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To: johngrace
Who are these “church fathers” that the predate the Scriptures?

“It is like someone who does not know the language but thinks he can correct with Greek dictionary. Just amazing”

Not at all! You are fluent in English but does that mean no one but a native speaker can correct your usage of the language?
The Pharisees certainly could read and understand Hebrew and had read “Honor your father and your mother...” yet they by their tradition perverted the meaning of “honor” into something quite different.

Look at the use of the word “priest”. No Christian held the office of priest in the Scriptures, so where is the justification for anyone claiming to be such?

88 posted on 03/26/2012 12:00:37 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: count-your-change
"No Christian held the office of priest in the Scriptures....."

That's all famous arguments. That started after the fact. 1500 years after the fact.

"The Pharisees certainly could read and understand Hebrew......"

That's not the point. Greek was shown. Someone who does not know the language is trying to define what it originally means who does not speak the language. It is put there to show what it is suppose to mean by the poster.

You know like point counterpoint in a belief.

All I did was to show that a Greek speaking people and Church see it otherwise.

Plus to judge a language from a dictionary only without knowing it is very bold to the Greek speaking people who believe otherwise. Amazing.

90 posted on 03/26/2012 12:18:01 PM PDT by johngrace (I am a 1 John 4! Christian- declared at every Sunday Mass , Divine Mercy and Rosary prayers!)
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