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To: kerryusama04
Plain scripture needs no interpretation.

That itself is an interpretation (a second-order interpretation, but an interpretation nonethless).

Moreover, you are interpreting in your determination of which scriptures are plain and which are not.

You cannot escape interpretation. The question is, who has the authority in the Church to provide the authoritative interpretation? For those who endorse the historical novelty of 'sola scripura', every individual Christian's interpretation is equally authoritative. But the Church has always taught that the Apostles ordained bishops in every church, and gave them authority to govern the various churches. It is for this reason that the Scriptures belong pricipally to them, and only secondarily and derivatively to us, insofar as we are joined in communion with them. And just as they are the ones with the authority to determine the canon of Scripture, so likewise they are the ones with the authority to determine the interpretation of Scripture. No one else has the authority to determine for the Church either the canon or the interpretation of Scripture.

-A8

1,173 posted on 10/24/2006 9:31:43 AM PDT by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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To: adiaireton8
FRiend, what scripture says that an authority will be appointed to interpret scripture to the flock? I can point a couple that say otherwise.

I hope you will give my previous posts some thought and respond to their entirety.

I'll be away from the computer for the rest of the day. I hope to read some thought provoking posts from you when I return.

Blessings,
Chris

1,181 posted on 10/24/2006 10:12:55 AM PDT by kerryusama04 (Isa 8:20, Eze 22:26)
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