protestants are those trying to perform these calculations using a single computer—a single lifetime— Christ's single lifetime is more than enough to build on. He left us His Spirit and His word in order to follow Him.
the Catholic Church continues to pass its results on to every new generation to continue and build on.
Traditions handed down from generation to generation does not come close to the real deal in Christ and His written word.
Traditions handed down from generation to generation does not come close to the real deal in Christ and His written word.
Christ never told his apostles to write anything down. He did, however, command them to TEACH all nations. He made Peter the "Rock" upon which He would build His Church, gave Peter the Keys of the Kingdom and told him that WHATEVER he would bind on Earth would be bound in Heaven.
Peter passed this Apostolic authority down to his successors, the popes of the Catholic Church. "Catholic" is from the Greek for "universal".
By the way, we wouldn't even have the New Testament if the Church had not compiled the various books and determined that they, and they alone, were the inspired canon of Scripture.
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