Such an official interpreter is absolutely necessary if we are to understand the Bible properly. (We all know what the Constitution says, but we still need a Supreme Court to interpret what it means.) [http://www.catholic.com/documents/pillar-of-fire-pillar-of-truth]
Now who in their right mind thinks that the Supreme Court has not gone off track? I do think however that the comparison is accurate. The Supreme Court has become a tool that the powerfull use to impose evil and corrupt teaching and so has the Catholic Church.
And it still gets down to the problem of interpreting the interpretation.
You can add layers and layers of interpretation, just like the Pharisees did in Jesus’ say, and they had the people so bound up that they didn’t know whether they were coming of going.
Christ has set us free from the Law by fulfilling the righteous requirements of it and God imputes it to us, credits that perfect righteousness to our account when we acknowledge that we CAN’T do it ourself and we look to him in faith and trust to do it in us. God works in us to will and to do of His good pleasure.
The Law was put in charge to lead us to Christ, not as a play book to earn our salvation by following.
The security of the believer is knowing that we are in God’s hands and He will not cast us out and that He will keep us until the day of redemption. It takes care of fear and worry that we haven’t made it, when anyone who is honest will know deep down inside that they haven’t made it.
I think pnsn hit it when he said that those who are not saved are jealous of the confidence and security of the believer.
God made salvation simple. Repent and believe.
the RCC makes it more complicated than it is or needs to be with all its requirements and rules and regulations.
God made it easy for a reason, so that ANYONE (whosoever) will may come.