[redleghunter]

For the first 300 years of the Christian Faith, there were very, very few people who had actually read all of Scripture. Scripture was rare, it was fragile, it was priceless and it was hard to reproduce. Illiteracy rates were very high until recent times. More have been saved by the “oral tradition” up to the time of the printing press, than by reading the Bible for themselves.

A debatable (as we have debated in the past) premise, yet a valid one to discuss no less. You do well presenting the excuses for the ancient past. What excuse do we have since the printing press and literacy rates increased? We don't have excuses today at all.

[TradicalRC]

What excuse do we have since the printing press and literacy rates increased? We don't have excuses today at all.

Right. By that logic we shouldn't need lawyers or judges either because everyone can clearly read the law for themselves.