-— Truly scary. Blasphemy. Nothing like insulting God and the Holy Spirit -—
So are you saying that God and the Holy Spirit don’t dwell in The Church that Christ founded?
“Why do you persecute me?” —Jesus
“If he won’t listen to the church, treat him as a pagan or tax collector.” —Jesus
The point is that Jesus didn’t hand out Bibles at Pentecost. The Bible has a history, beginning with the early Church, which wrote, preserved and canonized the Scriptures.
Ironically, “Bible Alone” Christians adhere to Luther’s abridged version of the Scriptures. They trust the canon of Sacred Scripture to him.
The ekklesia that Christ established is in no way shape or form the Catholic Church.
The Holy Spirit indwells individual believers, not an organization.
“If he won’t listen to the church, treat him as a pagan or tax collector.” —Jesus
Taken totally out of context. It is not a statement giving blanket authority to the RCC. Or any church organization.
The church is the corporate body of Christ, existing where ever 2 or 3 are gathered in His name.
The point is that Jesus didn’t hand out Bibles at Pentecost. The Bible has a history, beginning with the early Church, which wrote, preserved and canonized the Scriptures.
Baloney. Scripture originated with the Holy Spirit, not the Catholic church.
Ironically, “Bible Alone” Christians adhere to Luther’s abridged version of the Scriptures. They trust the canon of Sacred Scripture to him.
Luther's canon was no different than the RCC canon until the Council of Trent, AFTER Luther translated the Bible, changed it.
And that has been posted time without count on this forum and apparently, there are those who are still to blind in their hatred of Luther to admit it.