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NASB | Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. |
Subject: The Spirit and the Word: How Related? |
Bible Note: All I am saying is that this man by the name of Martin Luther came up with that idea centuries ago, and it wasn't too well-received then. You are absolutely correct that the RCC hierarchy thought that the "average person" must be told what Scripture taught. That is precisely why they burned people who tried to translate it into the language of the common man. One thing that is often misunderstood regarding the Reformation, by the way, has to do with a very good point you made in your post. Luther and the other Reformers did not subscribe to the idea of "every man for himself" in interpreting Scripture. They, too, recognized that error was certainly possible, as well as the value of the church in the corporate understanding of Scripture. But they realized that the entire church was a priesthood (1 Peter 2:8-9) and that those gifted as teachers were not necessarily the same group as the RCC clergy. Therefore, we again come to the essential point of disagreement that caused the RCC to hold the Bible hostage for so long: while the church interprets Scripture, what exactly is the church? I cannot accept that the contradictory pronouncements of the RCC hierarchy and the ever-evolving theology and "new revelation" is the infallible interpreter of the Word of God. In the RCC, the Bible must always ride side-saddle with tradition. --Joe! --Joe! |