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I’m not sure I see what is so difficult here . . . you believe in sola Scriptura, meaning that you don’t believe anything not taught in Scripture.
Ya, see you start out with a fauty premise your conclusion must also be faulty, SS for me does not mean that I don’t believe in anything else. What it means is that all the information that I need to attain salvation can be gleaned from scripture.
Well, the canon of the Bible is not taught in Scripture, there isn’t a list anywhere in there! So how can you, as a Protestant, actually have a Bible . . . since the canon came from the Church?
Zach, you can buy a bible in any bookstore. I don’t dismiss everything about the CC. They do get some things right. The bible is one of them. If you choose to believe that the bible is a Catholic book you can do that.
 
I forgot to mention one small thing in rebuttal to Richard for Blue.

Jesus’ flesh was in the likeness of His Mother’s. “And the Word became flesh.” John 1:14. He had to get His flesh from somewhere. Just as all children do, He took flesh from His Mother (or His incubator or whatever makes you feel better about yourself). Hence, another vital part to the doctrine of the Incarnation was Mary’s sinlessness or, as I like to call it, the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. I think I just heard your blood boil at this last sentence. But anyway, His flesh was like His Mother’s. He probably even looked like her. If DNA testing existed back then, they knew how to use it and actually used it, then Jesus’ DNA would surely match His Mother’s. I digress but you get my point. What was that Job question? “How can something clean come from something unclean?” Hence, God defied that in the Immaculate Conception because He had to give His Son flesh that was unstained.
Did you read Rom.8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

God sent His son in the likeness of sinful flesh. So by your own mouth “Jesus’ flesh was in the likeness of His Mother’s.” and the bible Mary was a sinner.
 
you didnt do anything wrong my friend. and dont be intimidated by Richard. hes just a huge loveable fuzzball. if you dont wanna get into it with him, no worrys…ill be more than happy to. 😉 Peace 🙂
You got a hidden camera in my house ben? How did you know I’m a huge fuzzball? Loveable? Some would argue. But I am loved by the only one that counts.
 
You got a hidden camera in my house ben? How did you know I’m a huge fuzzball? Loveable? Some would argue. But I am loved by the only one that counts.
:rotfl: just my powers of observation Richard. im technically a police officer, remember? im not that loveable either. my job, entales pointing machine guns at people…dirty buisness, but someones gotta do it. 😦 maybe thats why we get along so well though. to hard cases, trying to make a case. 👍 Peace to you and yours. 🙂
 
Ahh… Throwing in some technalities and being nit-picky. Problem with your critique is that you ARE saying that Christ’s flesh is sinful and hence a sinner. What I meant was that Christ TOOK flesh from Mary and nothing more than that. I said nothing of Mary being a sinner. YOU added that part to my explanation. Nice try. I can see how you misunderstand that though. It is not easy stuff to understand. That is why we have guidance and not just personal interpretation.

Flesh clearly has at least two meanings in the Bible. I am using flesh according to John 6:53 and not John 6:63.

Jesus’ flesh was in the likeness of sinful flesh. HIS flesh was LIKE it. Not “He TOOK sinful flesh” or "HAD sinful flesh. It is a simile, not an exact parallel. Was Jesus’ flesh sinful?

By my own mouth, I meant what I said. My argument still stands. Take our meaning of things. Not what you want it to mean. Please do not stoop down to this level. Enough people do it on here. It is pointless and it wastes time.
 
Ahh… Throwing in some technalities and being nit-picky. Problem with your critique is that you ARE saying that Christ’s flesh is sinful and hence a sinner. What I meant was that Christ TOOK flesh from Mary and nothing more than that. I said nothing of Mary being a sinner. YOU added that part to my explanation. Nice try. I can see how you misunderstand that though. It is not easy stuff to understand. That is why we have guidance and not just personal interpretation.

Flesh clearly has at least two meanings in the Bible. I am using flesh according to John 6:53 and not John 6:63.

Jesus’ flesh was in the likeness of sinful flesh. HIS flesh was LIKE it. Not “He TOOK sinful flesh” or "HAD sinful flesh. It is a simile, not an exact parallel. Was Jesus’ flesh sinful?

