[nmh]

Do you really believe GOD is in control?

If so, you wouldn't know it by your reply:

"Who preserved the Word of God and the Holy Bible during the Dark Age(476A.D. - 1000A.D.), after the fall of Rome?"

"What was the only church from 37A.D. - 1054A.D.?"

"Who started this church, and where was it started?"

"It's a good thing sinless men and theologians were around to preserve the truth, and keep the faith, otherwise people could not walk around reading their edited and abridged Bibles today."

Sinless men and theologians preserved truth!!! LOL!

ALL are sinners and why I wouldn't trust them with what I believe. According to the Bible we are ALL sinners. If they are "sinless" guess they don't need a Savior, now do they? LOL!!!

Rom.3:23

[23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

The ONLY sinless Person is Christ.
[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

No where does it even suggest you follow vain philosophers or other sinners. No where. In fact the OPPOSITE is stressed in the Bible: Col.2:8 [8] Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. No, I won't let you or any other Deceitful, sinner rob me of eternity through false teachings. The Bible is my litmus test. Perhaps your should be the same. Then you would see the errors of what you state.

[Theoden]

What was God's chosen instrument for preserving his Holy Word during that time period? --> The Catholic Church!

Sinless was supposed to be Sinful, as per my later post, that you of course read.ALL are sinners and why I wouldn't trust them with what I believe. According to the Bible we are ALL sinners. If they are "sinless" guess they don't need a Savior, now do they? LOL!!!

You and I are both sinners, as is everyone else. Of course we need a Savior! I follow the guidance of the Pope, who is a sinner. I don't know what denomination you are, if any, so I would assume that you follow your own guidance, but you are a sinner too, so there is no great difference in that respect. The Pope has spent nearly his entire life in devotion to Christ, and studying Scripture, Canon Law, theology, philosophy, etc... I trust that he is a better shepard for Christ than I am, he isn't perfect, but he's far better than I. The means in which we worship God does not necessarily matter as much as the end, Christ himself. We worship the same Lord, in varying ways, some solely based on Scripture, some with Scripture, works, and tradition - all based on Scripture.

No where does it even suggest you follow vain philosophers or other sinners. No where. In fact the OPPOSITE is stressed in the Bible: Col.2:8 [8] Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. No, I won't let you or any other Deceitful, sinner rob me of eternity through false teachings. The Bible is my litmus test. Perhaps your should be the same. Then you would see the errors of what you state.

But you yourself are a sinner. How do you know that you wont be led astray yourself by your own interpretations of Scripture that may not be right? People can easily deceive themselves, even the most studious. The pathway to hell is paved with good intentions.

As for following Christ with the guidance of another, we would go back to the Petrine Doctrine. It is simply a matter of Faith. My Christ is the same as your Christ, and I believe the Catholic Church is actively guided by the Holy Spirit, and that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. The more I read my Bible, the more I appreciate my Church, and how I worship Christ through it.

You don't worry about how I worship Christ, and I won't worry about you. I'll see ya in Heaven.