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To: vladimir998

I find your ferocity about denying the inspiration of Scripture puzzling.

Throughout the Bible, in virtually all of the books, the books claim to be the word of God. Also, Jesus quoted from all of them as authoritative (except, I think, Song of Solomon). I am sure you know all of this. If you reject it, you reject, I guess. I was not aware the denial of the inspiration of Scripture is a Roman Catholic position. Actually, I don’t think it is.

I think the difference between RCs and Protestants (serious ones on both side, I don’t refer to the women who want to be pope or the cafeteria this and thats) is: the RC’s say the Bible is God’s Word because the RC church says it is; whereas Protestants say the Bible is God’s Word because the Bible says it is.

I think it’s an important difference, and one that can be discussed, but your posts seem to indicate that you don’t even believe the Bible is inspired. Is that the case?


192 posted on 04/04/2013 11:38:46 AM PDT by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: Persevero

Persvero:

You are incorrect here.

Catholics believe that the Magisterium has authority granted to them by Christ himself. The Apostles and the Magisterium wrote scripture and decided what was to be canon.

Inspiration comes from God to the Magisterium to scriptures.

What Protestants do is divorce teh bible from the magisterium, arguing that Scripture is inspired - but the Magisterium has no authority. This approach has some severe difficulties. At some point you end up at the point of divorcing the Apostles and the bible from the Magisterium, whereas Catholics say that inspiration flows from God to them.


195 posted on 04/04/2013 11:54:59 AM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Texas is a state of mind - Steinbeck)
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To: Persevero

You wrote:

“I find your ferocity about denying the inspiration of Scripture puzzling.”

I find it puzzling that you would make up an outright falsehood saying I deny the inspiration of scripture. I have never, EVER, done any such thing.


208 posted on 04/04/2013 4:14:42 PM PDT by vladimir998
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