By my own mouth, I meant what I said. My argument still stands. Take our meaning of things. Not what you want it to mean. Please do not stoop down to this level. Enough people do it on here. It is pointless and it wastes time.
Again, did you ead the verse Gregg? Rom.8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Look at it closely. This does not say that Jesus flesh was sinful. What it does say is that He came IN THE LIKENESS of sinful flesh and by your own mouth “Jesus’ flesh was in the likeness of His Mother’s.” that sinful flesh was His mother’s flesh and I totally agree.
 
But…the NT of the bible was not canonised until the late 4th century, she existed nearly four hundred years without the bible. **The church made the bible **and the bible did not give birth to the church, and they did well.

The Catholic church is NOT sola scriptura, and so we aren’t terribly impressed by what the bible does and does not say. **So we arent terrible concerned about what the scriptures leave out about the Virgin. **
Everything is not contained in the pages of the bible in fact it says in the bible if everything Jesus said and did were written down, there would not be enough books in the world to contain it all. (pipper paraphrase, don’t have a bible in front of me right now, but that’s the gist). BTW CATHOLICS do not worship Mary, that is a myth.

Perhaps if you are convinced that sola scriptura (which is not taught in the bible it’self) is the way to go, you might stay Baptist.
The Catholic church might have translated the scriptures into what is now the Bible but the Catholic church did NOT write the scriptures. Don’t confuse “Bible” with “scriptures”. You know the words in italics in the KJV? They weren’t in the original version of the scriptures. The translators didn’t understand what some of the things said so they added their own words so it “sounds better” and the words were made in italics so people would know those words were added. The Bible and Book of Mormon are indeed the word of God, but, it’s according to the true interpretations made from the Bible and Book of Mormon, not by the way the world says they mean. I can assure you the Bible does not say it is the only book. Let me give you a little example of the verses people want to misinterpret:

Revelation 22

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Many people want to say those verses say to not add unto the Bible. However, that is far from what those verses say. “For I testify that unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,” That is not saying not to add to the Bible at all, it’s referring to Revelation. “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy”. The keys of those two verses are “THE prophecy of THIS book” & “THE book of THIS prophecy.” In other words, the specific prophecy John is giving in Revelation 22. Those two in quotes are saying the exact same thing, just different wording.

“3) ‘Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.’ [the Bible] John 20:30”

Some of the other things not in the Bible are things that are in the Book of Mormon.

My advice would be to look for the closes Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and speak with the missionaries.
 
The Catholic church might have translated the scriptures into what is now the Bible but the Catholic church did NOT write the scriptures. Don’t confuse “Bible” with “scriptures”. .
Agreed. The Church did not write the scriptures, they just collected, translated, and with the divine authority given to them, developed the biblical canon that is used today.
You know the words in italics in the KJV? They weren’t in the original version of the scriptures. The translators didn’t understand what some of the things said so they added their own words so it “sounds better” and the words were made in italics so people would know those words were added.
Yes, and this was a translation by the Church of England in 1611. I’m not sure how that relates to the Catholic Church though.
The Bible and Book of Mormon are indeed the word of God, but, it’s according to the true interpretations made from the Bible and Book of Mormon, not by the way the world says they mean. I can assure you the Bible does not say it is the only book. Let me give you a little example of the verses people want to misinterpret:

Revelation 22

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
This does not speak of the Book of Mormon, but of the book that you’ve quoted from; Revelation. Nothing about the Book of Mormon, sorry.
Many people want to say those verses say to not add unto the Bible. However, that is far from what those verses say. “For I testify that unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,” That is not saying not to add to the Bible at all, it’s referring to Revelation. “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy”. The keys of those two verses are “THE prophecy of THIS book” & “THE book of THIS prophecy.” In other words, the specific prophecy John is giving in Revelation 22. Those two in quotes are saying the exact same thing, just different wording.

“3) ‘Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.’ [the Bible] John 20:30”

Some of the other things not in the Bible are things that are in the Book of Mormon.

