I reiterate what I said earlier and stand by it.
It was you who brought a lack of interest in God’s word into the conversation regarding whether or not the faithful must read Scripture.
God’s word is revealed to us in many, many ways.
His Word is Jesus.
*****And so many of us today have our faculties and are literate and have the words of God available to us, directly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Why wouldn’t any of us want to read them?****
St. Jerome said, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”
He said this at a time when nearly all Christians had no personal access to Scripture due to the lack of availability, the prohibitive cost of owning a Bible or because of the inability to read.
****And so many of us today have our faculties and are literate and have the words of God available to us, directly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Why wouldn’t any of us want to read them?****
Again, some hear it in Mass, some read daily reflections or pray or watch preachers or religious programs on TV. It’s a matter of personal approach to hearing God’s word and just because one prefers one of these means to the solo/individual reading of Scripture, it does not mean they have no interest in God’s word.
Let me ask you something: If Scripture is not necessary, and God’s word can be revealed in many, many ways, including prayers, hymns, television programs, etc., where do you go to prove that what you are hearing is God’s Word of Truth? We are told to search the scriptures daily to see if those things are so. We are to compare scripture with scripture to determine whether we are being taught false doctrine. Do you just accept that if Christ’s name is mentioned in the prayer it MUST be from God? Or if the teacher mentions the gospel, it is the gospel that you know and believe? The only way to KNOW these things is in God’s Word, the Bible. A burning in the bosom doesn’t confirm a single thing. God has revealed Himself to us through His Word. And in order NOT to be swept around by every wind of false doctrine, we MUST read what His word says. Just because it sounds lovely doesn’t mean it’s truth. Truth CAN be absolutely KNOWN. Not just hoped for.
Show us where a-g said that the faithful MUST read Scripture.....
Why is everything *must* with Catholics? Anyone who loves God will love His word and want to read it. Hungering and thirsting after righteousness and all that.
alamo-girl keeps trying to straighten you out about what she actually said, but it's almost like you're TRYING to not understand what she said, because of your insistence on misquoting her in spite of her repeated corrections.