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Christ's friend:
I entirely agree with you, that it is important to “use quotes from ] the Bible in context.” But the problem is that such a statement is easier to make than to carry out in practice.
Would you be willing to read the any of the following books and articles and comment on whether or not the Catholic author seems to have a grip on this all-important approach to Scripture? I think it would be awesome to have a discussion centered around whether or not White can “keep up” with a solid Catholic Scripture scholar and theologian of the likes of the late Fr. William Most.
The Thought of St. Paul: Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
A Biblical Theology of Redemption in a Covenant Framework
Messianic Prophecies Lectures
Grace, Predestination and the Salvific Will of God: New Answers to Old Questions
Bible (Canon)
Which Church Saves?
Cooperation in Redemption
Catholic Apologetics Today: Answers to Modern Critics
“Saved” (in Scripture)
Now, beyond the writings of an individual Scripture scholar like Fr. Most, we can and should ask, “how are Scripture verses officially interpreted by the Catholic Church across the centuries, and does it do so ‘in context?’”
Here is a further challenge to you, and one more important really than a discussion over Most’s writings. Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church ( printed copy ), beginning with paragraph #1, from front to back. And every time you come across a footnote, look at the bottom of the page to see to what it refers. You will note that there are literally thousands of footnotes which in essence illustrate how the Church officially “quotes from the Bible” and how it authentically interprets those passages. If you read 8 paragraphs per day, you will read the entire Catechism in just under one year (358 days). After doing so, my “prophecy” is that you will have more or less adopted a Catholic understanding of the Scriptures.
You see, James White may have a keen intellect, sharp memory and fine skill at speaking and writing. But I contend that he and other scholars and Bible experts outside of the Church are operating in a vacuum, separated from the Apostolic understanding of God’s revelation and from the living exercise of Jesus’ own authority by the Church, which is guided infallibly by the Holy Spirit in its interpretation of the Word.
After carefully soaking up and meditating upon the Church’s interpretations, I am sure you will find White’s to be hollow and shallow in many, many ways. Though that’s not to say he hasn’t written or spoken anything worthwhile, perhaps even wonderful, as regards Scripture and the salvation that Christ won for us by His Cross.
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JMJ + OBT
Dear Christ’s friend,I entirely agree with you, that it is important to “use quotes from ] the Bible in context.” But the problem is that such a statement is easier to make than to carry out in practice.
Would you be willing to read the any of the following books and articles and comment on whether or not the Catholic author seems to have a grip on this all-important approach to Scripture? I think it would be awesome to have a discussion centered around whether or not White can “keep up” with a solid Catholic Scripture scholar and theologian of the likes of the late Fr. William Most.
The Thought of St. Paul: Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
A Biblical Theology of Redemption in a Covenant Framework
Messianic Prophecies Lectures
Grace, Predestination and the Salvific Will of God: New Answers to Old Questions
Bible (Canon)
Which Church Saves?
Cooperation in Redemption
Catholic Apologetics Today: Answers to Modern Critics
“Saved” (in Scripture)
Now, beyond the writings of an individual Scripture scholar like Fr. Most, we can and should ask, “how are Scripture verses officially interpreted by the Catholic Church across the centuries, and does it do so ‘in context?’”
Here is a further challenge to you, and one more important really than a discussion over Most’s writings. Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church ( printed copy ), beginning with paragraph #1, from front to back. And every time you come across a footnote, look at the bottom of the page to see to what it refers. You will note that there are literally thousands of footnotes which in essence illustrate how the Church officially “quotes from the Bible” and how it authentically interprets those passages. If you read 8 paragraphs per day, you will read the entire Catechism in just under one year (358 days). After doing so, my “prophecy” is that you will have more or less adopted a Catholic understanding of the Scriptures.
You see, James White may have a keen intellect, sharp memory and fine skill at speaking and writing. But I contend that he and other scholars and Bible experts outside of the Church are operating in a vacuum, separated from the Apostolic understanding of God’s revelation and from the living exercise of Jesus’ own authority by the Church, which is guided infallibly by the Holy Spirit in its interpretation of the Word.
After carefully soaking up and meditating upon the Church’s interpretations, I am sure you will find White’s to be hollow and shallow in many, many ways. Though that’s not to say he hasn’t written or spoken anything worthwhile, perhaps even wonderful, as regards Scripture and the salvation that Christ won for us by His Cross.
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