My advice would be to look for the closes Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and speak with the missionaries.
Considering that the Bible didn’t exist as we know it and as you are referencing it in the quote from John 20:30, John wasn’t referring to the Bible, but to that particular book itself.
The problem with the Book of Mormon is that it denies one, single, important truth which was predicted in the Scriptures: [BIBLEDRB]Galatians 1: 6-9[/BIBLEDRB]
 
The Catholic church might have translated the scriptures into what is now the Bible but the Catholic church did NOT write the scriptures. Don’t confuse “Bible” with “scriptures”. You know the words in italics in the KJV? They weren’t in the original version of the scriptures. The translators didn’t understand what some of the things said so they added their own words so it “sounds better” and the words were made in italics so people would know those words were added. The Bible and Book of Mormon are indeed the word of God, but, it’s according to the true interpretations made from the Bible and Book of Mormon, not by the way the world says they mean. I can assure you the Bible does not say it is the only book. Let me give you a little example of the verses people want to misinterpret:

Revelation 22

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Many people want to say those verses say to not add unto the Bible. However, that is far from what those verses say. “For I testify that unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,” That is not saying not to add to the Bible at all, it’s referring to Revelation. “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy”. The keys of those two verses are “THE prophecy of THIS book” & “THE book of THIS prophecy.” In other words, the specific prophecy John is giving in Revelation 22. Those two in quotes are saying the exact same thing, just different wording.

“3) ‘Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.’ [the Bible] John 20:30”

Some of the other things not in the Bible are things that are in the Book of Mormon.

My advice would be to look for the closes Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and speak with the missionaries.
Deuteronomy 4
1Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
2Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Proverbs30
5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

How about these LDS?
 
Richard,
Your arguments are getting naïve and childish. My point I’d in the context I meant (not the way YOU want it to mean) it in the totality of Scriptures. I never claimed that Jesus’ flesh was sinful. I was stating that your critique has a logical conclusion that it IS sinful. I am not stating that you believe it nor I. But my argument is still unobjected because your argument in parallels says that Jesus’ flesh is like His Mother’s, that is sinful. I know you do not believe that but that follows from your argument. If you make it a parallel, then Jesus’ flesh is sinful. My argument also says that Mary’s flesh is sinless because “How can something clean [Jesus] come from something unclean [non-Catholic idea of Mary]” (Job)?
And do not come back with infinite regress. We will argue eternally. MY meaning of “Jesus’ flesh is in the likeness of His Mother’s” is that He TOOK flesh from her. His body is FROM her. Use MY meaning to argue against MY point. Not YOUR meaning of MY argument. Gasping for breath here?

Funny how Catholics can prove that Mary is sinless but non-Catholics cannot prove that she actually sinned. Just like we can prove God but atheists cannot prove there is no God.

And yes… I did read the verse. Otherwise, I would not have referred to that verse in my rebuttal. Hence, my counter-argument, which still stands. Refer to my previous post again and argue from MY point (your own safe haven). Do not use YOUR own interpretation but argue from the standpoint of reason and logic. Argue MY post and answer why it is unreasonable instead of giving a chicken-head interpretation in order for it to be against the Church. Do you not know how to argue? Look at my arguments. I attack premises. NOT conclusions. My point in my previous post still stands whether or not you like it. ARGUE MY POINT AND NOT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE MY POINT TO BE.
 
Ignore my last post. I was editing but unknowinlgy ran out of time! It took 21 minutes! Anyway, if you already replied to my last post, then, oh well. I wasted a lot of time

Richard,
Your arguments are getting naïve and childish. My point is in the context I meant (not the way YOU want it to mean) it to be and in the totality of Scriptures. I never claimed that Jesus’ flesh was sinful. I was stating that your critique has a logical conclusion that it IS sinful. I am not stating that you believe it nor I. But my argument is still unobjected because your argument in parallels says that Jesus’ flesh is like His Mother’s, that is sinful. I know you do not believe that but that follows from your argument. If you make it a parallel, then Jesus’ flesh is sinful. My argument also says that Mary’s flesh is sinless because “How can something clean [Jesus] come from something unclean [non-Catholic idea of Mary]” (Job)? This is also unobjected.
And do not come back with infinite regress. We will argue eternally. MY meaning of “Jesus’ flesh is in the likeness of His Mother’s” is that He TOOK flesh from her. His body is FROM hers. That is all I meant it to be and I even stated that which I presume you ignored because you want to use YOUR perception of MY statement instead of what I meant it. Use MY meaning to argue against MY point. Not YOUR idea of MY argument. Gasping for breath here?

