[CynicalBear]

>>And what of Protestant churches that diverge from your own sect?<<

What of them? If they teach something other than what the apostles taught the passage is rather clear isn't it?

>>Or of the Jews?<<

I think scripture is very clear on where the Jews stand.

>>I surmise that your stock of condemnatory terms would be greatly taxed by any such accounting — with little concern as to how Christ would view such expressions.<<

You don't think Christ and the Holy Spirit who inspired the writing of scripture agreed?

[Rockingham]

Scripture is sometimes unclear or equivocal, our understanding of it may be inadequate or defective, and it does not answer all questions. Therefore we must often turn to human experience and reason in matters of faith. Fundamentalist, sola scripture Protestants reject that view and thus find themselves on problematic territory when it comes to science and reason, even moral reasoning.