Yes thats sometimes the way we are/do.. I didnt say ALL.. Superlatives hide reality.. MAybe "most" would be a better word not all.. "WE" "get it" sometimes and sometimes we don't.. Whether Calvin or Pope.. we are still men.. I understood "the Bible" (even spirituality) one way when I was 20 but quite differently now..
[ Every single member of the Church including the Apostles mocked Jesus at frequent opportunities. ]
NO.. "every single" is another superlative.. You are quite emotional.. I like that.. They just understood (some of) scripture askew or even "spun" toward presupposition.. Calvinists do the same thing.. as do Jews..
[ I probably am missing some nuggets of fools gold in there. Could you enlighten me please? ]
The blind leading the blind?.. I'm not perfect either..
***Whether Calvin or Pope.. we are still men***
Jesus entrusted His Church to a handpicked group of men. That selection gave them and gives their successors the authority to govern the Church. I am not of that group.
*** Every single member of the Church including the Apostles mocked Jesus at frequent opportunities. ]
NO.. “every single” is another superlative.***
Every single, every individual person who is a member of the Church receives Holy Communion. You claim that receiving Communion mocks Jesus. Therefore you must be saying that all members of the Church mock Jesus.
*** You are quite emotional***
Pray tell.
***Calvinists do the same thing.. as do Jews***
Why bring non Christians into an examination of Christian practices?
***The blind leading the blind?.. I’m not perfect either..***
Since you are apparently rejecting the authority of all men, what is your basis of selecting Scripture, and how do you interpret it?