7 And when there had been much disputing,
Peter, rising up, said to them: Men, brethren, you know, that in former days God made choice among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 8 And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave testimony, giving unto them the Holy Ghost, as well as to us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore, why tempt you God to put a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
*Peter spoke with authority and that was that. Once Peter speaks with authority only protestants protest. There were no protestants in that local Council
You are all Protestant Hat with no Doctrinal cattle. All your "doctrine" is based upon Catholic authority. It is solely from the authority of the Catholic church that you even have the New Testament with which to wrestle to your own destruction. It is the Catholic Church which has the sole authority to teach what it means. Even your opposition to Christian doctrine is based upon opposition to Divinely Constituted authority (matt 16:18,19). Of course you don't beleive that. So what? That just illustrates the reality of Free Will
Have a good night's sleep, brother
Peter spoke with authority and that was that. Once Peter speaks with authority only protestants protest. There were no protestants in that local Council. You are all Protestant Hat with no Doctrinal cattle. All your "doctrine" is based upon Catholic authority. It is solely from the authority of the Catholic church that you even have the New Testament with which to wrestle to your own destruction. It is the Catholic Church which has the sole authority to teach what it means.Well, last I checked, the Roman Papacy was the very definition of "All Hat and No Cattle":
"Worship the Hat! Worship the Hat!! The Great Big Hat proves that I am the Supreme Vicar of Jesus Christ! Don't you see my great big huge three-tiered Hat? Am I not the True Successor to the Humble Son of Man, because I have a Great Big Hat? WORSHIP THE GREAT BIG HAT!!"
But you are right about this: Calvinist Doctrine is based upon CATHOLIC authority -- that is, universal Christian authority, established back in the days of Saint Augustine and well before.
But you are UTTERLY WRONG if you think that my Church was based upon the false usurpation of Roman Catholic Authority.
The Scottish Church was originally founded by Greek Missionaries from Asia Minor, NOT the later domination of Roman Papacy; and Calvinism traces its spiritual heritage to that foundation, AND NOT the later megalomaniacal claims of the Roman Pope.
Best, OP