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To: narses
Ahh yes, written by biblically unfamiliar Roman Catholics to convince other biblically unfamiliar Roman Catholics, that being biblically unfamiliar is just fine. Don't bother your pretty little heads with studying God's word, the church will tell you what to think.

The weak use of both bible texts and logic will convince no one but those who are are already on Rome's band-wagon.

How people can have confidence in such an anciently (and contemporarily) demonstrably corrupt human institution I will never know. No wonder most followers are born into Rome's errors rather then being born-again into Christ's invisible Church.

"Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen."
-- Martin Luther, 1521, at the Council of Worms, while facing the clear prospect of being burned to death by Roman Catholic authorities...

260 posted on 03/19/2004 9:02:55 AM PST by AnalogReigns
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To: AnalogReigns; narses
Don't bother your pretty little heads with studying God's word, the church will tell you what to think

Well, then, what are all those Bible-babbling preachers doing telling audiences what the Bible says if all one has to do is read the Bible?

I thought sola scriptura was supposed to let every Christian personally decide what the Bible says, provided of course that they can read, comprehend, have a sufficient command of the language, have resources for comparitive study, are willing to take the time to read, and so on.

None of which is either true or practical -- so what do Protestants do? They tell their parishoners what to think!" while doing a little entertaining while they are at it.

267 posted on 03/19/2004 3:38:57 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: AnalogReigns; narses
Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other

You find this something worth quoting? By that maxim we should reject anything human, for it surely has been contradcited. But, this quote does show, however, that Luthers was a more skillful speaker than a thinker.

By the way, Luther also rejected Apostles like James because James didn't fit into his preconceived notion of what Scriptures should say.

270 posted on 03/19/2004 4:14:28 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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