[Mrs. Don-o]

Anything but the full text of the Bible in one gulp is a selective choice, my friend. :o)

The distortion comes when you ignore the Sacred Tradition --- the continuous interpretive community bringing forth what was handed on to us by the Apostles and brought to mind afresh by the Holy Spirit, Who --- by Christ's promise --- reminds us of all He taught us.

To be frank, distortion is easy enough for anybody, anywhere. That is why reverent prayer and a certain inward trembling is necessary, I think. We need to ask God's grace to get past our own malformations and get things right from His perspective. We should "do theology" on our knees.

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[aMorePerfectUnion]

Anything but the full text of the Bible in one gulp is a selective choice, my friend. :o)

Red Herring

You assume a representative selection cannot be made.

The distortion comes when you ignore the Sacred Tradition --- the continuous interpretive community bringing forth what was handed on to us by the Apostles and brought to mind afresh by the Holy Spirit, Who --- by Christ's promise --- reminds us of all He taught us.

Assuming the Conclusion
Argument from Silence
Circular Reasoning
Psychologist's Fallacy
Wishful Thinking Fallacy
Appeal to Tradition Fallacy -
Cognitive Bias in operation -

There is no proof that what exists today was handed to anyone at an earlier time.
It is presumed without proof and must be rejected for the same reason.

As we discussed the first time we met, there is nothing before 100 ad to support an Apostle teaching or practicing half of the teachings of Rome. Your argument assumes it must be there somewhere.

Still, best to you FRiend.