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1 | Titus 3:5 and washing of regeneration | Titus 3:5 | New Creature | 132484 | ||
Dalcent; you said; "as a Catholic at least I have a Church to appeal to as arbitrar" I'm assuming you meant "arbiter" - someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue. Does that mean that you believe that the church is the final authority on Scripture? Does that mean that you believe that the Holy Spirit takes a back seat to the church in guiding us into the truth of Scripture? Should we put more reliance on human authority rather than Divine? Isn't the Holy Spirit called the "Spirit of truth?" (John 16:13 and elsewhere) Doesn't Scripture say that the Holy Spirit will lead and guide us into all truth? (John 14:26; 15:13; 1 John 2:27) As born again believers each of us personally has the promise that the Holy Spirit will teach and guide us into the truth. Part of the problem as I see it today, is that more people can be found who rely on human interpretation rather than Divine. New Creature |
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2 | Titus 3:5 and washing of regeneration | Titus 3:5 | Dalcent | 132514 | ||
Greetings, Actually I meant arbitrator but you are right to point out my mistake. There is a problem with you contrasting: 'human interpretation rather than Divine' It is that this implies your interpretation guided by the Holy Spirit is divine. Whereas the Church's interpretation, which looks as much to the Holy Spirit for illumination, is human interpretation. This bias towards individualistic Holy Spirit guidance is unjustified. There are 28,000 Protestant denominations and they are often theologically in disunity. Clearly there are problems in Sola scriptura interpretations (compare Zwingli's and Luther's) to suggest an individual Christian is not always in practice led into all truth. The Bible calls the the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth (1 Tim 3:15) Also it states first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation (2 Pet 1:20). To conclude, I believe that the Holy Spirits guidance in leading the Church is best seen in the great councils of the Church starting with Acts 15's Council of Jerusalem and continuing through the definition of the Trinity (Nicea 325) and Christ's humanity and divinity(Chalcedon 451). The Church's first council, viz. the Council of Jerusalem shows the leaders of the church (James historically the first Bishop of Jerusalem, the apostles, etc.) arbitrating on what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church. Acts 15:28 'For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us...' was the conclusion of the council. This is the Bible way, not individualism which leads to divisions. Regards Dalcent |
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