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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas; CynicalBear

Are you really appealing to the authority of Scripture to deny the authority of Scripture?


971 posted on 09/09/2013 9:08:50 PM PDT by metmom ( For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom
Are you really appealing to the authority of Scripture to deny the authority of Scripture?

I'm appealing to Scripture to contradict Luther's doctrine of "the Bible alone."

Luther's doctrine isn't in the Bible. That's a logical contradiction.

But disposing of Luther's false doctrine doesn't denigrate Scripture. In fact, it makes a reasoned argument for the inspiration of Scripture possible, since the Authority (Christ's Church) that wrote, preserved and canonized Scripture is infallible with regard to matters of faith and morals.

If we can trust Christ's Church, we can trust the Bible. If we can't trust Christ's Church, we can't trust the Bible.

977 posted on 09/10/2013 5:35:41 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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