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To: boatbums
Seeing that you are attempting to use this story from Luke 2 as a proof that there is a case for "extra-Scriptural" revelation that permits "special" people to create doctrine for the Christian faith that is NOT backed up by Holy Scripture, let me remind you that Simeon quoted verses from the prophet Isaiah among other Scriptures.

Oh, I see. So "that one doesn't count."

How convenient!

...but I will place my hope and trust upon the truth of God's word and agree with Irenaeus who said:

These things are such as fall plainly under our observation, and are clearly and unambiguously in express terms set forth in the Sacred Scriptures....the entire Scriptures, the prophets, and the Gospels, can be clearly, unambiguously, and harmoniously understood by all"
And if Irenaeus were correct in that assertion, there would not be so many different flavors of Protestant, all claiming "by the Bible."

You can't have it both ways.

793 posted on 05/30/2012 3:31:33 AM PDT by papertyger ("And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if..."))
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To: papertyger
And if Irenaeus were correct in that assertion, there would not be so many different flavors of Protestant, all claiming "by the Bible." You can't have it both ways.

It isn't "my" way at all! What does God say? It appears that no matter how many times the canard is disputed that "Protestant" denominationalism means thousands of different interpretations of Scripture, people such as you refuse to hear it and actually think about and throw it up at every opportunity. It is intellectually dishonest and those who use it - even after being corrected - prove that they have no genuine interest in dialog and only participate to try to get the better of another. When comments such as yours start being ignored, you will know why.

839 posted on 05/30/2012 4:03:16 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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