And you have arrived at this conclusion based on what? Have you met or personally talked with all Protestants so that you can't be accused of making rhetorical, polemical and bigoted statements condemning all Protestants? No, I KNOW you haven't.
For the protestant, the autonomous self-will is what reigns supreme, not Christ. Their theology speaks to that. The ultimate deciding factor: what does it mean to me; how does it speak to me; how does it make me feel; how does it affect me? The supremacy of self as the arbiter of Truth. The rest flows from that. The protestant interaction with others is not informed by Scripture but what they deem to be most advantageous to self. In that, a cold calculation is made.
I imagine if someone said,
"For the Roman Catholic, the autonomous magesterium's will is what reigns supreme, not Christ. Their theology speaks to that. The ultimate deciding factor: what does the magesterium say it should mean to me; what has the magesterium decided it should say to me; what does the magesterium tell me I should feel; what has the magesterium determined should affect me? The supremacy of the RC magesterium is the arbiter of Truth. The rest flows from that. The Roman Catholics' interaction with others is not informed by Scripture but what they deem to be most advantageous to Rome. In that, a cold calculation is made. As a result this mentality leads the Roman Catholic to say internally, "This far and no farther." Or, "I'm only obligated to believe what they tell me to believe...and nothing more. Safeguarding self is paramount."
...you might object to such a broad brush of condemnation. This kind of accusation is neither honest nor logical - not the caliber of dialog that is beneficial to all Freepers.
...you might object to such a broad brush of condemnation. This kind of accusation is neither honest nor logical - not the caliber of dialog that is beneficial to all Freepers.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I observe a protestant's contribution to dialogue consisting of only parroting what a Catholic says rather that refute what is being said. Too clever by half.