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To: MarkBsnr
The hypocrisy resides in those who would accept the writings of the NT Scripture from the Church because they say so and reject the interpretation of those who wrote the NT Scripture because they say so. That's like walking up to Ian Fleming and telling him that no, he really didn't mean what he said about James Bond; he really meant ---. And every other Protestant spy novel reader tells him that he means what they interpret him to say. Have you ever attended a reading by a great author of his works, listened to his explanation, and stood up and told him that he was wrong - he really meant something else?

I have to say I am quite shocked, shocked I say! Here you are throwing out the same invective against the Holy Bible that you did years ago. Has nothing been learned? I accept the writings of the Holy Bible because it came from God, NOT because some group of guys centuries later put their thinking caps on and determined what was what. Have you forgotten that the early church had the OLD TESTAMENT Scriptures as a guideline for determining what truly comes from God? Must I post all the various articles again that prove the reliability and trustworthiness of the New Testament books AS THEY WERE WRITTEN??? It's as if you never even bothered to read them.

We have the Bible because God made sure we that we do. No credit goes to humans because all glory is God's. I reject anyone's interpretation if it contradicts clear teaching in Scripture and, where the Gospel is concerned, there is NO clearer teaching than what it actually says over and over and over again. To miss it and go off track like some do is deliberate. There is NO "doctrinal deviance" unless one is trying to add to it. And, here's the truly beautiful thing - the author of the Bible - God the Holy Spirit - is right here, within those whose hearts are perfect towards him and he teaches us what we need to know his truths. Trying to disparage the Bible because sinful people distort it only shows the motive to upbraid the Bible's authority and replace it with fallible men. God never did and never will work like that.

272 posted on 02/07/2012 6:53:28 PM PST by boatbums (Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us. Titus 3:5)
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274 posted on 02/07/2012 7:00:36 PM PST by narses
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To: boatbums; 1000 silverlings; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; caww; count-your-change; ...
Trying to disparage the Bible because sinful people distort it only shows the motive to upbraid the Bible's authority and replace it with fallible men. God never did and never will work like that.

Worth repeating.......

301 posted on 02/08/2012 6:19:43 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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