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I am not "opposing God to His Church." I oppose the pretensions that the Catholic Church had any other role to play than as a tool in the Lord's hand to convey the Scriptures. I do not dispute the historical sequence or chronology of your history - it is the arrogance of supposing God did not choreograph the canonization of the Bible - instead it was the RC Church. Moses wasn't so arrogant as to believe that he had done anything more than follow God's will in leading the Jews out of Egypt. Noah wasn't so arrogant to believe he had done anything other than God's will in saving mankind.

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"I am not "opposing God to His Church." I oppose the pretensions that the Catholic Church had any other role to play than as a tool in the Lord's hand to convey the Scriptures."

Another point, the Catholic Church indeed has been given a role beyond handing down the Scriptures. It also has the seven Sacraments, the Apostolic tradition (the sense of the faithful handed down through the centuries from the Church where the Apostles lived and taught for decades, writing their teachings on the hearts of the Faithful) This sense gave rise to the Doctrine of the Trinity, among other important beliefs, in addition to the sense of which of the Scriptures were Inspired. The Catholic Church also has the legitimately ordained leadership of the Christ's Church, and has the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Finally, the Church of Rome has historically been seen as the court of final appeals for Christians in dispute with other Christians.

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"I am not "opposing God to His Church." I oppose the pretensions that the Catholic Church had any other role to play than as a tool in the Lord's hand to convey the Scriptures. I do not dispute the historical sequence or chronology of your history - it is the arrogance of supposing God did not choreograph the canonization of the Bible - instead it was the RC Church. Moses wasn't so arrogant as to believe that he had done anything more than follow God's will in leading the Jews out of Egypt. Noah wasn't so arrogant to believe he had done anything other than God's will in saving mankind."
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Thank you, that is well said.

It is the arrogance of man that led to so many false doctrines being taught in the Roman Catholic Church. It was that same arrogance that led to Reformation.