Funny how Catholics can prove that Mary is sinless but non-Catholics cannot prove that she actually sinned. Just like we can prove God but atheists cannot prove there is no God.

And yes… I did read the verse. Otherwise, I would not have referred to that verse in my rebuttal. Hence, my counter-argument, which still stands. Refer to my previous post again and argue from MY point which is argued from Scripture (your own safe haven). Do not use YOUR own interpretation of MY argument but argue from the standpoint of reason and logic in saying WHY my premise sucks (that is, in the way I meant it). Argue MY post and answer why it is unreasonable instead of giving a chicken-head interpretation because I have noticed that most interpretations are made to fit against Church teaching instead of trying to be as objective as possible. Do you not know how to argue? Look at my arguments. I attack premises. NOT conclusions. My point in my previous post still stands whether or not you like it. ARGUE MY POINT AND NOT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE MY POINT TO BE.

Anyway, over the course of the 2000 years of the Church, do you not think that they came across these verses and said, “Hey, what does this mean if we believe this and it says this”? Here is how our system works:

1.We believe something (Tradition with a T as opposed to tradition with a t).
  1. We find that it is not contradicted by Scripture.
  2. We also find that Scripture actually backs it up, whether implicitly or explicitly.
  3. Then, it is officially proclaim doctrine.
(Catholics, if this is wrong, then call me idiot and tell me the actual order.)

Seems like you are missing steps 1-2. You just assume number 3 from a private interpretation (an action which goes against number 2 anyway). Surely, now you believe us. And why did you skip my post on the nessecity of doctrine in salvation and the part about the deuterocanonical texts in Scripture?

Again, how do you know Scriptures are infallible?
 
And a other thing that went unnoticed. You say Mary has sinful flesh. Therefore, Mary was sinful or full of sin. Now, what are you getting at here, you ask? Gabriel addressed Mary, “Hail, full of grace.” One CANNOT be both full of sin AND full of grace. Those two are incompatible. The Church has an explanation. You apparently live with the idea that Mary was sinful (full of sin) and full of grace. Believe us yet?
 
I didn’t call you a sinner Blue. I merely disagreed with your leanings toward a sinless Mary.

What am I on what about?
I told you I never made a matter of fact statement. i know there are many people on here with all different beliefs, so I told you what the catholics believe.

I never said it was wrong or true, I said that is up for the individual to choose what they believe.

Now lets hypothetically say for example, she did sin…

Even if she did, that doesn’t change the fact that she was definitely Jesus mother and it doesn’t change the fact that she is definitely in heaven.

So even if she did or didnt sin, it doesn’t matter. It does not change the bible, and it does not change where she is right now. Even if she might have sinned, people would still hold her up in a high position. Why do people get so worked up over it?
 
And a other thing that went unnoticed. You say Mary has sinful flesh. Therefore, Mary was sinful or full of sin. Now, what are you getting at here, you ask? Gabriel addressed Mary, “Hail, full of grace.” One CANNOT be both full of sin AND full of grace. Those two are incompatible. The Church has an explanation. You apparently live with the idea that Mary was sinful (full of sin) and full of grace. Believe us yet?
So Gregg, could you tell me what you consider “grace” to be.
 
