So far you've made many assertions without much to substantiate them and the above is just one more. Fear of whom? How were these books “removed”? Which seven books?
If my understanding of 1 Cor. 12:10 you haven't shown it to be so or offered any thing better although invited to do so. You simply claim authority for Damasus.
“If my understanding of 1 Cor. 12:10 you haven’t shown it to be so or offered any thing better although invited to do so. You simply claim authority for Damasus.”
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You initially said one of the gifts in 1Cor 12:10 is “the gift to distinguish between true and false writings.” You were trying to reject the authority of the Church to interpret Scripture with a verse from Scripture, 1 Cor 12:10, posting some in the “congregations” have this gift.
I asked you, name the gift In Paul’s list of gifts. I asked because it’s not there. I wanted to read the one you would choose.
You came back with the discerning of spirit as your answer.
“Not so, not so.
“ to another, the discerning of spirits;” refers to the ability to determine inspiration of prophecy.”
Wrong. The discerning of spirits is not the gift “to distinguish between true and false writings.” I need to check, there is a word for the Church’s divine gift from God to interpret Scripture.
Private Judgment is heresy. You see it’s fruit.
Martin Luther and before him, the Palestinian Jews who
REJECTED Christianity, out of fear removed 7 books from the Old Testament Canon, the books which Jesus taught and quoted from most often. I can share other facts.
“So far you’ve made many assertions without much to substantiate them and the above is just one more. Fear of whom? How were these books “removed”? Which seven books?”
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You don’t even know what books are in your Protestant
Bible asking here “which seven?” Why would you know or
believe the Palestinian Jews initially took out the same books as Luther did from the OT Canon. Were you aware there were two OT Canons? The Palestinian Jews were afraid of this new Christianity. Martin Luther did it because his new teachings didn’t line up with the OT. Example, Judaism believes in a place of purgation.
I wish and pray you become Catholic CYC. The Remnant
is Roman Catholic.
Martin Luther removed these 7 books of the Old Testament: Tobit, Judith, 1st & 2nd Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach which is Ecclesiasticus & Baruch. I understand he wanted to remove James & Revelation.