As we see on this thread and countless other times, individuals differ on what that dogma and doctrine are as determined by the word of God.
Since we cannot put Sacred Scripture on the stand and have it say A or B, either there is a church with authority or it is again, up to each individual.
thanks for your reply.
“As we see on this thread and countless other times, individuals differ on what that dogma and doctrine are as determined by the word of God.”
And if the existence of delusion and incorrect doctrine forbids us from reasoning with the scriptures, Christ and the Apostles would not have always done so with the heathens and infidels on every occasion. They would have simply said, “It’s because we have infallibly decided this on our own, out of thin air, and the magisterium we have created will continue this Gospel of baseless assertions forever and ever.” Of course, what they actually did, was this:
Act 8:30-35 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? (31) And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. (32) The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: (33) In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. (34) And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? (35) Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
God is a reasoning God, not a God who hates reason.
Isa_1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
If you still disagree with this, can you tell me what is in that cultic guy’s theology that you find compelling? If his arguments are irrational and demonstrably false, then you acknowledge that the scripture is indeed “useful for reproof, correction, doctrine... making the man of God perfect, thoroughly furnished for good works.”