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To: Just mythoughts
Strange thing of this rejection of Matthew's Gospel is that it sure did not come from Peter. So somebody else down the line of cutting new keys came up with the attempt to discredit Matthew's WRITINGS.... Recently there was another Freeper who attempted to question the legitimacy of Matthew, but, I never thought the attempt was to discredit Christ's own exhortations. WOW I am still shaking my head over how some things get exposed.

There is no atttempt at all here to question the legitimacy of the Gospel of Matthew. You totally missed the point, which was the fact that there is no text in the Bible anywhere that says the "Four Gospels belong in the Bible", or "the Epistles of the Apostle Paul belong in the Bible", etc. The books that were included in the New Testament of the Bible were ALL selected by human beings inside of Catholic Church Councils.

All Catholics (including me) LOVE the Gospel of Matthew, and it is read very often during Mass, and at other times.

The Catholic Church Councils that decided which writings should be included in the official Canon of Holy Scripture (under the infallible guidance of the Holy Spirit), were the ones who PICKED the Gospel of Matthew (and the other books) to be included in the Canon of the New Testament.
202 posted on 03/11/2012 8:54:50 PM PDT by Heart-Rest ("The Church is the pillar and bulwark of the truth." (1 Timothy 3:15))
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To: Heart-Rest
There is no atttempt at all here to question the legitimacy of the Gospel of Matthew. You totally missed the point, which was the fact that there is no text in the Bible anywhere that says the "Four Gospels belong in the Bible", or "the Epistles of the Apostle Paul belong in the Bible", etc. The books that were included in the New Testament of the Bible were ALL selected by human beings inside of Catholic Church Councils. All Catholics (including me) LOVE the Gospel of Matthew, and it is read very often during Mass, and at other times. The Catholic Church Councils that decided which writings should be included in the official Canon of Holy Scripture (under the infallible guidance of the Holy Spirit), were the ones who PICKED the Gospel of Matthew (and the other books) to be included in the Canon of the New Testament.

I do NOT worship objects, buildings, flesh beings men or women. Truly amazing what flesh beings love to puff themselves up and over when in fact they have only as much power and 'control' as the Creator allows...

Before there ever was a 'church' there was the Creator and from the beginning of this age that is NOW (Peter's keys) some were elected to serve the Heavenly Father so that all that pass through this flesh age would have access to the Plan. Reason why God so love His children that He sent His only Begotten Son, so that whomsoever 'believed' in Him would be given life eternal...

The church is suppose to 'feed my sheep', NOT huff and puff of their superiority and so called stature.

206 posted on 03/11/2012 9:08:09 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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