Venezuelan Bishops Pray to Virgin Mary to Free the Country from the ‘Claws of Communism’

No it wasn’t. The article at the link points out errors in theology by anyone claiming to believe the Bible as authoritative

I am simply saying that my discussion is not with a url, we can find anything we want but it still just boils down to an opinion, they can twist it around to suit them selves just like a commentator on FR can.

1,281 posted on 09/05/2017 11:49:25 AM PDT by ravenwolf (If the Bible does not say it in plain words, please don`t preach it to me.)

I don’t know why you would assume I believe titles, such as reverend, are Biblical/acceptable . They aren’t. I have never uttered the title, ‘reverend,’ and with God’s help I never will.

None of which makes the title, ‘father,’ Biblical or acceptable. It’s just as much prohibited as the title, ‘reverend.’

You cite people using the title, ‘father,’ subsequent to the time of Christ. Irrelevant. Nowhere are we told that tradition is inspired and inerrant. “God-breathed,” applies only to the Bible.

Here’s what Jesus said about subordinating Scripture to tradition:

Mark 7:

5 The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?”

6 And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:

This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.

7 But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’

8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

1,282 posted on 09/06/2017 3:46:13 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)

To: Fantasywriter

I don’t know why you would assume I believe titles, such as reverend, are Biblical/acceptable .

I guess i should have used more appropriate words I did not assume you accepted Reverend i just mean that many Ministers of the gospel do call them selves reverend.

None of which makes the title, ‘father,’ Biblical or acceptable. It’s just as much prohibited as the title, ‘reverend.’*********

I agree.

1,283 posted on 09/07/2017 2:18:44 PM PDT by ravenwolf (If the Bible does not say it in plain words, please don`t preach it to me.)

It’s good that we found a smidgen of common ground. Even a very little is better than none.

Blessings.

1,284 posted on 09/08/2017 11:21:52 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)

To: Fantasywriter

It’s good that we found a smidgen of common ground.

Yes it is, and all we can do is to keep on studying and using our noggin and decide for our selves.

God bless.

1,285 posted on 09/09/2017 9:23:02 AM PDT by ravenwolf (If the Bible does not say it in plain words, please don`t preach it to me.)

Yes it is, and all we can do is to keep on studying and using our noggin and decide for our selves.

GIGO.

R2z out.

1,286 posted on 09/09/2017 10:00:40 AM PDT by Resettozero

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