Ignore my last post. I was editing but unknowinlgy ran out of time! It took 21 minutes! Anyway, if you already replied to my last post, then, oh well. I wasted a lot of time

Richard,
Your arguments are getting naïve and childish. My point is in the context I meant (not the way YOU want it to mean) it to be and in the totality of Scriptures. I never claimed that Jesus’ flesh was sinful. I was stating that your critique has a logical conclusion that it IS sinful. I am not stating that you believe it nor I. But my argument is still unobjected because your argument in parallels says that Jesus’ flesh is like His Mother’s, that is sinful. I know you do not believe that but that follows from your argument. If you make it a parallel, then Jesus’ flesh is sinful. My argument also says that Mary’s flesh is sinless because “How can something clean [Jesus] come from something unclean [non-Catholic idea of Mary]” (Job)? This is also unobjected.
And do not come back with infinite regress. We will argue eternally. MY meaning of “Jesus’ flesh is in the likeness of His Mother’s” is that He TOOK flesh from her. His body is FROM hers. That is all I meant it to be and I even stated that which I presume you ignored because you want to use YOUR perception of MY statement instead of what I meant it. Use MY meaning to argue against MY point. Not YOUR idea of MY argument. Gasping for breath here?

Funny how Catholics can prove that Mary is sinless but non-Catholics cannot prove that she actually sinned. Just like we can prove God but atheists cannot prove there is no God.

And yes… I did read the verse. Otherwise, I would not have referred to that verse in my rebuttal. Hence, my counter-argument, which still stands. Refer to my previous post again and argue from MY point which is argued from Scripture (your own safe haven). Do not use YOUR own interpretation of MY argument but argue from the standpoint of reason and logic in saying WHY my premise sucks (that is, in the way I meant it). Argue MY post and answer why it is unreasonable instead of giving a chicken-head interpretation because I have noticed that most interpretations are made to fit against Church teaching instead of trying to be as objective as possible. Do you not know how to argue? Look at my arguments. I attack premises. NOT conclusions. My point in my previous post still stands whether or not you like it. ARGUE MY POINT AND NOT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE MY POINT TO BE.

Anyway, over the course of the 2000 years of the Church, do you not think that they came across these verses and said, “Hey, what does this mean if we believe this and it says this”? Here is how our system works:

1.We believe something (Tradition with a T as opposed to tradition with a t).
  1. We find that it is not contradicted by Scripture.
  2. We also find that Scripture actually backs it up, whether implicitly or explicitly.
  3. Then, it is officially proclaim doctrine.
(Catholics, if this is wrong, then call me idiot and tell me the actual order.)

Seems like you are missing steps 1-2. You just assume number 3 from a private interpretation (an action which goes against number 2 anyway). Surely, now you believe us. And why did you skip my post on the nessecity of doctrine in salvation and the part about the deuterocanonical texts in Scripture?

Again, how do you know Scriptures are infallible?
Gergg,

Eventually Richard will tell you he is tired of playing your little games. Once I cornered him,he could not present what I asked;as a result, he had to ignore me. A sign of denial and that many of his arguments are bogus.
 
I told you I never made a matter of fact statement. i know there are many people on here with all different beliefs, so I told you what the catholics believe.

I never said it was wrong or true, I said that is up for the individual to choose what they believe.
Ya sure but you did have a tendency to lean towards her sinlessness and I was disagreeing with that leaning.
Now lets hypothetically say for example, she did sin…
Even if she did, that doesn’t change the fact that she was definitely Jesus mother and it doesn’t change the fact that she is definitely in heaven.
So even if she did or didnt sin, it doesn’t matter. It does not change the bible, and it does not change where she is right now. Even if she might have sinned, people would still hold her up in a high position. Why do people get so worked up over it?
Well if she did sin that would put a crimp in the CC’s credibility wouldn’t it?
 
Ya sure but you did have a tendency to lean towards her sinlessness and I was disagreeing with that leaning.

Well if she did sin that would put a crimp in the CC’s credibility wouldn’t it?
First off, I don’t care about Mary one bit. She is dead, she is in heaven, and she has absolutely NOTHING to do with my salvation. Nothing about Mary or her place in the bible has anything to do with my belief in God and my salvation with God.

Mary is not important to me. She is another person in the bible who had a very important place. However she does not affect my salvation and has nothing to do with it. God/Jesus determine my salvation and they are the ones that help me through it. Mary has nothing to do with it. I do not care if she sinned or was sinless. It doesn’t change anything about my belief or salvation in God.
 
