“”My belief in the Virgin Birth is soley the result of the Bible, and the fact that when I believed the Gospel, God saved my soul, forgave me my sins, and most importantly, changed my heart in effect making it meet the criteria stated elsewhere, that old things have passed away, and all things have become new.””
That’s a great testimony.dear friend,but without the Catholic Church you would not have the Bible.
Think about all the Christians who believed in Christ and were saved before the Bible,they did so by word of mouth and tradition.
Even when there was a Canonized Bible it was read in the Catholic Church because Scripture was never given to individuals. Did God hand out scrolls to everyone? No, God gave His Word to particular men and women, who shared it with the community at large. This was written down and shared with the future communities. The Bible is NOT EVER shown as something given to each individual of the community. If you want to follow how the early Church did things, then you ARE to comply with the leaders of the community.