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To: Salvation
On whose authority are you saying this? Or is it simply YOPIOS?

The bible wasn't written so that it would have to be interpreted for us by a Priest, Pastor, or Pope.

It was and is God's love letter to the common man, and if read carefully, with an open mind and heart, asking God for direction and understanding, will lead any sinner to a Born-Again experience.
29 posted on 12/14/2011 11:41:48 AM PST by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie
Sheep need a shepherd so they don't each one make up their own personal interpretation of Scripture. That's why the Bible says:

Hebrews 13:17 Obey your prelates and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls: that they may do this with joy and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you.

Naturally, those who already have their own personal interpretation of Scripture and rely on the canon selected for them by the Pharisees rather than the Christian canon tend to reinterpret the above verse to suit their own preferences. The very last thing most individuals who play Christian but don't live Christian want to have to do us pick up their cross and follow Christ. And, as we saw with Eve, the toughest thing to let go of and surrender to Christ is your own personal rewriting of Scripture to suit yourself.

have a nice day

77 posted on 12/14/2011 1:34:22 PM PST by Rashputin (Obama stark, raving, mad, and even his security people know it.)
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