If a guy can read, he can know what the bible says...
If the Gospels say works are required for salvation and the Epistles say works for salvation will reward you with damnation, what do you do??? Do you just pick one or the other???
When Romans 2 says you are justifed by works and Romans 3 says you are not justified by works, do you go with one chapter or the other???
The people who use your argument obviously don't know what the bible says...You're just repeating what your religion told you; which is wrong...
No, you are wrong for exactly the reasons you state. The very Church that authoritatively selected what books constitute the Bible and what “teaching” was to be rejected must authoritatively interpret scripture. This authority comes from Christ given to Peter to go forth and teach…That is, teach one truth, a revelation from not only the Bible, but from tradition, handed down ritual, forms of worship, and revelation. Christ as the Son of God did not put forth a basis for contradictory teaching. This is an absurd proposition for anyone to make.