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1 | complete return to biblical Christianity | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 62484 | ||
John, "Rome was right when it claimed that placing the Bible in the hands of the laity would lead to strife and division and it has." Actually, the Catholic laity who could read and could afford a hand made manuscript copy of the scripture have always had it in their hands, as well as in their ears. It is also worth noting that most heresies from the earlies centuries of Christianity have sprung from the clergy, not the laity, and all used scripture to support their positions. After the invention of the printing press Catholic as well as Protestant laity have always had access to scripture. " It is a natural consequence that comes when people are set free to pursue the truth for themselves." As Peter warned from the beginning. "First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." 2 Peter 1:20-21 "And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, beware lest you be carried away with the error of lawless men and lose your own stability." 2 Peter 3:15-17 "I do not believe we are to follow the pattern of the Levitical priesthood under the NT. Our High Priest is Jesus and the believers one and all are made to be a kingdom of priests, prophets and kings" Actually the Catholic pattern is the priesthood of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:9; 6:20; Psalm 110:4; Genesis 14:18. And Catholics also believe in the presthood of the people conferred in baptism, when we are baptized into Christ and His priesthood. The ordained ministerial priesthood is for the special service of the whole priestly people and are drawn from among them, not from a particular cast or tribe. Jesus is the High Priest of Catholics too. Emmaus |
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2 | complete return to biblical Christianity | Bible general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 62537 | ||
"After the invention of the printing press Catholic as well as Protestant laity have always had access to scripture." But that isn't to say that the RCC liked it! --Joe! |
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3 | complete return to biblical Christianity | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 62540 | ||
Joe, "After the invention of the printing press Catholic as well as Protestant laity have always had access to scripture." Emmaus "But that isn't to say that the RCC liked it! --Joe! Hmmm! How does that jive with the Douay English bible that influenced the the later arriving King James? And of course there were other vernacular language bibles in a numberof languages before Luther's Germain bible, including eight editions in German alone. All Catholic bibles by the way, inclding the Guttenburg, which was in Latin. But then most literate people of that time, especially scholars all read Latin. Emmaus |
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