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To: Petronski
Of course your sentence can be read both ways.

The Holy Spirit can lead men to Christ ...but never EVER EVER the Magisterium. NEVER!"

That sentence can mean...

1) The HS can lead men to Christ but the magisterium can't lead men to Christ. (magisterium here as active noun)

Or

2) The HS can lead men to Christ but not to the magisterium. (magisterium here as objective noun)

As you noted, words and their meanings matter. And words of Scripture matter the most.

291 posted on 06/13/2007 12:55:51 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

By hacking out the center of the sentence, you created the ambiguity.


292 posted on 06/13/2007 12:57:14 PM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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