[kosta50]

With the way some on this thread kick against ANY KIND of scriptural interpretation that hasn't been spelled out by a priest or patriarch, one wonders if everyone proclaiming themselves to be Christians feels ths same

What makes you see yourself as the final and infallible interpreter of the Scripture? Why should I choose your personal interpretation over the wisdom and Apoastolic succession of 2,000 years of unbroken Church teaching?

If you want a personal religion, that is your prerogative. Start your own "church" if you want. But don't confuse it with what has been Christianity for two millennia.

[bornacatholic]

Catholic convert from Baptist Community, Steve Ray, notes.....I was impressed with a statement by Charles Spurgeon, the great Baptist preacher of the 19th century when he said he was amazed that many people were so concerned with what the Holy Spirit was showing them, but what little regard they had for what the Holy Spirit had shown others