[roamer_1]

I did read that Paul said, "Thrice I was beaten by rods." :o)

I am pretty sure that was Talledega. : P

Alright... this is just too creepy...

The point being that one can dream up anything at all if the standard of the Bible is not applied... Hence sola-scriptura, and the notion that tradition must be made subservient to the Word.

I was using absurdity to accent Outership's statement:

[Outership:] An honest Biblical position can not be derived from what the Bible *doesn’t* say.

Thank You Outership, for speaking an undeniable truth.

[boatbums]

The point being that one can dream up anything at all if the standard of the Bible is not applied... Hence sola-scriptura, and the notion that tradition must be made subservient to the Word.

And I am in total agreement with that statement. I was being ironical, too.

My main beef with any religion - not just Roman Catholic - is that if they have to stretch, twist, snippet, add to, mangle or "interpret" so that it agrees with their specific dogma, and not the other way around, then it is not being honest with God's revealed word.

A good example is the intent of the original post that fostered this thread - Give your all to...?. It is so telling, to me, that certain religious Freepers have to strenuously defend their dogmatic teaching EVEN at the expense of what is clearly stated in scripture for all to see. That we are to "love the Lord our God with ALL our hearts, minds and souls (strength)" and that to him be ALL glory, praise and honor.

[Outership]

Sorry Sorry. :)

You are absolutely right.

And thank you very much for your kind words.