[aMorePerfectUnion]

Written by a person who has a shallow familiarity with
the Bible. One example.

The author makes 1 Timothy 3: 14-15 into a defense
of the Church over the Bible. By doing so, he is
implying the passage is referring to the Catholic
Church.

Unfortunately for this view, it completely misses
that the context of I Timothy 2:1-4:5 is instructions
concerning THE LIFE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH - not the
Catholic Church.

This is one more posting that attempts to say, the
Catholic Church is the only one, see! It would be
far better to simply go to God’s Word and accept
what it says without all the theatrics.

best,
ampu

[NYer]

Unfortunately for this view, it completely misses that the context of I Timothy 2:1-4:5 is instructions concerning THE LIFE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH - not the Catholic Church.

When that scripture was written, there was only one church - the Catholic Church. Hence, it applies to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

The person who wrote the article is far from shallow. He was an Evangelical minister who graduated from one of the top US seminaries.

[tiki]

There was no other church. The church existed before the Bible.

[Petronski]

Written by a person who has a shallow familiarity with the Bible.

You should preface your every post this honestly.