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NASB | 1 Corinthians 3:4 For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not mere men? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 3:4 For when one of you says, "I am [a disciple] of Paul," and another, "I am [a disciple] of Apollos," are you not [proving yourselves unchanged, just] ordinary people? |
Bible Question: Does this verse speak against denominational christianity? My Catholic spouse speaks against offshoots and chose to contend with me after 20 years of marriage, just because I found my own church just recently. |
Bible Answer: "Does this verse speak against denominational christianity?" Some claim that it does, but in context it merely speaks out against unwarranted factions. These factions in Corinth were (a) within the same church, not different denominations, and (b) personality-based, not doctrinally based. "My Catholic spouse speaks against offshoots and chose to contend with me after 20 years of marriage, just because I found my own church just recently. " Well, he is making several assumptions that I would question. First of all, he implies that the Catholic Church of today is doctrinally identical to the apostolic church. Secondly, he apparently holds to the infallibility of the RCC. Lastly, he is erroneous in his assumption that one must be in communion with Rome to be part of what the New Testament refers to as the church. --Joe! |