“But there are also many other things which Jesus did; which, if they were written every one, the world itself, I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written”(Douay-Rheims Bible)
Ah yes....the catholic carte blanche verse.
If this is allowed we have to accept the Mormon belief that Jesus took a detour to North America before ascending to Heaven. They claim a lot of links to this so why is this rejected? (I am not a Mormon nor advocating their position. It's just an example of using this verse to advance an unsound Biblical position.)
The Bible doesn't record what Jesus did when he was 14 years old on Tuesday either.
It also doesn't tell us if He brushed His teeth....or ate apples.
It doesn't tell us if He wrestled His brothers on Thursday either.
The catholic mis-use of this verse allows for a lot of incorrect theology that sadly has influenced many down a dark road.
Not at all. The Bible was assembled under Petrine authority and that God-given authority is to one Church, that He shall be with the Church until the consummation of the world, This authority is not to be extended to every Tom, Dick, and Harry’s interpretation.
Thus during the early years of Christianity a raging debate ensued whether Christ was not only fully God but also fully man. It was the Church fathers who gathered in Nicea that settled the question. Church doctrine is one credo, for all times and for all ages.
Not the Billy Grahams, Joel Osteens. Moons, nor the Mormons or Jehovah’s Witnesses or for any of the other heretical brands and not for every corner street Foursquare church pastor who thinks he can crack open the pages of the Bible and offer up “his” or “her” own interpretation.
This debate begins and ends with Petrine authority. Either you accept it, as have scores of eminent Protestant scholars and pastors who have converted to Catholicism or you don’t.