boatbums,
The Bible came from the Church. Everything Christians know of Christ came from the RCC. Why do you battle the Church
trying to use her own writings?
Accept what the Word says, Catholics do. Jesus states
This IS My Body. We accept. Plus, Catholics do not
fall into error when they follow the Church, her authority
to interpret Scripture.
How many times do I have to say, God did not give every
person reading Scripture the authority to interpret
Scripture. God said, one Lord, one faith, one baptism
not “I disagree with your interpretation so I’ll start
my own Church, follow my opinion.” That’s why there are
30,000 Protestant denominations!!
God gives every believer filled with the Holy Spirit the ABILITY to interpret and understand Scripture. There is nothing in the word that talks about *authority* to interpret Scripture. That is something the Catholic church made up to defend it's claim that it is the only body on the earth capable of *correctly* interpreting Scripture and that its interpretations must be accepted and recognized and adhered to.
1 Corinthians 2:11-16 11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
When we are born again and given spiritual life by the Holy Spirit and Christ takes up residence in our hearts and lives by faith, we have the mind of Christ and then have the ability to understand the things of God.
It's a promise given to each and every believer as individuals.