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To: annalex
I urge you again to refrain from reading the Holy Scripture till someone is there to explain it to you.

That's a popular Catholic teaching isn't?

"The Bible doesn't means what it says. The Bible can't be trusted, don't read it by yourself."

I however know that the Bible is true and that it can be trusted, and understood. It's sad that you all don't.

1 Corinthians 2:9  
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

10  But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

11  For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

12  Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

1,627 posted on 02/24/2006 2:20:26 PM PST by Full Court (Keepers at home, do you think it's optional?)
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To: Full Court
That's a popular Catholic teaching isn't?

Generally, the meaning of scripture is not clear outside of the entire deposit of faith that abides in the Church. Specifically, a common error is in reading the Scripture in translation and attaching to it meanings that suggest themselves to a modern man, while disregarding the teaching of the Church fathers, who were much closer to the events in time, culturally and linguistically. So, yes, please do not attempt to read the Bible outside of the tradition of the Church. Seek an advice form a CAtholic or a Protestant, who are trained to do just that. Examples follow.

1,631 posted on 02/24/2006 2:33:58 PM PST by annalex
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To: Full Court
That's a popular Catholic teaching isn't? "The Bible doesn't means what it says. The Bible can't be trusted, don't read it by yourself."

Quotation marks mean something. It means you are quoting someone or something. Would you care to provide a citation for this quote?

Until then, I will assume you are intentionally propogating falsehoods (i.e., lies).
1,666 posted on 02/25/2006 10:08:58 AM PST by Conservative til I die
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