I hope you don’t think your actually convincing anyone. Let’s see what Paul had to say about checking on what church leaders taught.
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Checking with scripture to judge the teaching of man goes back a whole lot farther than Luther.
>> If you believe that the Protestant 66-book Bible is the complete Bible, you're a spiritual child of Luther.<<
True Holy Spirit inspired scripture does not contain errors nor does the Holy Spirit contradict Himself. Let’s look at some examples where there are direct contradiction between the apocrypha and scripture.
“Whoso honoureth his father maketh an atonement for his sins...Water will quench a flaming fire; and alms maketh an atonement for sin” (Sirach 3:3, 30).
Leviticus 17:11 states: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”
Tobit 12:9 states that “alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin.”
“the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7)
How many more must we list to show that Catholics use books that are contrary to the Holy Spirit inspired scripture? There are many more.
In the New Testament there are 260 quotes and 370 allusions to the Old Testament. There is not even one quote from the Apocrypha.
If you believe the apocrypha is to be used as scripture you are a spiritual child of Lucifer.
Anyone who believes that God’s word alone is adequate for all things pertaining to salvation is a spiritual child of God.
They’re the only ones who believe that God is adequate, that the work of Christ on the cross and the Holy Spirit inspired word of God is sufficient for every need of the believer.
Those who think that God left something lacking will always go to something else.
Just like Satan said to Eve.....*Did God REALLY say....?*