The mystery is whether you affirm or deny that this verse is the inspired word of God. What say you ? If you say yes, you abandon Protestant/Evangelical/Other position and admit their new translations are false and do not include the entire inspired Bible. If you say no, you deny the KJV and Textus Receptus upon which it is based, admitting the Reformation never had a complete and correct Bible all these centuries, and may not now, depending on modern scholarship rather than. Received Text. Sola Scriptura is exposed as insufficient; Catholics do not have this problem, relying on both Scripture and Apostolic Tradition for truth.
Does it comport with other Scripture? Yes. Does it contradict any other scripture? No.
>>If you say yes, you abandon Protestant/Evangelical/Other position and admit their new translations are false and do not include the entire inspired Bible.<<
Nice try but it doesn't matter. There is no dispute about 1 John 5:7 because three are who are testifying in the heaven
So I will again say it comports with the rest of scripture. If you dispute the trinity just say so.
>>Sola Scriptura is exposed as insufficient;<<
No, it is not. It reinforces it. If we use scripture alone no one part can contradict another part. Each part supports the whole of scripture. Which BTW eliminates the apocrypha as they often disagree with the rest or have internal errors.
>>Catholics do not have this problem, relying on both Scripture and Apostolic Tradition for truth.<<
Catholics have a whole host of problems with their "traditions". Your "tradition" often contradicts scripture or is outright condemned by scripture.
You’ll MUCH more straw for that man to stand on it’s own.
You’ll need MUCH more straw for that man to stand on it’s own.