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To: Natural Law
As opposed to elevating other traditions of men like Luther and Calvin who twisted, redacted, and revised the plain, basic meaning of scripture?

What specific Scripture did they twist, redact, or revise the plain basic meaning of?

I really appreciate your effort to answer the question. There was a lot about Luther there that I had not read before so it was interesting. However, his views on Scripture are not all Protestants views on Scripture and while one denomination does carry his name, not all denominations own him as their leader.

Luther's main contribution to the Protestant Reformation seems to be more of shaking up the status quote and being the impetus for causing people to question the unbridled power of the Catholic Church and start reading Scripture for themselves.

Which, by the way, is necessary for Christians to know in order to follow the admonition of Paul in II Timothy 3:16, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."

If men don't know Scripture themselves, they cannot be properly instructed in righteousness, and certainly not by an organization which wasn't practicing righteousness itself. If they couldn't read, they'd not be able to know what the Bible actually says but would have to depend on someone telling them what it said and being able to trust that that someone was telling them the truth. And given men's propensity to be corrupted by absolute power, and seeing that happen in the Catholic Church, it would leave their teachings suspect.

Luther had his issues, but that does not invalidate the concerns he expressed about what the Catholic Church was teaching and doing.

1,316 posted on 04/24/2010 8:45:11 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
What specific Scripture did they twist, redact, or revise the plain basic meaning of?

Does changing the canon of Scripture count?

1,317 posted on 04/24/2010 8:49:21 PM PDT by Judith Anne
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By the way, the Church of God points out some verses Luther twisted. No need to demand answers of a Catholic

Just look here:

http://www.cogwriter.com/luther.htm

A brief quote from the article: “Martin Luther has also been charged with intentionally mistranslating Matthew 3:2, Acts 19:18, and many other scriptures”


1,318 posted on 04/24/2010 8:54:40 PM PDT by Judith Anne
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To: metmom
"Luther had his issues...."

Yes he did. As I addressed in an earlier post his works had to areas of impact. The first addressed the corruption that had become manifest in the Church. His complaints were for the most part well founded and ultimately resulted in changes and reforms within the Church. While I suspect his motives I, as a Catholic, am happy and appreciative.

Unfortunately, I find his theological work heretical.

1,320 posted on 04/24/2010 9:05:34 PM PDT by Natural Law
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