Well, probably the same reasons why the Catholic Church uses "official" Catholic version Bibles. Some are good some are not. And I don't know where you are getting this "so many individual interpretations of English language Scripture".
Negative. The Church gives the best interpretation to the laity that they possibly can. That's why idiots like Tyndale were so irritating to the Church. They wanted to give an approximate translation which would lead to all kinds of errors, which is where we are right now.
Look at these threads and how many different ways that Protestants interpret Scripture and the Christian faith. Everybody interprets differently. If there is no Magisterium, then what is there? I will pick on Iscool at random, not because I have anything against him, but because he is a fine example of what happens when you create your doctrines. Iscool routinely posts non Christian doctrine and yet claims that he is Christian. This is the legacy of the Reformation and also the failed Catholics that have abandoned the Faith.
For what? My statement stands and is true. The attitude that they have creeps into your posts to an alarming extent.
It's okay, I'll let you slide this time although it would be honest if you at least conceded you spoke too quickly about accusing me of being creepy with "those KJV'ers" since I don't always post verses from that version AND since the verse I did quote was from the New American Bible and NOT the KJV. Also, please tell me when I EVER said anything that caused you alarm thinking I had a KJVer attitude that had crept into my posts. BTW...what exactly IS that attitude???
An elitist and arrogant attitude and extremely anti Catholic. If you go back before Lent and look at your postings and read them anew, you might see what I mean. I do not accuse you of being totally of that mindset, but that the influence of those that you have hanged out with in the past has seeped into your posts.
I'm surprised to hear you say this since on numerous occasions you have criticized the Bible as being edited, massaged, rewritten and homogenized towards a specific audience. Tyndale translated the Bible into the common English language so that the people could have trustworthy and readable Scriptures. The Catholic Church persecuted him because he did not "interpret" the original language manuscripts according to preconceived "church" doctrine, unlike the Douay-Rheims. The "all kinds of errors" you accuse him of is nonsense since it can be and MUST be the Holy Spirit that illuminates the words in our hearts. They are "spiritually" discerned, remember?
Look at these threads and how many different ways that Protestants interpret Scripture and the Christian faith. Everybody interprets differently. If there is no Magisterium, then what is there? I will pick on Iscool at random, not because I have anything against him, but because he is a fine example of what happens when you create your doctrines. Iscool routinely posts non Christian doctrine and yet claims that he is Christian. This is the legacy of the Reformation and also the failed Catholics that have abandoned the Faith.
I'm sure it was a simple error on your part to not ping Iscool to a post that specifically names him and talks about his views. It would be appropriate to at least identify what he has said that you call "non-Christian". I do not recall reading something from him that made me think that about him. How about an example or two of what you call non-Christian? I will GLADLY wear the banner of "failed Catholic" since I KNOW that it is not I who has abandoned the Christian faith but instead have grasped its whole truth unfiltered by a corrupt group of self-proclaimed infallible men.
An elitist and arrogant attitude and extremely anti Catholic. If you go back before Lent and look at your postings and read them anew, you might see what I mean. I do not accuse you of being totally of that mindset, but that the influence of those that you have hanged out with in the past has seeped into your posts.
Well, I guess I could call you elitist and arrogant and anti-Protestant, but I like you too much. I feel I have been consistent in my posting and I have never changed my viewpoint about the truth of the Holy Scriptures. Actually, I think I have been MORE understanding and sympathetic towards those who I believe are on the wrong path in the last several months. I'm sorry you haven't noticed it.
Will you at least concede that you were wrong for lumping me into a "KJV only" crowd when I did NOT use that version in the verse I posted??? That was, after all, my point.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
Also, when you speak of another Freeper, ping him.