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To: Mrs. Don-o
Oh; you don't THINK so?

Well; ol' Luther nailed 91 complaints to a church door once that didn't go along with what his church was doing; so how is your response any different?

A great deal of what I post is not the in the official catechism of "my religion."

410 posted on 06/10/2016 4:09:24 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
You just answered your own question:

"A great deal of what I post is not the in the official catechism of "my religion."

There is nothing wrong with voicing theological opinions which are not "part of" the catechism, if they do not "contradict" the catechism.

It will help if you keep in mind the difference between doctrine and opinion. Treating doctrines as opinions, or opinions as doctrines, is where you get into trouble

Re-reading Luther's 95 theses (LINK) would be a VERY good idea at this point!

When Luther upheld true doctrines against errors and distortions, he was most admirable. (And he does this many times in his 95 theses.) And when he voiced his own opinions on things that were not authoritative doctrines, he was likewise on solid ground (For instance, he said the sale of indulgences was a corrupt practice. He was right about that.)

But when he sets aside doctrine, and substitutes his own opinion as if it were doctrine, as in his thesis #13 ("The dying are freed by death from all penalties") --- that's where he fell into error.

And when he finally broke with the Church and departed from Her midst, he was in very great error. In the Church, he could have been a great reformer. Outside of the Church --- well, "The severed Hand cannot heal the Body."

417 posted on 06/10/2016 8:25:13 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man." - G.K. Chesterton)
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