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To: Aquinasfan
Without authoritative teaching and Scriptural interpretation, each man is left to interpret Scripture on his own, leading to error, conflict and disunity, in opposition to Christ's Scripturally-expressed desire that his followers be one.

What makes you believe that those "men" taught or interpreted the scriptures correctly? Why do you believe that what they..or any man writing a commentary is by its nature inspired?The Holy Spirit was promised to all belivers not just the "church fathers".

329 posted on 10/18/2001 7:45:14 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
What makes you believe that those "men" taught or interpreted the scriptures correctly? Why do you believe that what they..or any man writing a commentary is by its nature inspired?The Holy Spirit was promised to all belivers not just the "church fathers".

True, the Holy Spirit was promised to all believers. And I'm sure that He is working in your life.

But the matter of interpreting Scripture infallibly is another issue. Yes, individual Catholics (aside from the Pope) are just as fallible as non-Catholics in interpreting Scripture, but the Church that Christ founded, which is "the pillar and foundation of truth," is infallible in interpreting Scripture when this authority is invoked (which is not often).

Interestingly, we can only know that Scripture itself is inspired and infallibly transmitted because of its infallible source: the Church. This article could be helpful, particularly the Spiral Argument paragraph.

339 posted on 10/18/2001 12:12:31 PM PDT by Aquinasfan
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