Ignore my last post. I was editing but unknowinlgy ran out of time! It took 21 minutes! Anyway, if you already replied to my last post, then, oh well. I wasted a lot of time

Richard,
Your arguments are getting naïve and childish. My point is in the context I meant (not the way YOU want it to mean) it to be and in the totality of Scriptures. I never claimed that Jesus’ flesh was sinful. I was stating that your critique has a logical conclusion that it IS sinful. I am not stating that you believe it nor I. But my argument is still unobjected because your argument in parallels says that Jesus’ flesh is like His Mother’s, that is sinful. I know you do not believe that but that follows from your argument. If you make it a parallel, then Jesus’ flesh is sinful. My argument also says that Mary’s flesh is sinless because “How can something clean [Jesus] come from something unclean [non-Catholic idea of Mary]” (Job)? This is also unobjected.
And do not come back with infinite regress. We will argue eternally. MY meaning of “Jesus’ flesh is in the likeness of His Mother’s” is that He TOOK flesh from her. His body is FROM hers. That is all I meant it to be and I even stated that which I presume you ignored because you want to use YOUR perception of MY statement instead of what I meant it. Use MY meaning to argue against MY point. Not YOUR idea of MY argument. Gasping for breath here?

Funny how Catholics can prove that Mary is sinless but non-Catholics cannot prove that she actually sinned. Just like we can prove God but atheists cannot prove there is no God.

And yes… I did read the verse. Otherwise, I would not have referred to that verse in my rebuttal. Hence, my counter-argument, which still stands. Refer to my previous post again and argue from MY point which is argued from Scripture (your own safe haven). Do not use YOUR own interpretation of MY argument but argue from the standpoint of reason and logic in saying WHY my premise sucks (that is, in the way I meant it). Argue MY post and answer why it is unreasonable instead of giving a chicken-head interpretation because I have noticed that most interpretations are made to fit against Church teaching instead of trying to be as objective as possible. Do you not know how to argue? Look at my arguments. I attack premises. NOT conclusions. My point in my previous post still stands whether or not you like it. ARGUE MY POINT AND NOT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE MY POINT TO BE.

Anyway, over the course of the 2000 years of the Church, do you not think that they came across these verses and said, “Hey, what does this mean if we believe this and it says this”? Here is how our system works:

1.We believe something (Tradition with a T as opposed to tradition with a t).
  1. We find that it is not contradicted by Scripture.
  2. We also find that Scripture actually backs it up, whether implicitly or explicitly.
  3. Then, it is officially proclaim doctrine.
(Catholics, if this is wrong, then call me idiot and tell me the actual order.)

Seems like you are missing steps 1-2. You just assume number 3 from a private interpretation (an action which goes against number 2 anyway). Surely, now you believe us. And why did you skip my post on the nessecity of doctrine in salvation and the part about the deuterocanonical texts in Scripture?

Again, how do you know Scriptures are infallible?
I don’t think we have to keep beating this. It’s not going to move.
Rom.8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

This says that Jesus came in the likeness of sinful flesh. That’s not to say He was sinful but that He came IN THE LIKENESS of sinful flesh. And I think that we have established that the sinful flesh that He came in the likeness of was the sinful flesh of Mary.
 
Ya, see you start out with a fauty premise your conclusion must also be faulty, SS for me does not mean that I don’t believe in anything else. What it means is that all the information that I need to attain salvation can be gleaned from scripture.
Alright, your definition is just fine, my question to you is still damaging. If you cannot tell which books do or do not belong in the Bible, how do you know that you are not missing some very important salvation related information which accidentally got excluded from the Bible? For all you know, your canon is missing information that bares directly on your salvation and that there are, in fact, damning doctrines taught in your canon. Because of sola Scriptura, you just can’t know.
Zach, you can buy a bible in any bookstore. I don’t dismiss everything about the CC. They do get some things right. The bible is one of them. If you choose to believe that the bible is a Catholic book you can do that.
So I have another question for you: did the Catholic Church just “get lucky” with the canon, or was the Church divinely assisted in discerning it?
 
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