RF rules prohibit the kind of response that that deserves.
So I'll say this. That's a bunch of nonsense. I am subject only to Christ.
No religious leader on earth can claim any authority over me because no religious leader on earth has any authority over me.
Those claims of total Roman authority are a power grab, plain and simple. The Catholic church clearly cannot stand the thought that people both aren't under its control and don't even recognize it.
If Catholics so choose to put themselves under the authority of that denomination, that's their choice, but it's not mine nor is it any others.
And Catholic church claiming they have authority over others, does not make it so.
Fantasywriter made a great point.
Eat your heart out Catholic church. I don't belong to it and will not put myself under it's claimed, but illegitimate authority.
Whom the Son has set free is free indeed. No way I'm going back under and into the bondage of a works based religious system, turning my back on the Christ who died to save me from my sins.
What a pity. I think I'd relish being subjected to the uncensored tirades of the protestant contingent. You are more than welcome to Freepmail me with your unfettered views.
So I'll say this. That's a bunch of nonsense. I am subject only to Christ.
And His Church.
No religious leader on earth can claim any authority over me because no religious leader on earth has any authority over me.
How very circular.
Those claims of total Roman authority are a power grab, plain and simple. The Catholic church clearly cannot stand the thought that people both aren't under its control and don't even recognize it.
The carnal mind at work. Conflating the material with the spiritual and viewing it all through the prism of power and control. Protestant autonomy must be preserved at all costs. It's the source of their power. I decide. There can be no surrendering to Christ with that view. God is so much bigger than the prejudices of the Anti-Catholic.
Eat your heart out Catholic church. I don't belong to it and will not put myself under it's claimed, but illegitimate authority.
You're already here. Your baptism assured it.
Whom the Son has set free is free indeed. No way I'm going back under and into the bondage of a works based religious system, turning my back on the Christ who died to save me from my sins.
You're always welcome to return home. We're waiting for you. We love you.