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To: daniel1212
"which is are you saying that being the historical instruments and stewards of Scripture means they are the infallible interpreters of it, so that dissent from them is rebellion against God?"

If God divinely guided the Church in compiling the scriptures and sifting out the false books, then it logically follows that the Church is also divinely guided in the interpretation of scripture. So the answer to your question would be, yes.

60 posted on 03/09/2014 12:57:55 PM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Pope Calvin the 1st, defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd
If God divinely guided the Church in compiling the scriptures and sifting out the false books, then it logically follows that the Church is also divinely guided in the interpretation of scripture. So the answer to your question would be, yes.

"If" God divinely guided the RC (and we must be specific as the EOs differ with Rome on many substantial things, even on the canon - if only slightly in this case) church is a question which Rome herself settles based upon her premise of assured veracity.

And which would seem to be based on her being the historical steward of Divine writings (thus the "we-gave-you-the-Bible" polemic).

And likewise based upon that then she is the the infallible interpreter of scripture, dissent from which is rebellion against God.

Is this what the argument is?

77 posted on 03/09/2014 2:37:46 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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