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To: chesley
My thought, though, is that it is not Church tradition that should guide the study, but theHoly Spirit.

Actually it should be both!

All that "Church tradition" is, is the accumulated wisdom of many Christians who have been inspired by the Holy Spirit from the beginning of the Church until now.

Like say your pastor said X. And everyone else said Y. You'd wonder if your pastor was a bit off, right? But if your pastor and every other pastor said X, then you'd feel pretty good about believing X because you'd be in good company with people you trust.

When you see tradition as not so much a dogma passed down from on high, but as really just a bunch of Holy-Spirit-inspired people all saying X together....then it makes sense why people should not be too eager to go out on a limb and say Y.

16 posted on 01/03/2014 1:53:21 PM PST by Claud
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To: Claud
Like say your pastor said X. And everyone else said Y. You'd wonder if your pastor was a bit off, right? But if your pastor and every other pastor said X, then you'd feel pretty good about believing X because you'd be in good company with people you trust.

What exactly is "X" and what is "Y"? Is there a "Z"? Are there potential multiple answers to Luke 24, Romans 10, and 1 Corinthians 15? When the apostles said "A" to be saved, was their message incomplete? Is there some confusion on the definition of the Gospel?

32 posted on 01/03/2014 2:45:03 PM PST by redleghunter
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To: Claud
When you see tradition as not so much a dogma passed down from on high, but as really just a bunch of Holy-Spirit-inspired people all saying X together

No doubt there are false prot and evangelical pastors out there. But I don't think you would say all of your priests speak dogma and truth with all purity and infallibility all the time either right? I mean none of those pedophile and pederast priests were representing mother church while dispensing sacraments right?

33 posted on 01/03/2014 2:48:51 PM PST by redleghunter
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