To: Rushian
"And which of the several thousand 'Reformers' of the last 500 years do we look to for the truth as proclaimed by Jesus?" We need not look upon ANY man of the past 500 years for the truth. All we need to do is to, as Christ himself did, look at Scripture -alone!
Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe.On this I take my stand. I can do no other. God help me.
-Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms (1521)
Jean
14 posted on
11/02/2003 7:36:47 AM PST by
Jean Chauvin
(Sola Scriptura---Sola Fida---Sola Gracia---Sola Christus---Soli Deo Gloria)
To: Jean Chauvin
Jean Chauvin, you only quote ONE man although you say you look to no man but scripture alone. But what scripture? Do you include the 'straw episle of James', which Luther arbitrarily and unilaterally rejected and omitted because it contradicted his novel 'faith alone' hypothesis and which even later embarrased Lutherans added back?
16 posted on
11/02/2003 7:34:02 PM PST by
Rushian
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