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To: Celtman
??? For the simple reason that, while some latitude (but not complete latitude) is given in the interpretation of Scripture, no latitude is given in the determination of what is Scripture.

Not yet, anyway. But the question still remains, Why? Part of Protestant antinomianism is a consistent theme amongst Protestants and crypto-protestants of anti-authoritarianism, specifically anti-papalism. I find that some of the post-reformation churches reject the Trinity as a mere Romish ornamentation of the Scriptures.

From a fundamentalist, as opposed to protestant, point of view, the Scriptures were well identified by the church long before the beginning of the Established church in thr fourth century.

Sorry, but the Church was established on Pentecost by the Paraclete. The canon was decidied by several church councils over the centuries. The protestants are loath to admit that the Roman Church gave us the canon of Scripture and that Luther eliminated books that he did not find amenable to his theology. Luther choosing canon leaves the canon open to Anyone choosing canon. I can find no principle in Protestantism that authoritively decrees otherwise.

130 posted on 11/14/2005 7:04:17 AM PST by TradicalRC (Searching Free Republic with lantern aloft for an answer...)
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To: TradicalRC

Protestantism works on the axiom that the Bible they use is definitive, yet they cannot say why they know it's definitive, it's just is. There is no super-authority they can use to justify their reasoning, but it requires this point to justify their claims of interpretation as being a valid way to truth.

Because it's axiom not based on solid ground (not here messing with the Scripture's holiness. I know how we got the Canon, and why it is good), when you get to churches wanting to validate things which are in the Bible as sinful, or unlicit, because they don't accept a real reason why the Bible is valid, it's just a hop, skip and a jump to thinking that "The Scriptures aren't really God-breathed, we can tell because of critical analysis, so we can do whatever the spirit leads us to do."

There is no ultimate authority in such situations - UNLESS you realize that the power that Jesus gave to the apostles and that was passed down to the bishops allowed them to make these sorts of decisions, guided by the Holy Spirit. And if they were given that type of authority, who are we to say that the church they governed was not correct in its teachings?


131 posted on 11/14/2005 7:26:55 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: TradicalRC
... crypto-protestants ...

OK, you got me.  What's a crypto-protestant?

The protestants are loath to admit that the Roman Church gave us the canon of Scripture ...

It's based on a preference for truth.

133 posted on 11/14/2005 10:37:21 AM PST by Celtman (It's never right to do wrong to do right.)
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