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DrDave
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To me, the obvious response to this proposition is “Believe what?”Also…this doesn’t really address the scripture in question. It says (my paraphrase) "Believe and confess orally that Christ is your Lord and your God…and that He was raised from the dead, and you shall be saved.
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I would suggest that one who believes and confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord is bound by the logical consequences of that confession to also accept everything Jesus taught, and obey everything that Jesus commanded.
Nowhere does the Bible either define itself or claim that it teaches everything that Jesus taught or record everything that Jesus commanded. It does however historically record the establishment of a Church, The Church. It is this church that teaches all that Jesus taught and passes on all that Jesus commanded (including but not limited to the bible).
Some Protestants might have an apoplexy reading this for the bible does say that 2Tim 3:16 “All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice” but it does not say “ONLY scripture”. Rather the bible also says 2Thessalonians 2:15 “Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle.” and 1Tim 2:15 “…the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
This is why one should be Catholic, because it is a natural consequence of accepting Jesus Christ as one’s personal Lord and Saviour.
Regards,
Dave