What Do You Think?

[Catholic_4_Life]

Someone new posted...haven't seen a reply to him. Did the Adams' give up trying to get an answer?

[Brother Adam]

The Janke's are very busy people.

[Catholic_4_Life]

[quote name='Brother Adam' date='Apr 1 2004, 03:21 PM'] The Janke's are very busy people. [/quote]
Whew...I almost said "The Adams Family" !

[amarkich]

I think it would be interesting to supplement your question with II Peter i.20. (2 Peter 1:20 in modern/protestant notation). The verse reads as follows:

"Understanding this first: That no prophecy of scripture is made by private interpretation. For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time: but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost."

It would be interesting what he says to this verse. While it is more a matter of personal interpretation than Sola Scriptura, it seems that the two issues are inseparable. God bless.

[Jake Huether]

[quote]Oral teaching of the GREATEST apostle was NOT valid unless it agreed with written revelation.[/quote]

That's interesting, because around half of the Apostles, and some desciples, "teachings" later became Scripture. Which would mean that it was VALID.



[quote]The Catholic Church most certainly does set itself above Scripture. They teach a false doctrine. They contradict Scripture. That is what the reformation was all about. [/quote]


Wow! Someone needs to study a little. The reformation was about the selling of indulgences. Indeed this was a very illicit PRACTICE. But you'd be hard pressed to find a Church document allowing it. This sinful practice wasn't taught by the Church, and actually fizzled out on it's own. The Church has never hidden the fact that her inhabitants are sinners. Her Doctrine and Dogman, Her Teachings, are spottless though.




[quote]Their claim is far different from the protestant claim. The Scriptures back up the Protestant claim. [/quote]


Right, this we know. It backs up all x-thousand interpritations, which conflict and contradict eachother. So, where does that leave us....


[quote]We cannot rewrite history and theology for the sake of ecumenism.[/quote]

Oh my! This coming from a Protestant. Since they took the Bible and left behind the Church, they've had to re-write history and certainly their theology several thousand times over.



[quote]Because it is the only one that the text will legitimately allow. [/quote]

And I suppose this means that all Protestants agree on all interpritations of Scripture, since they all base their interpriations on the same idea?

Hmmmm.


Teresa,

Ask them to identify the Table of Contents for you. The Bible Should at least be able to self-proclaim which writings are inspired...

My prayers are with you.