If Scripture Alone is sufficient, why do you need a "pastor"?

[2ndGen]

Then why do catholics have the pope and the catecism and the Ineffabillis Deus and not just the Word of God by His spirit?

Aha!

Finally someone says it!

Now, by asking that, you acknowledge that the pastors in non-Catholic Churches are popes! (which literally means, spiritual fathers or church leaders as referenced in The New Testament by The Apostles).

Thank you Jehuandgod!

Why do we have them?

Because Jesus gave them to us!

 

[JRKH]

Then why do catholics have the pope and the catecism and the Ineffabillis Deus and not just the Word of God by His spirit?

Because Catholics do not hold to Sola Scripture (Scripture alone). Scripture is the root-source material but not the total of God’s revelation or teaching.
We believe in the fullness of faith as handed down by Christ to the apostles and from the apostles to us through the Church.
This fullness of faith includes the Bible, Catechism, Sacrements, Vicar of Christ (Pope), Communion of Saints, Magesterium etc. etc. etc.

Let’s turn your question around and ask:
Why do Sola Scripturists,
take one volume of the collected works of the church (The Bible),
declare it the complete word of God and
then try to deny it’s origions as a volume are catholic?

James

 

[2ndGen]

Because Catholics do not hold to Sola Scripture (Scripture alone). Scripture is the root-source material but not the total of God’s revelation or teaching.
We believe in the fullness of faith as handed down by Christ to the apostles and from the apostles to us through the Church.
This fullness of faith includes the Bible, Catechism, Sacrements, Vicar of Christ (Pope), Communion of Saints, Magesterium etc. etc. etc.

Let’s turn your question around and ask:
Why do Sola Scripturists,
take one volume of the collected works of the church (The Bible),
declare it the complete word of God and
then try to deny it’s origions as a volume are catholic?

James

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