"Duty" to read scripture?

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the “problem” w/ reading “reading” scripture is that you are interpreting scripture privately

there is the catholic “magesterium”

saints & Popes have already figured out scripture; and they’ve passed it along; the hard way; done by some at the cost of martyrdom

not you, not “pastor Bob” from bumfart arkansas can have the privilege of interpreting scripture

private scripture reading is why the “protestant” church (if such a thing even exists) has disolved into roughly 20.000 splinters off of the catholic church

pastor bubby says this; pastor billy says th\at

good luck finding your way in the protestant “church”

ask pastor tom … or pastor hmm… i forgot his name…
 
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St. Paul in Timothy 2:15 said, “Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”

The Word of Truth is the scripture, and I think St. Paul is advising us to not only read it, but to study it.
 
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The Word of Truth is the scripture, and I think St. Paul is advising us to not only read it, but to study it.
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Not only that but to study with others and those that have been gifted with the ability to teach.
 
The Bible is bascially a really interesting and well written instruction guide that many people use to find answers and the such. Bu in the Christianity faith it’s really your choice If you want to read it or not.
 
it is not a matter of “reading” the Bible

you can “read” the Bible all day & all night should you care to…

it is a matter of interpretation of the Bible;

interpretation of the bible comes from the magesterium

that is where our brethren protestants went off the rails

ask pastor jim; or if you don’t like his opinion join pastor moses’ ; parish

do you see the whole insanity of protestantism?
 
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It’s a lot more than an instruction manual.

It’s God’s love letters to us.

It’s how He speaks to us.

Through His Word, the Spirit quickens us and awakens us to His voice.

Reading it brings God’s Word into us, just like we consume His Word in the Eucharist, the Word made flesh.
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Heb 4:12
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You don’t HAVE to read it…you GET to read it.

Just like we GET to go to Mass. It’s a privilege.

If you don’t, you’re missing out.
 
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I honestly think that as long as you do your best to live a good life modeled after Jesus and believe that he saved us from our sins then thats cool. There are no other obligations as far as I am concerned. Please correct me if I man missing something though
 
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i think you should be a good catholic & receive the sacraments on a regular basis

“living a good life”: is is not good enough, shipmate

that is relativitisc
 
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Yes, in the broad sense, Catholics are morally obligated to know about their faith, and the Church Fathers unanimously point towards study of the scriptures as a key to knowing Christ.

The specifics on how to go about that are prudential, but in an age when we literally have read hundreds of books by the time we get our bachelor’s degree, not having a decent knowledge of scripture is something that exists through willful negligence. It is a sin of omission and we will answer to God for it.

As for the cultures of the Middle Ages: that’s apples and oranges, but even then in a devout Catholic commoner/serf family you might find surprisingly knowledge of the Bible through oral transmission.
 
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The only problem Is that I’m Christian not catholic. And I have no idea what these sacraments are. I understand what you are saying though. I guess this is just te diffrence between belief in religions.
 
Scripture is important in Protestantism, which the late R.C. Sproul was a part of.
Scripture is the Word of God. We have no papal authority and technically, we have no Sacred Tradition.
Also, preaching the word or reading Scripture is a means of grace for most if not all Protestants.
It’s a relatively short Wikipedia page so people should take a look:

Means of grace - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
 
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Don’t get me wrong I love reading the Bible because I find I very fascinating and i am a history nerd but I don’t think that if somebody doesn’t read the Bible that makes them a bad person
 
well you are posting on a “catholic” message board

there must be some attraction to our faith

the “sacraments” aren’t rocket science

i’m quite sure you can figure out how to obtain them
 
Catholics have intense knowledge about biblical scriptures so I just find it interesting and enriching. Sorry if I imposed my beliefs on this post.
 
i don’t think “intense bible knowledge” is a “catholic thing”

we rely on the magesterium
 
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