ALONE. His HS filled believers know TRUTH when they hear it and know deception before it turns the corner. They are well-equipped as only God equips His own.

This is what the early Church fathers accepted, believed, and practice as an unbroken line of succession to Peter- the early Popes and saints.

I left that 'counterfeit teachings' in the mud from which it came - it's Rome's dribble to deceive those who can be deceived. Show where God gave anyone 'the counterfeit teachings of man', the catechism for one, to teach. And please don't use popes as anything credible! What's wrong, suddenly history of 'Rome's incorrigible 'religious' leaders is something not to believe? Only the worse of the worst made the hit parade. What about the 'I'm all yours, Mary' one. Man giving himself over to man. That didn't end well. He had no Savior as he gave himself to Mary and Mary cannot save. There is only ONE Savior and that is Jesus. Basic Christianity and he didn't even get that right. Worldly teaching got to him - his choice. And what did Rome do?...they dug him up to honor him - honor 'man' as it is 'their way'. He must have been one of their best...as he didn't know basic Christianity but practiced idolatry - 'The catholic mascot'. Satan really is a trip - he's having fun at the cost of souls for eternity. Yet, the deceived continue to embrace his teachings. Their elevator is obviously stuck on stupid and no 'light' goes on.

Of course all this goes over the heads of low-information Christain Protestants who think their local Foursquare Church Paster gets it right

Low information, again? Slow learner comes to mind in that response. The ONLY ONE who has it right is JESUS The Word and He shared His Word as His own gave up their life for His will/His Word to be spread world wide. And that still grates Rome! They didn't take His Word seriously when He said 'the gates of hell will not prevail against HIS CHURCH'. Shame on them as they refused correction and then went on to produce "their word", the catechism. Not taking Patient GOD seriously will produce His Wrath eventually as HIS age of Grace closes soon. HIS WORD IS FINAL - He has the First Word and the Last! Satan and his 'man made teachings' are such a loser, yet....

This is why no serious theological scholar holds onto any single Protestant denomination.

Theological Scholar! And totally without The Spirit. A dime a dozen. Save the RCC WORLDLY concept of things - they are corrupt to the core when it comes to the things of God!

Easy to establish a Protestant faith? Get your self some good speaking lessons; throw some rock’n background music, even better get yourself a pretty wife, don’t say anything to upset your congregation, plant a cross in the front yard, surround it with some inviting foliage, and have vapid and meaningless ‘Sunday Services” by shouting out verses from Scripture, and viola, we have a new Protestant religion.

Sounds catholic to me minus the wife (as some prefer boys) as the catholic church produces worldly-minded creatures and it shows. Like I said before - catholics have been so deceived they have no idea what to look for in a church. Where's the incense, the fine linen and Jesus nailed to The Cross, the confession booth and a statue of Mary and 'saints' and holy water and beads to keep us on track? - this can't be a true church. They only know what they are taught by man. Lest catholics feel left out, Mormons and muslims are in the same boat. Satan doesn't care what unbelievers call themselves or gimmicks they use to appear holy - as long as he has their soul. Now Truth evades them - they don't even recognize It when it's presented to them. Being easy prey comes at a very high price for eternity.

Psst! I got info for you - Jesus has nothing to do with 'religion' it's all about a relationship. So much for 'low information' - catholics apparently were served the whole cake! All they do is compare 'religions' as they fight for some credence. They have a long haul before they come out of the hole they dug themselves and the time is short - so not much hope left - while satan does his 'I got them dance'. BTW, there is no purgatory but there is fire and it's hell where 'man made teachings' end up as everything NOT of God is burned up - except man because the spirit lives forever with WHO they choose to believe and obey here. No one can serve two masters.

'Man made teachings' originated for the sole purpose to deceive. That's all satan has is deception. Learning of his deception in Genesis is each one's responsibility - and catholics, mormons and muslims left their learning up to man. Imagine that - man leaving their eternal destiny up to 'man'. One could say they deserve what they get if it were not so FINAL.

Since you brought up scholarship and that is what appears you seek, Daniel1212 has instructed here many many times and he is to be commended for his Biblical teachings and PATIENCE with the unlearned. How much of it did you absorb or even care to absorb as the clock ticks away? No need to answer, it's just me thinking out loud about the grace of God.

God's WORD IS THE FINAL Authority and HIS SPIRIT is The Teacher.