Satan is a counterfeiter of all that God has created. Of course others make the same claim or similar. We do not claim that anything but the 10 commandments were written by God's hand; but all of Scripture is given by Inspiration of God per the very testimony of Scripture.
Tonight's conversation has been quite enlightening. I am sorry that you all distrust God's word so.
When you promote that all one needs is to read the Protestant Scriptures, if you're elect of course.. Well it takes on the look of a magic book. Instead of what the canon is in truth and in history and the people and life of the Church - in context and in all the richness that is Orthodox Christianity since its birth.
Now if all you have is this book and you reject all the rest, then Bibliotry is a natural pull.
I am sorry that you all distrust God's word so.
And so is, again, conflating God's Word with the Scripture. Think about how you look at this.
And there's no need for Crocodile tears from anyone.
That's right. Jews will be the first to tell you that man cannot be God and that Christianity is a false religion. The very same people we share the Old Testament with! And what about Christains? They read supposedly one and the same New Testament, believe in one and the same God and Savior and look what we have on this Forum! We have people calling each other heretics and apostates left and right.
In Northern Ireland Protestants and Catholics have been killing each other wondonly. In Germany, Protestant Reformation resulted in a 100-year war, slaugher of great proportions. Luther's own 'divines' made sure Anabaptists were exterminated in the East. All that in the name of Christ! Indeed, Satan is the great counterfeiter.
How easy it is to put oneself on a pedestal and congratulate onself and cover onself with righteousness, all in the name of Christ!
I would imagine there is very little of God's doing all of this.