Young man, if their was a prize for twisting what the Word of God teaches you would win hands down. When I give you a passage of Scripture you outright reject it. God did not give his Word to just a select few, it is for all Christians to understand. Paul says that baby Christians should only understand the baby food (milk) from the Word and mature Christian understand the meat of the Word so I guess you are still feeding on milk.
The idea that Christian can not understand the Word is a old ploy by the Catholic Church to maintian control of it’s followers… They wanted Christians to be solely dependent on the church which give the Catholic Church control over wealth’
The first protesters of the Catholic Church were not protesting over docture, they were protesting over the Churches abuse of it’s power and wealth. false Catholic doctiure developed later
Vehement criticism from someone like you, is like great praise from someone who speaks the truth. So, I’m not in the least offended. Actually, thank you.
I have illustrated each time how your view is false, and where it is false. Your true colors come out now, that you are very anti-Catholic. Being anti-Catholic is the same as being opposed to the Bride of Christ. I don’t see how that will help your relationship with Christ.
God gave His Word for all of His family. He also created His one Church for His entire family as the upholder and defender of truth. That you reject His Church, and distort His word is up to you. I will not join you in this.
God gave us His Church to teach all of the faithful. The same Church gave us the Scriptures, and teaches the correct and true meanings of the Scriptures. I responsibly tell you the truth. If I told you different, then I would be lying to you.
Perhaps you provide a little projection in falsely accusing me. You say that I have rejected Scripture you offer, yet in fact, I have not only used this same Scripture, teaching the correct meanings of it, but also offered additional Scripture for discussion.
Honestly, I’m the only one of either of us who has asked to use all the Scripture, and not throw any away, nor create any meanings that conflict with other Scripture passages. You have shown to pick and choose what you like and don’t like, then fail to admit when it conflicts with other Scriptures.
You somehow fail to see that we both quote the same Scripture passages. However, what you’re asserting it means is different that what I assert it means, and you seem really not to like that. I follow the true authority established by Christ to teach God’s word without error. You offer yourself as the final interpreter. So, as you attempt to condemn the correct teachings, **you simply express that the truth is so foreign to you, that you accuse the light of being darkness. **
There was never then, nor is there now any trouble with doctrine in God’s one true Church.
The doctrine taught by in the early Church is still taught today in God’s one true Church. The problem was only with personal behavior… what’s new? The “reformers” heretically rejected doctrine in order to reject the authority of the Church.
I respect those who seek God. However, you will never really know God by doing it the way you are doing. You, like Perry Stone are just being wacky in the method of learning about God’s teachings. **To the extent that you reject what Christ has established, distorting God’s teachings, you know less about the true Christ. **You also reject the means that can best apply the salvation of Christ to your life.
