Tha authority comes from acceptance. Obviously the whole world does not accept Biblical authority. Obviously the Jews don't accept the authority of Christ. Obviously, the Orthodox do not acccept the authority of the Pope. Obviosuly the world is not made accoridng to Havoc! Obviously you live in a make-believe world. Wakup call!
The fact of Israel's rejection of the Christ was prophesied. It's a part of the scriptural record. Whether they believe in Christ or not is immaterial to the fact of his authority and existance. The truth of scripture is the truth of scripture whether accepted or not. It's not a matter of If you believe it, fine - if you don't, fine. It is the truth. Period. End of statement.
Obviously, the Orthodox do not acccept the authority of the Pope. Obviosuly the world is not made accoridng to Havoc! Obviously you live in a make-believe world. Wakup call!
Whether the orthodox accept the authority of the Pope or not is irrelevant to this argument. We're not examining decisions made. We're examining how and why decisions are made and the proper process for it. Latin rite says you're going to hell if you think you're saved and yet don't pay due dilligence to the Pope. That is their statement, but on what is it based.. their say so? I submit to you, that they're right. Prove me wrong. I can do the opposite and say they're wrong. Prove them right. Based on what you're saying, anything pretty much goes if you choose to believe it. That is not the standard God defined in scripture. He was rather more strict than that. And when it's my soul on the line, you better come up with something more convincing than, well we just believe it. That ain't gonna cut it. And per the warnings of the Apostles, if you come preaching a gospel other than was preached by them, you're to be corrected and turned away if you don't accept correction. How does that fit your model? Right, it doesn't. You can forgo the wakeup call, I've been awake. I'm saying things that are taught in basic English Comp. It's amazing that heathens understand this and you don't. Faith doesn't make purgatory true or idol veneration a holy act. If you can't prove it in authoritative scripture, you're just whistling past the graveyard blown about by any wind of doctrine that takes your fancy.