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To: stfassisi; Alex Murphy; kosta50; Dr. Eckleburg; Mad Dawg
FK: “”Nope, I have no need to claim superiority. However, the Apostolic Church DOES claim superiority.””

Dear Brother,you claim superiority without even realizing that every time you elevate what you think your own mind guides you to convince yourself that God gave you special authority make up His church in your own mind based upon your private interpretations of Scripture.

STF, every side believes it follows the MOST correct interpretation. Nothing surprising about that. The difference I am noting is that the Apostolic Church claims its interpretation is INFALLIBLE. And any who disagree are "officially" declared to be all sorts of terrible things. That is a true claim of superiority.

3,894 posted on 03/11/2008 11:56:12 AM PDT by Forest Keeper (It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.)
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To: Forest Keeper; Alex Murphy; kosta50; Dr. Eckleburg; Mad Dawg
“”STF, every side believes it follows the MOST correct interpretation. Nothing surprising about that.””

Dear FK, the difference is that many private interpretations of Scripture do not line up with typology and 2000 years of very consistent teaching through the Martyr's and the Saints.

In order for one to view certain private interpretations as Holy Spirit lead truths, one must dismiss many consistent interpretations of the Saints and typology of Scripture.

In other words... you elevate your own interpretations above the early Christians who made up the Church, gave their lives for a lie in order for God to work through you or your group over a thousand years later to set us all straight on what the truth is.

This type of thought has produced Jim Jones, Smith and Mormonism and various other groups

I wish a Blessed day!

3,901 posted on 03/11/2008 2:20:15 PM PDT by stfassisi ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"St Francis Assisi)
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