To: Titanites
** OK. So which is it; can you be trusted or not? Sounds to me from your second statment that your interpretations can't be trusted. **
I am not, nor can I be trusted as an infallible authority on par with scripture. As a result, scripture must always be held as an authority over me.
My point was that the "Roman Catholic Church" fails in the same regard. One simply cannot use "Canonicity" as an argument for "Infallibility" or "Authority". No one can consistently, logically state that if the Church canonized scripture, then it must be both Infallible and contain an Authority that is the same as Scripture. As a result, the Roman Catholic Church cannot be "Trusted" as well. It, like me and the rest of creation, falls under the authority of Scripture.
The truth, if you are honest to admit it, is that the ultimate authority of the Magisterium, Sacred Scripture, and Sacred Tradition can be nothing but a presupposition.
Note: I will gladly declare my presupposition: The Bible is my sole ultimate authority as God's special, infallible self revelation.
160 posted on
01/03/2004 11:12:39 AM PST by
SoliDeoGloria
(Is 42:8 I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.)
To: SoliDeoGloria
I am not, nor can I be trusted as an infallible authority on par with scripture. As a result, scripture must always be held as an authority over me. Fine and dandy. I think we can agree that you are "not" an authority "over" scripture. But what I "asked" is if "your interpretation" of scripture could be "trusted".
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