I don’t mind. The pictures were very effective. Demonstrate absurdity by being absurd.That is my same reaction when people show pictures of the Pope standing in front of a statue and they claim he worshipping it.
It hardly matters to the great scheme of things if I have certain knowledge of the truth. The Church will keep on keeping on with or without me.Angainor:
And that’s the ultimate defense of the Protestant. Of atheists, or relativists, or anyone who doesn’t want to know the truth, really. That’s what it comes down to with so many of them–what’s true is secondary.
JSmitty2005 said:“I got this pic off the Vatican website. Notice the huge letter “M” signifying John Paul II’s desire to glorify MARY as his god in his pontificate.”
The only thing that hurts me is my stomach from laughing so hard!
NPS:
given any good, plausible arguments for Sola Scriptura?
How about AGAINST Sola Scriptura? Is there anything, any problem, that there isn’t a Bible verse for?
Yea, were does it say that your interpretation is infaliible?
NPS:
given any good, plausible arguments for Sola Scriptura?
How about AGAINST Sola Scriptura? Is there anything, any problem, that there isn’t a Bible verse for?
Is that a “no”?
NPS said:
You are a funny guy. “Magisterium” might be a step in the right direction.
NPS:
given any good, plausible arguments for Sola Scriptura?
How about AGAINST Sola Scriptura? Is there anything, any problem, that there isn’t a Bible verse for?
That is a silly proposition. If I were to give you an example of something that the bible doen’t have a verse for you would most likely counter with “that’s unbiblical” or “that’s not in the bible so we don’t need to worry about it” etc. etc.
How about this. The bible teaches AGAINST sola scriptura. YOu have been shown this a million times but refuse to see it. The bible specifically and literally states that not everything pertaining to the faith is contained in it.
kujo313:
So it tells you to keep your “traditions”? Does that pertain to NEW “traditions”?
I mean, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have their OWN “tradition”. So do other religions, including catholics.
Sometimes we have to go back to the Bible: “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth”, “Being Instructed By Living Example”, our “Instruction Book”.
“What DID Jesus say?” “What DID Jesus do?” “What did the disciples do?”
Let’s say a missionary goes to a tribe in Africa and preaches the Gospel there. Until he arrived, the tribesmen would go to a high place to pray to his “god” and have a feast afterward. After his conversion to Christ, the missionary can tell him “Keep your tradition of going to the high place and having a feast, but only do it for Jesus.”
He keeps his “tradition”, but does it for the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Traditional AND Scriptual.
St.Eric:
Are you saying that the Bible is like an instruction manual? :ehh:
St.Eric:
Why not? You follow the new traditions as set forth by your pastor. Let me take a stab in the dark: Your church probably has a fellowship service of some kind on a wednesday night. You most likley have other bible study groups that regularly meet. And I am almost positive you have some form of church meeting or function on Sunday after your service. No where in the bible are we instructed to have fellowship meetings on a certain day. You most likely have bans for your members on certain activities or substances- like tobacco or dancing (name it) that the bible doesn’t specifically forbid but someone within your church decided that to engage in a certain activity would be a “bad witness” so therefore from this day forward such and such is forbidden - a New tradition established by a man.
kujo313:
Peace.
Do you think that they also ban dancing? And women wearing slacks? And smoking? And drinking alcoholic beverages? Naturally, ALL of these are biblical.What other judgements are passed on under the disguise of being “scripturally” based?
Peace.
Peace.
No. I’m a simple hot-dog-topper with slow cross delta-v’s.
Peace.