The RCC says we can’t know that we have eternal life at any point before we die, nor will we actually have eternal life until some time after we die.
**To what church do you belong??? Is it possible to have eternal life in this finite world, hence the word finite?
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Yet John writes these things about God’s testimony that we have eternal life, and he tells us he writes these things so that you may know that you have eternal life.
**C.C. teaches this…
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Remember that RCC doctrine is man’s testimony and 1 John is God’s testimony.
Where do you think 1 John came from? The C.C. CANONIZED 1 JOHN, along with 26 other books of the N.T., versus many pseudo-writings. You would never have heard of 1 John if not for the C.C.! You might want to consider thanking the C.C. for protecting 1 John, along with the rest of your Bible. 
**BTW, is the C.C. only located in Rome? My church Is missing that little misnomer. Again to which church do you belong? ** **Clearly you are not a S.S. advocate.
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Now refer to verse 9 (the one in magenta). “We accept man’s testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.” I would strongly advise against denying God’s testimony so that you can continue affirming man’s testimony.
**Jesus built One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, officially on Pentecost, and told His One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, alone: **
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."
**All churches built during the protestant reformation, are mere man-made churches, 1500 years removed from Pentecost! **
That doesn’t seem very sound.
** “…God’s testimony is greater then mans, because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.” --is very sound.**
Jesus said to His One Church, circa 33 AD:
you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Instead, follow the example of the Bereans. When Paul was with them, they examined the Scriptures every day to see if what he said was true. They were praised for this.
**The book of Acts was written circa 63 AD by St. Luke. The bible, with the exception of a few letters, which were addressed to certain churches, did not exist at this juncture. We see from the book of Acts that at the center of the apostles proclamation was the death and resurrection of the Lord. In their preaching, the apostles appealed to the Old Testament Scriptures fulfilled by Christ. The New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New; this was how the fledgling Apostolic Church gained converts; The Old Testament is unveiled in the New because everything that happened in the Old Testament is leading up to the arrival of Jesus and His teachings.
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The bible wasn’t even codified/canonized until the 4th century, and it certainly didn’t exist circa 63 AD.
If the Bereans were praised for doing this when an apostle was physically present and talking right to them…
They were doing just as St. Paul taught…
…you should definitely submit “apostolic tradition” to the authority of Scripture in the same way.
Sacred tradition gave way to sacred scripture; that is a scholarly fact. Do a little investigating before you make generalizations…
Examine the Scriptures to see if what it says is true.
**Protestant churches have been doing that for 500 years, and the end result has been division and dissension, running and running and running AMOK, indefinitely, until Jesus’ return; how happy do you think He will be? **
It should go without saying that I do not welcome protests about “private interpretation.”
**Who can interpret scripture???
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The contents of 1 John are not the result of private interpretation.
**1 John is the result of Sacred Tradition for 300 years, until the C.C. canonized 1 John. **
Its origin is in a man named John who spoke from God, and you will do well to pay attention to it.
**We don’t need your little admonition vis-a-vis 1 John. BTW, please don’t equate me with an atheist again.
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Deal with what is found there. That’s twice now that I’ve addressed the issue, so if you truly think I want to make it three, whatever is wrong with you is no small thing.
**What, are you the pillar and foundation of truth, on all matters of faith and morals? **
**Recalcitrance will get you no where quick, however, I wouldn’t expect anything less, based on all you other posts. What --do you and Protestant 101 get together and see who can come up with the most inane ideas? **
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