To: bdeaner
“We know it’s God’s Word because the Church said so and it had the teaching authority to make that declaration, because it’s teaching authority was established by Christ Himself through the apostles and apostolic succession.”
The early Catholic church had an impact on the bible. They didn’t write it and they didn’t ‘approve’ it, and they didn’t make it authentic.
The Bible can be traced from Today back to its original writings. IMO the Catholic church should focus more on saving souls than trying to prove they have a unique angle on salvation.
Jesus is the way
27 posted on
06/28/2009 12:00:27 AM PDT by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: driftdiver
They didnt write it and they didnt approve it, and they didnt make it authentic.
Then, please tell me, how do you know the Bible is authentic? How do you know with certainty that it is the inspired Word of God? By what authority? Did Jesus come down from the sky and hand it to you personally? If not, what makes you so certain that "Jesus is the way"?
28 posted on
06/28/2009 12:04:23 AM PDT by
bdeaner
(The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Cor. 10:16))
To: driftdiver
The early Catholic Church had an impact on the Bible. Of course she did! Sts. Peter & Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, etc....all fathers of the Catholic Church.
They didnt write it and they didnt approve it, and they didnt make it authentic.
This represents a 500-year-old revision of 1500 years of history, but it is not accurate.
29 posted on
06/28/2009 12:05:45 AM PDT by
Petronski
(In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
To: driftdiver
78 posted on
06/28/2009 8:02:41 AM PDT by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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