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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: ArrogantBustard

Yes - I personally agree with that statement. I believe that I have been guided by the Holy Spirit to understand scripture to the best of my ability. But, I will not make any proclomations that my opinions are absolutely infallible. If others choose to agree or disagree with me - it makes no difference.

Catholics have said that the pope has only issued an official, infallible statement on 2 occasions in history. If that is accepted, then Catholics must also believe that all other statements by popes, which statistically is > 99%, could possibly have been in error. Why do you put your trust in popes, when you acknowledge their judgements may have been wrong? If traditions have been passed on by men, and have only been infallible twice, then why do you equate tradition with scripture as being inerrant?


315 posted on 02/10/2011 4:54:17 PM PST by Turtlepower
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