And this is why Protestants believe that such “necessity” is man made and allows for corruption to enter into the church. God provided his word to us and for us and provides all sufficiency.
And this is why Protestants believe that such “necessity” is man made and allows for corruption to enter into the church. God provided his word to us and for us and provides all sufficiency.Is that why, do you think, there are over 33,000 "Christian" denominations?
Of course, we don’t know Hebrew or Greek, or even begin to understand the theroetical and historical context in which these things were writen ... but hey we just do a prayer to the Holy Spirit and our horrible “living translation” of the Bible will convey everything perfectly!
Of course, we don’t know Hebrew or Greek, or even begin to understand the theroetical and historical context in which these things were writen ... but hey we just do a prayer to the Holy Spirit and our horrible “living translation” of the Bible will convey everything perfectly!
While you might quibble with his exact wording, the truth is that Fr. Longenecker's overarching point is correct.
I'm sure you've met plenty of folks for whom the "Holy Spirit" has a way of just happening to go along with what they wanted in the first place. Perhaps that's even happened a time or to to you, as it has to me.
Whether we acknowledge it or not, how we receive and interpret Scripture, really is guided by various factors in our own lives.
A church may not be a perfect guide -- being populated by humans, how could it be? But it's almost always a more reliable guide than the nice folks on TV or wherever.