Forty five years ago I was of a mind that if there was a disagreement on Biblical teaching all we had to do was go to the scriptures or not go there depending if it was there or not.
You could not always convince some one or they could not always convince you.
But at least if you pointed out something Jesus said they did not retaliate by saying Oh Yeah well that is not what Paul said.
The point is that so many people are going to stick to their way of thinking regardless of what Jesus said or what he did not say.
I don`t know anything about St. Ignatius and at this stage in life have no desire to become a Bible scholar just to become acquainted with him.
I believe the holy spirit gave us what we need to know by bringing us the Bible through men who was far from holy and in many cases against their will.
And there might even be a few mistakes or rather contradictions in the Bible but who cares? we have all we need to know.
I have been reminded that it took the great scholars to put the scriptures together, big deal.
I am just glad the scriptures of the N.T were not written by the great scholars but were written by people mostly who had very little education.
When Jesus was telling them that they had to eat his flesh and drink his blood he also said.
If then you shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63 It is the spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I have spoken to you, are spirit and life.
If we except the words of Jesus we are eating his flesh and drinking his blood.
Many of his disciples left him because they believed he was speaking literal even though he told them the flesh profited nothing.
I also can see the Catholic`s view point on some other issues.
Why accept it??? It's not true...
Many of his disciples left him because they believed he was speaking literal even though he told them the flesh profited nothing.
It's been pointed out numerous times why they left...And it wasn't because of the flesh and blood scriptures...
I also can see the Catholic`s view point on some other issues.
They are not the church Jesus founded...Their religion is built on human philosopy, not the scriptures...I don't see how any one can see their point of view on anything Christian wise...