God is just a little smarter than you are. His official teaching in the Scripture and the Doctrine of the Church is inspired and you are not. Scripture says, All we, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way (Is 55:8). Or again, Can the pot say to the potter, “You know nothing”? (Is 29:16) Or yet again, Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, “What are you making?” (Is 45:9) But still many go on with their own opinions and will not abide even the clear correction of God.
From Msgr Pope.
Read the whole article:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3304070/posts
Why Is the Road to Destruction Wide and the Road to Salvation Narrow? A Meditation on a Teaching by Jesus
That's more like it.
And God did not leave us to our own devices. He freely gives the Holy Spirit to all believers to guide them into all truth.
Say, who's going to interpret the magisterium and the *sacred tradition* for y'all?
And who's going to interpret the interpretation?
Can't have any risk of mistakes, you know. If someone can't interpret God breathed, Holy Spirit inspired Scripture correctly, then supposing that *sacred tradition* is also inspired, they will also be incapable of correctly interpreting the so-called sacred tradition that allegedly comes from God through men.
So where are all the infallible interpretations of all the supposedly Spirit given pronouncements of the Catholic church throughout the last about 2,000 years?
Hmmm, starting with a pompous condescending (it seems to be the Catholic way) comment. Does it make you feel good? The superior attitude of Catholic posters always perplexes me because I think of them as Christians and then they don't act like it. Oh well.
His [God's] official teaching in the Scripture and the Doctrine of the Church is inspired and you are not.
Gee, no kidding. Another personal attack/dig, feel better now?
Notice the striking out of the erroneous part of your statement.
If you can quote me any words of God outside of scripture that he spoke to the Catholic church by all means to so.
Also a retraction is in order unless you can show a quote with a link to the post where I said I was inspired.
Your assumptions stated as facts are ludicrous.
All we, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way (Is 55:8).Well, when you prayerfully through the Holy Spirit apply those scriptures to your attitude you will be ready for this:Or again, Can the pot say to the potter, “You know nothing”? (Is 29:16)
Or yet again, Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, “What are you making?” (Is 45:9)
But still many go on with their own opinions and will not abide even the clear correction of God.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.--Romans 10:9Read the whole articleJust pray to Jesus calling on the Holy Spirit and confess like in the Romans verse above and you will be saved. It's that simple.
Thanks but no thanks. Why subscribe to Catholicism when simple Biblical Christianity is the best path?
Metmom put it best on that thread:
You seem to be ignoring the simple road to salvation and instead would prefer to be a Catholic.To: SalvationBecause Jesus is the only way and everything else isn’t.
If people refuse to come to Jesus, they’re done for.
Like I said before, I am just about through casting pearls of Biblical Holy Spirit inspired Biblical wisdom your way.
I certainly hope and pray your eyes and ears are opened to the Truth that Jesus taught in His Word.
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?--Mark 8:16
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.---Proverbs 10:12
My best to you on your journey to Eternal Life in the Kingdom of God!
Not by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit would NEVER inspire the incorporation of paganism such as the Catholic Church has.
Philippians 2:5
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: