Explain why there are thousands of protestant communities who disagree with each others scripture interpretations along all kinds of heresies that NO early Christian's believed until the reformation if the Bible trumps every time?
It is your OWN personal interpretations of the Bible that you believe trumps every time and it is THIS DANGEROUS paradigm that has produced Jim Jones, Joseph Smith and many others.This came out of the reformation and solo-scriptura,not Catholicism/Orthodoxy
I don't have that problem of confusion,I follow the teaching of an over 2000 year old church that the Bible came out of and I can read the writings of the early Church fathers along with Scripture typology with clear historical interpretations of those scriptures through the ages.
Rob Roy-””Snap out of it!””
You need to snap our of it,Dear Brother, The Catholic Church came before the Bible,not the other way around.
Here is the writings from 2 Saints who were DIRECT DISIPLES of the Apostle Saint John
“See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Christ Jesus does the Father, and the presbytery as ye would the apostles. Do ye also reverence the deacons, as those that carry out the appointment of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. Let that be deemed a proper Eucharist, which is [administered] either by the bishop, or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; by the bishop, or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.” Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to the Smyrneans, 8:2 (c. A.D. 110).
“[A]ll the people wondered that there should be such a difference between the unbelievers and the elect, of whom this most admirable Polycarp was one, having in our own times been an apostolic and prophetic teacher, and bishop of the Catholic Church which is in Smyrna. For every word that went out of his mouth either has been or shall yet be accomplished.” Martyrdom of Polycarp, 16:2 (A.D. 155).
>>Explain why there are thousands of protestant communities who disagree with each others scripture interpretations along all kinds of heresies that NO early Christian’s believed until the reformation if the Bible trumps every time?<<
That is a separate subject. It does bring up an interesting concept though:
One trial attorney became a Christian after reading the Gospels. He said one of the compelling reasons was due to his trial experience. He said when multiple witnesses were in collusion, their stories matche TOO precicely. However, when there was no collusion, but the witnesses were being honest, there would be interesting minor contradictions, but the stories main thread was not only the same but often they said the same thing in a different way that, on the surface seemed to contradict, but in fact were at the root just too people saying the same thing in very different ways.
He said that as he read the Gospels, with their minor “seeming” disagreements, that is exactly what it reminded him of.
I would be more concerned about a church that agreed on EVERYTHING than one that had minor disagreements on minor points.
You want to rely on extra-biblical writings of mere men, I can’t stop you of course. Heck, I really enjoy the writings of C. S. Lewis and others. They have challenged my understanding and interpretation of God’s word. But I still retain the God given right to disagree with some of their interpretations.
When I stand before God, I will stand Alone, with my Intercessor, Jesus, at His right hand. Mr Lewis, nor any of my pastors will be there.
>>You need to snap our of it,Dear Brother, The Catholic Church came before the Bible,not the other way around.<<
Yikes!