(October 1, 2014 at 3:18 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Okay, let's try again. Who endorsed/authorized the Canon (what you call the New Testament)? Church councils.Actually no. The authorization Came from God. The compilation came from Church councils.
Quote:You admit, therefore, that even though many texts (including whole books) considered by popular Christians to be "God's word" are universally recognized by both Christian and secular scholars to be later forgeries and interpolations, while earlier authentic works were left out of the Canon, your faith ultimately lies, like the Catholics whom you hypocritically criticize, in the authority of the Church.
this is a crazy claim, where did you get this idea?(I am asking for a link)
I Wrote:You have failed to establish hyprocrisy here. The doctrines of men apart from scripture orginate with man and have not been given the authority to determine or repersent the will of God. While the scriptures have.
you Wrote:Thus sayeth the High Drich... whose words,Are backed by the defination of the word hyprocrisy.
Quote: Right, granting the ultimate authority of the Church which has chosen for you the reading materials you are allowed to use for such purposes... of which your anti-Sola Ecclesia personality, the majority of biblical scholars, and many Christians, respectfully (I almost said reasonably but that's questionable here) disagree.
again, loft claim. where is your proof?
