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Exactly. If you make up a new truth, frankly you should suspect it. We have 2000 years of Christian history now, what makes you think you are the first to be guided by God to the interpretation of His Scriptures?

I stated, If a man is guided by Gods Spirit to a truth that differs from that of the magisterium, he must either abandon his new truth or never mention it anyone else, but he may then submit it to the hierarchy for their evaluation, which will be rejected if it goes against Church doctrine.

You highlighted the words "his new truth, with "his" in red.

Please explain why you chose to ignore the first part of the sentence when I asked "if a man is guided by Gods Spirit," and you chose to bring attention to "his new truth", which if I had said, “ God's new truth," it would have been a little presumptuous of me to say?

JH

28,595 posted on 12/06/2002 3:47:49 PM PST by JHavard
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To: JHavard
Please explain why you chose to ignore the first part of the sentence when I asked "if a man is guided by Gods Spirit," and you chose to bring attention to "his new truth", which if I had said, “ God's new truth," it would have been a little presumptuous of me to say?
(1)Every man who creates a new version of the truth thinks he is guided by God's spirit. None of them were promised this solely in their capacity as men.
(2) God does not have a “new truth.” His Truth is eternal. It is man that creates the new truth and worships his own false ideas.

I would go into more, but I have a hard time typing at the moment, I’m trying to convince our smallest to sleep a bit, and if I’m lucky that only leaves one free hand.

God bless

patent  +AMDG

28,598 posted on 12/06/2002 9:30:44 PM PST by patent
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