[Marysecretary]

First, you can’t take a verse out of context. Read what the chapter is saying. Then see what the whole counsel of God has to say about faith and/or works. Anyone can build a religion out of a verse without considering what the rest of God’s Word has to say about that subject.

[bdeaner]

First, you can’t take a verse out of context. Read what the chapter is saying. Then see what the whole counsel of God has to say about faith and/or works. Anyone can build a religion out of a verse without considering what the rest of God’s Word has to say about that subject.

So then you admit, the words of the Bible are not "simple and straightforward." They must be read within a hermeneutic context, which includes a set of presuppositions, which includes the entire Scriptures, the cultural context within which they were written, the original language within which they were written and translated, etc etc. So please don't pretend that Protestants do not have presuppositions when they read the Bible, or that discerning the truth in any given verse is a simple matter of reading what's there in front of you. When it comes to interpretating the Bible, Protestants have as much tradition as Catholics did, yet many choose to act as if they don't. That's bad faith.

[bdeaner]

Anyone can build a religion out of a verse without considering what the rest of God’s Word has to say about that subject.

That's what happens when Protestant sects break away from the infallible teachings of the Church as revealed in Scripture and Tradition.