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To: RnMomof7
"How interesting that the Roman church teaches Paul is inspired, but only the parts we like that support our doctrine.."

The conflict between Catholic and Calvinist dogma with respect to the teachings of Paul is not in Catholics selectively choosing some of the Scripture and ignoring others, it is in the context in which we interpret Scripture.

Paul was given a very clear and simple mission; to spread the Word of God to the Gentiles. His mission was to teach, it was not to revise, redact, modify, extend or add new revelation. Catholics interpret everything Paul writes in the context of supporting the Synoptic Gospels. For Catholics the words spoken directly from Christ these Gospels can stand alone, Paul's letters cannot.

I am not going to try to tell you what to believe. Its just that if you choose to follow a Paulian theology you will find some very fundamental areas where it is incompatible with Christianity.

8,514 posted on 10/04/2010 11:37:26 AM PDT by Natural Law (A lie is a known untruth expressed as truth. A liar is the one who tells it.)
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To: Natural Law; RnMomof7; Dr. Eckleburg; OLD REGGIE
a Paulian theology you will find some very fundamental areas where it is incompatible with Christianity.

Pray, enlighten us, or do you mean to say *incompatible with Catholicism?*

8,573 posted on 10/04/2010 3:41:00 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: Natural Law; count-your-change; OLD REGGIE; Dr. Eckleburg
Paul was given a very clear and simple mission; to spread the Word of God to the Gentiles. His mission was to teach, it was not to revise, redact, modify, extend or add new revelation. Catholics interpret everything Paul writes in the context of supporting the Synoptic Gospels. For Catholics the words spoken directly from Christ these Gospels can stand alone, Paul's letters cannot.

So then the church affirms it is almost inspired ,right? Well at least the parts that fit the doctrine according to tradition..

We have already arrived at the fact the gospels do not have the exact words spoken by Christ but that each writer was inspired to recount sometimes differing accounts..

Catholics are something..yea Paul is a 'saint" but he taught false doctrine.. yea the bible is infallible except when they do not think it is, then tradition takes over.. of course all the "fathers " did not agree and sometimes they were wrong, but they know they were right sometimes..

A religion built on sand..

8,610 posted on 10/04/2010 5:50:49 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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