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To: Forest Keeper; annalex; Kolokotronis; Quix; Dr. Eckleburg; HarleyD; kawaii
FK: "We, OTOH, believe that all of God's word was meant to be learned and loved by all believers as relevant to them specifically

The word was not legible or comprehensible or available to all but to a few for most of the Christian history. Your statement has no historical basis. Also, the very word of God does not tell us to read but to listen; God did not give us a book to read. God preached to His prophets and Apostles.

12,262 posted on 04/09/2007 7:24:16 AM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50; Forest Keeper; annalex; Kolokotronis; Quix; Dr. Eckleburg; kawaii
The word was not legible or comprehensible or available to all but to a few for most of the Christian history.

The Church certainly did try their best, didn't they? Fortunately, along came the Protestant revolution which put the scriptures in the hands of the people.

12,267 posted on 04/09/2007 8:23:21 AM PDT by HarleyD
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