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To: TheCrusader
"..Only the Church has the authority to interpret Scripture.."

And there we would disagree. I believe as scripture shows, that when I am before God to be judged, I will be the one who will speak for my actions and that Jesus will intercede on my behalf for my failings.

There is no Church or pastor, or priest or pope in that picture. I am responsible for my actions and I will be held accountable for my failings. Therefore, I must take responsibility for my life now and that means I must know what I must do to be in God's will. No other person on the face of this planet can do that for me.
71 posted on 06/27/2006 11:53:56 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: taxcontrol
"No other person on the face of this planet can do that for me."

They can't do it for you, their job is to teach you, encourage you and administer the Sacraments that will help you. If you read the Bible that you claim is guiding you, you can't help but read on many, many occasions that the Church had its heirarchy, (apostles, disciples, elders, presbyters, etc), who went out and taught and encouraged, exhorted and blessed. Nobody was handing out Bibles and saying: "Here ya go friend, read this thing and good luck". On the contrary, Peter himself said that the gospel was spread by MOUTH; and by mouth because only those "sent" by God had the Holy Spirit upon them for the purpose of teaching properly.

"When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them. But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up, and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses."

6 "The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. 7 And after there had been much debate, Peter rose and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in the early days God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe". (Acts 15: 4-7)

76 posted on 06/27/2006 12:04:12 PM PDT by TheCrusader
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