[paladinan]

The Bible is the only thing we need for salvation.

But, FRiend... the Bible doesn't SAY that! If you trust the Bible so much, then why make up unbiblical stuff like this?

We do not need man made traditions because man is often wrong.

Then you reject "sola Scriptura" (which is never taught in the Bible, anywhere--go check!) and "sola fide" (which is not only never taught in the Bible, but the Bible flatly says that it's WRONG... James 2:24)?

I trust God’s Word over man any day.

So do I. But we're discussing how to find out what God's word IS. Protestants seem to think that it's contained entirely in the 66-book Protestant piece of the full Bible... and I have no good idea why any sane person would think that.

I was talking about praying to Mary and saints. We do not need them.

In the absolute sense, maybe not... just as someone might not "need" a ship in order to swim across the Atlantic ocean... but I, for one, intend to use all the helps that God offers me... including the Saints whom He gave to me!

Jesus is the only answer.

Yes... but Jesus is the One Who GAVE us the Saints. Trusting the Saints is not denying the sovreignty of God!

No where in the Bible is anything stated about doing either.

See 2 Maccabees 12:39-45, for an easy example.

I have gotten the distinct impression that y’all do not care for the Bible as much as your traditions such as praying to Mary. That says a lot about y’all.

That's pretty ungenerous of you, lady. You take a wild guess at what I believe (and your guess is wildld WRONG--and, though I don't like to make a fuss about it, it also violates the forum rules against "mind-reading"), and then you pass judgment on me, based on your (bad) guess. Don't you see how wrong that is, even by the standards of common decency?

[RnMomof7]

But, FRiend... the Bible doesn't SAY that! If you trust the Bible so much, then why make up unbiblical stuff like this?

And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.2 Tim 3:15

[roamer_1]

Then you reject "sola Scriptura" (which is never taught in the Bible, anywhere--go check!)

how silly. The Bible is a series of contracts. In what reality does one not refer primacy to the original contract? And to be more absurd, Man is not even a signor of those contracts, so how is it that Man has the hubris to think that he can amend them?

and "sola fide" (which is not only never taught in the Bible, but the Bible flatly says that it's WRONG... James 2:24)?

LOLWhut? Then y'all better get back to keeping Torah - Every bit of it.

[MamaB]

Sorry, guess you do not understand y’all. I did not single you out. So get over yourself. I have read comments by many Catholics on this site and some are very hateful and wrong. Nowhere in the Bible does it say to pray to either Mary or saints. Maccabees is not in the Bible for a reason, so try again.

[Iscool]

But, FRiend... the Bible doesn't SAY that! If you trust the Bible so much, then why make up unbiblical stuff like this?

Yes, the bible does say that...