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To: xone
My preachers are sent,

Who sent them? And what authorized person sent the ones before, and so on? You cannot point to an unbroken line back to the apostles. The real Church has something called "apostolic succession". Fake churches don't have that.

What He caused to be written is different than what He spoke?

You are being terribly silly. Please calm down.

To begin with, it's the Holy Spirit who caused Scripture to be written. Jesus never commanded the authorship of any book -- or are you referring to some oral tradition of Jesus, not found in Scripture?

Second, you misrepresent me, which is dishonest and discredits you. Oral tradition does not contradict written tradition. It amplifies and authenticates it.

Third, in disregarding the oral teaching of the apostles, you reject their written teaching in Scripture. You are unbiblical. This ought to bother you.

492 posted on 08/20/2015 9:25:45 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: Romulus
You cannot point to an unbroken line back to the apostles.

Nor can the Catholic church despite the rhetoric. The influx of man-made teaching and subordination of God's Word to all things Catholic clearly shows that even if it was a functioning Body of Christ in the past it has jumped the rails and no longer teaches from God's Word. This isn't to say there are no Christian Catholics, the Gospel is read at mass and it is the Power of God.

What He caused to be written is different than what He spoke? You are being terribly silly. Please calm down.

Not being silly nor am I upset. Your line of reasoning must lead to this point. Your 'authority' begins and ends at what the Catholic church decrees. Even when in contravention of what scripture has recorded. In effect we are back to the Garden, and 'did God really say?' when you imply that what Jesus said is somehow different than what has been recorded. The other implication is that only the Catholic hierarchy knows what Jesus really said and it will tell you in good time , or not.

Oral tradition does not contradict written tradition

Never addressed 'written tradition', unless that is what Catholics call scripture nowadays. Put away your offended card.

Third, in disregarding the oral teaching of the apostles, you reject their written teaching in Scripture. You are unbiblical

Once oral teachings passed from the lips of the departed Apostles and came into the possession of others, it no longer is reliable. Fortunately we have their written books, written for those at the times who could hear their 'oral' tradition and for those of us today who can read it. Not an unbiblical stance at all.

495 posted on 08/20/2015 9:49:48 AM PDT by xone
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