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To: Forest Keeper
When we give our views and cite scripture as the source, you say we are our own popes.

Sola scriptura is a selfish human contruct taking power from CHRIST and the HOLY SPIRIT to give it over to SELFISH PRIDE.

One hardly needs to beleive in such a foul contruct to reject the papacy; that said certainly those who follow sola scriptura make themselves the pope of their little one man church.
7,478 posted on 01/25/2007 1:48:04 PM PST by kawaii (Orthodox Christianity -- Proclaiming the Truth Since 33 A.D.)
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To: kawaii
Sola scriptura is a selfish human construct taking power from CHRIST and the HOLY SPIRIT to give it over to SELFISH PRIDE.

For ANY Apostolic to accuse a Protestant, especially a Reformed one, of taking power from Christ is the ULTIMATE of Chutzpah. It is your belief system that transfers supernatural powers away from God and puts them into the hands of men. A FEW examples are forgiveness of sins, "salvation" through the Church, small group infallibility (in your case --- one-man infallibility for the RCs), and efficacious prayers to Mary and the rest of the Saints (all humans who are no longer physically alive). You believe all these things are BY humans, alive or dead. We believe all of them usurp God's sovereign domain, the very basis of your accusation against us.

While I would agree that the Orthodox are not as deep in error as the Roman Catholics on this, you still have ZERO standing to accuse us of taking power from Christ. A fundamental definition of our faith is giving ALL power to God. It is you who fervently reject that idea.

7,909 posted on 01/29/2007 12:05:52 AM PST by Forest Keeper
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