ArchivedReality v.s. Tradition
Here is where the notion of Scripture only can be plainly found. Paul praised the Berean's for searching the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul taught was true. Paul teaches Timothy that Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, reproof, and correction. The traditions of men will not be found in Scripture and the traditions of men will not contradict Scripture. Praying to saints to ask them to pray for us is praying to the dead. Where can you find this modeled in Scripture. I am not asking for an "interpretation" of those "alive in Christ". I am asking for a Biblical example of "Hail Mary, full of grace pray for me", plainly modeled in the Bible. The "immaculate conception" teaches Mary, like Jesus, was concieved by the Holy Spirit. Something of this significance would not be ignored in the Bible. The assumption of Mary is a "cleverly devised tale". John's Gospel, his three epistles, Peter's 2 epistles, Acts, and Revelation were written after the traditional date of Mary's death yet none of them mention this significant event. The perpetual virginity of Mary cannot be established in Scripture. The RCC does cartwheels of "interpretation" to teach this doctrine. The Greek word "adelphos" means brothers from the same biological mother and although I understand it is used metephorically to mean brothers in Christ, however in Matthew 13:55 the context and the Greek clearly indicate Jesus had 4 brothers (adelphos) and at least two sisters (adelphe) whose mother was also Mary. The Hebrews are a matriarchial society; decent is through the female line. If the brothers and sisters in Matthew 13 were not Mary's children then the mother of these brothers and sisters should be mentioned per Hebrew custom. The RCC teaches that these brothers and sisters were actually kinsmen (Greek for kinsmen is "suggenes") or children of Mary or Joseph's siblings (Greek for mother's or fathers' siblings child is "anepsios"). Images are prohibited by God in the 10 commandments. The Catholics I have discussed this issue with attempt to obfuscate the issue by bringing up pictures and figurines used in home decor and photo albums as "proof" non-Catholics violate this commandment all the time. However, this totally ignores "before Me". My home is not a place dedicated to the worship of God and as such is not "before Me". Is my "interpretation" correct? Since I don't claim to be "interpreting" God's word and am seeking to "understand" God's word to assume I am "interpreting" God's word is another way to obfuscate the issue. The 10 Commandments are clearly divided by the words "You shall" and "You shall not". The RCC appears to have split number 10 into two and merged 2 and 3 to avoid the images issue. The "traditions of men" are clearly evident when taken in light of Scripture. [/quote] |
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