I don’t know anything about 30,000 versions of Scripture. I’m glad you do.
BiPolarBob:
I got the information as provided by the blog that was used to start this exposition:
Quote from one off the first paragraphs above:
According to Scripture, the Church—not the Bible alone—is the final court of appeal for the people of God in matters of faith and discipline. But isn’t it also telling that since the Reformation of just ca. 480 years ago—a reformation claiming sola scriptura as its formal principle—there are now over 33,000 denominations that have derived from it?
Unquote.
Are these 30,000+ “denominations” not based on an interpretation of scripture? Or was sola scriptura not used for determining a difference great enough to start a new denomination? Who within those denominations determined just what writings are included as sacred scripture?
How did some of the writers know of the activities of Jesus when they did not observe them personally but from word of mouth from the folks that did observe them?
And then you go ad hominem about pedophilia (though not about pederasty) within the clergy - the sinful actions of humans. And the obvious cover-ups. You win that argument. No excuse. It’s a tough one to understand. But you used “Nazi” first, so you do not win - were this a formal debate.