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To: 1000 silverlings
"So you don’t believe that Paul was appointed Apostle to the Gentiles to preach the gospel to us? You don’t believe in the New Testament? You don’t believe that Christ saves to the uttermost?"

I am speaking for myself and not the Catholic Church, although what I am going to say has some support within the Church. I believe that there is a hierarchy between and within Scripture. The words accredited directly to Jesus have the highest weight. The descriptions of the eye witnesses to Christ closely follow. The Old Testament gives us context and the Letters of Paul give us clarity. Next are other contemporaneous works not found to meet canon like the gnostic Gospels and historical works.

Jesus chose to speak to us in clear and simple words. I believe that if everything else but the Beatitudes was stripped away we would still have out path to salvation. I personally don't give much weight to the Book of Revelation because it is too cryptic and subject to misinterpretation..

2,626 posted on 01/13/2010 1:34:11 PM PST by Natural Law
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To: Natural Law; Dr. Eckleburg

Paul said he was taught by Christ Himself. That’s like saying, Well I believe Ezra, but not Jeremiah so much.” Revelation is spoken bt christ. It’s unbelievable, to me, a believer, that you don’t believe Christ’s revelation. Yet as a Catholic, you apparently have no problem with the words and traditions of men.


2,628 posted on 01/13/2010 1:38:58 PM PST by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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