My God, the God of the Bible, is more than capable of saving me and keeping me without the *help* from any bunch of men who want to control me.
Why is it that it seems that Catholics are incapable of believing that God can deal with us on an individual level to convict us, save us, cleanse us, seal us, teach us, lead us by His Holy Spirit which He promised to us to do those very things?
What’s the issue about having to submit to the authority of any men or group of men who claim to be speaking for God?
It’s as foolhardy to follow one man with his own interpretation of Scripture as a whole bunch of men with their own interpretation of Scripture.
Might doesn’t make right. And longevity doesn’t make right.
It’s an elaborate ruse that the RCC has built over the millennia. Subtle changes in word usage to change the meaning of scripture which they used to grasp control and maintain a network of influence. Once they began with the slightly corrupted words of Jesus and the Apostles the need for power and control was easily manipulated by Satan. Power corrupts and complete power corrupts completely. History has shown that the masses long for leadership and once personal responsibility is given over to those who use the lies of Satan scripture tells us “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”
Those who refuse to heed Paul’s exhortation to “search the scriptures daily to see if these things are true” will fall for the teachings of those false leaders. Once they have been convinced that scripture is not sufficient most any teaching of those false teachers will be taken as truth.
Yes, God is a personal God. They don’t know HIM and are jealous we do - that’s why we get those dumber than dumb responses.