Regarding The Catholic Church, the starting base is to respect that they canonized The Bible at the councils of Hippo and Carthage. So, if we accept their authority for that, then doesn't our logic need to be a little bit more consistent?

If we do not except the authority of the logic we use, in respect to the men that God used to bring His "work of faith", as it is written, to our ears, why would we accept the authority of those who, by the same spirit of faith, assembled these books, which in our case is of a different heresy, to begin with?

Interpretations always follow, the same loosening and binding law, that come from Heaven to us-ward. To have the "faith of Christ", in respect to men God moves, as you have suggested..."councils of Hippo and Carthage", according to His purposes ,is another law which seems to want for some reason to give that which we can only receive from God, to the men He moves to bring it.

That kind of gospel would be of another authority, it would provide another master of authority, another Holy infallible Father, other than the word of God and we know that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation. Holy men were moved in either case to hear the word, as the lone authority of God, which effectually works also in us that are given the faith believe God, as a gift of God (not of the church). Seeing He alone is the author of our faith, He alone can be the finisher of the same work.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.1Th 2:13Garee, glad you and your family are doing OK. I was saying my prayers while taking a walk at work today, and I remembered you and your family.

glad you and your family are doing OK. I was saying my prayers while taking a walk at work today, and I remembered you and your family.


Thanks, sounds like you are a good Dad, with a quiver full, I come from a family of eleven.


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