RE: So, why doesn't Scripture uniquely endorse a specific denomination ?
November 20, 2017 at 4:48 pm
(November 20, 2017 at 4:40 pm)Drich Wrote:(November 20, 2017 at 4:24 pm)Whateverist Wrote: To be fair, even if theologians had chosen perfect translations of what the original authors of the bible had written, we might still have those men's goofy ideas.
That's the whole point though!
God in the OT had one set of rule one denomination that he endorsed... look what happened to it. Look at how far it went in the wrong direction meaning people started worshiping the rules themselves rather than using the rules as a way to get closer to God.
The way the NT is written now is that no one preist/pope/high holy whatever can screw it up for everyone else. Rather, each of us in accountable to God on an individual level as there is not priest you must go through to worship God. Emmanuel God is with you meaning God deals directly with you or rather you have the ablity to deal directly with God. This is what sets Christianity the bible speaks about from the old forms of religion.
(November 20, 2017 at 4:37 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Circumcision is a hard concept to sell to grown ass men. Paul did a lot of lawyering. Many have accused him of being motivated by power; he lawyered what was Jewish Christianity to make it more palatable to converts in order to more easily expand his sphere of influence.
So was peter the infallible word/leader of the church and all should be converted to Judaism then Christianity or was Paul right?
It was settled long ago that Paul was right when it became apparent that more gentiles were interested in Christianity. You gotta be right if, 2000 years after your death, people call the letters you wrote to various congregations the "Word of God."
