[metmom]

Thanks for the ping.

Jesus Himself appealed to the authority of Scripture to verify who He said He was.

A few other verses come to mind.....

Matthew 22:29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Luke 24:32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

Luke 24:44-47 44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 5:39-40 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

Matthew 5:18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

>Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Luke 16:17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.

Scripture is unchanging because it is written down. Anyone can verify by going back to the original manuscripts instead of having to depend on the inherent unreliability of the spoken word passed on from one generation to the next.

Another glaring inconsistency is that The RCC claims to derive its authority from Scripture and yet also claims to have written Scripture. The only way that the RCC could have that authority is if it was given it from an outside source, not a source which it claims to have authored.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you oh so very much for those beautiful Scriptures, dear sister in Christ!

To yours I will add that when Christ was tempted of Satan, each time He replied "it is written."

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. - Matthew 4:4

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. - Matthew 4:7

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. - Matthew 4:10

You said:

Another glaring inconsistency is that The RCC claims to derive its authority from Scripture and yet also claims to have written Scripture. The only way that the RCC could have that authority is if it was given it from an outside source, not a source which it claims to have authored.

That is also a logical fallacy: circular reasoning.

God's Name is I AM.

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Another glaring inconsistency is that The RCC claims to derive its authority from Scripture and yet also claims to have written Scripture. The only way that the RCC could have that authority is if it was given it from an outside source, not a source which it claims to have authored.

And, let's not forget that they even declared the Pope and the Magesterium are infallible when they speak ex-cathedra regarding dogma and doctrine on faith and morals.

[boatbums]

Another glaring inconsistency is that The RCC claims to derive its authority from Scripture and yet also claims to have written Scripture. The only way that the RCC could have that authority is if it was given it from an outside source, not a source which it claims to have authored.

And, let's not forget that they even declared the Pope and the Magesterium are infallible when they speak ex-cathedra regarding dogma and doctrine on faith and morals.