Papists seem incapable of considering things on a spiritual level. So the Catholics claim that they “gave us” the Bible, but interpret it in ways that produce evil, and add on to it in ways that the Bible has specifically condemned? What about a large portion of the religious Jews, who faithfully preserved the scriptures, who later condemned Christ?
What about those Publishing companies that now produce various versions of the Bible. Aren’t they “giving us” the Bible?
Or did God preserve his word?
And did the Popish church write the scriptures?
No, Moses did, and the Prophets, and Kings, and the Apostles wrote them, all under the direction of the Holy Spirit. And though these scriptures have come into the hands of unfaithful and evil men, they are still preserved.
Mark 7
5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Over and over again, the scriptures talk about “Mighty men of the scripture”, or those who taught from the scripture “the things of Christ”. The Apostles themselves point to the scripture as they make their arguments.
But you insist that the scripture is worthless without the traditions of men to interpret them? So I must rely on how some man in a funny hat reads the scripture, as opposed to what the scriptures plainly teach?