[Thorin]

>>>>>And so it ever goes. Christians point Romanists to Christ, and God's Word, and Romanists become apoplectic.

Too bad you weren't around to "save" the author of your favorite book or the director of one of your favorite movies or its star. Sadly, JRR Tolkien and John Ford were staunch "Romanists," and even John Wayne died a "Romanist."

And Tolkien was such an obstinate "Romanist." I'd say that one-quarter or one third of his published letters concern theology, all of that horrible "Romanist" variety. And he felt that "Lord of the Rings" was a profoundly "Romanist" work, as he wrote to his Jesuit friend Fr. Murray. Such a tragedy that you weren't around to straighten out the old fool.

[BibChr]

I'm thought you might not be able to leave this alone; that's good. You should be troubled, though of course you're avoiding the obvious issue, and cast about desperately for more comfortable targets.

So, if you've nothing to fear, why not actually look at the Scriptures? You say you believe them. Surely there can't be any harm in looking at them, and thinking, can there? Not saying you did, but actually doing it?

Or you could keep bringing up as many non sequiturs as you could think of, trot out cliches, try to quiet your conscience.

And after all that's done, the issue will still be: will you begin to trust Christ alone for salvation? Will you begin truly to trust God's Word as sufficient?

Or will you continue in willing thralldom?

Your issue.

Dan
(Thos Scriptural questions you're trying to avoid)