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To: BenKenobi

The argument isn’t so much between scripture and tradition, but between tradition and tradition.

That is true - we all have to come to grips with what we think the original texts mean. Everyone, who is not a scholar themselves, must rely on someone else to some extent to form their understandings of a particular passage. Catholics have full confidence in official church positions and feel that the pope can’t be wrong when he makes an “official” statement. Protestants follow the Berean example and don’t necessarily take any fallen man’s opinion about scripture as absolute.


281 posted on 02/10/2011 2:39:25 PM PST by Turtlepower
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To: Turtlepower; BenKenobi
Protestants follow the Berean example and don’t necessarily take any fallen man’s opinion about scripture as absolute.

Every Protestant is a "fallen man" ... therefore, by your logic, no Protestant takes even his own opinion about Scripture as absolute.

Do you agree?

286 posted on 02/10/2011 2:55:58 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Turtlepower

In theory, yes. In practice, no.

I’d be shocked if I found a practicing protestant who didn’t work with concordances.


287 posted on 02/10/2011 2:56:07 PM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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