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I'm amazed at all the amateur translators who pop up from time to time. What was that old ad line, "So simple, even a caveman can do it ?"

The funniest things to me are: 1)They whine that the apostles and prophets had no degrees, yet they forget they were given the information directly by either Christ Himself, or the prompting of the Holy Spirit. None of which applies to any of them.

2) They are convinced that Paul and or some of the Apostles set the Canon of the OT.

A friend o f mine keeps telling me: You can't fix red or stupid.

Mix blue with it to get purple.

>>They whine that the apostles and prophets had no degrees,<<

Please show proof of anyone having done that.

>>yet they forget they were given the information directly by either Christ Himself, or the prompting of the Holy Spirit. None of which applies to any of them.<<

Acts 15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Acts 10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

>>A friend o f mine keeps telling me: You can't fix red or stupid.<<

One wonders why he always tells YOU that.

The funniest things to me are: 1)They whine that the apostles and prophets had no degrees, yet they forget they were given the information directly by either Christ Himself, or the prompting of the Holy Spirit. None of which applies to any of them.

I find this a common characteristic of zealous brethren who are learning the scriptures. One tonic is where Peter tells us to add to our faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness.

2) They are convinced that Paul and or some of the Apostles set the Canon of the OT.I think a large part of the issue is a predetermined faith in the doctrine of Sola Scriptura. Once locked into that, there are problems; larger to me is the inability if nonCatholics to settle on a Greek version if the New books, let alone the Old books or an English translation of either. Catholics do not face this doctrinal dilemma.

A friend o f mine keeps telling me: You can't fix red or stupid.

That seems wrong to me. We can all be stupid. The parable of the Ten Virgins lies before us. With God all things are possible, and by His grace we can avoid being stupid, foolish, or ashamed at His coming. Any of us can stumble and fall; God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble, and we all need grace. Sola Gracie.