I have the Church to help me with those questions.
Now — what about you? Who’s your authority? How do you know? Are you your own infallible pope?
I match everything against scripture. If someone says something that goes against scripture, then he is a false prophet. If it isn’t scripture, I take it with a grain of salt as coming from a man.
My church has always tought me, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Read my bible and don’t count on a man to guide me.
Far too much dogma has com from the rcc to treat it as a credible source for salvation. Praying too anyone but God is idol worship. There is no biblical reference to purgatory. It was a money making scheme.
When you are dead, that’s it you can’t skirt the line and count on purgatory too still get you in. purgatory is the rcc’s biggest sin.
“Now — what about you? Who’s your authority? How do you know? Are you your own infallible pope?”
I trust my understanding of Scripture over the opinions of some Zyklon B sales rep or a member of the Hitler Youth. With confidence I guarantee you I have spent more time studying the Bible than the last five popes combined. Sometime you ought to look up a former priest, even those with a high level of education, and ask him how much time he spent being taught the Bible. His answer will shock you. My teens have spent more time in pure bible study than many priests.