I thought that some might be interested in this quote from
Thomas concerning Sola Scriptura.

"We believe the prophets and apostles because the Lord has been their
witness by performing miracles.... And we believe the successors of the
apostles and the prophets ONLY IN SO FAR AS THEY TELL US THOSE THINGS WHICH
THE APOSTLES AND PROPHETS HAVE LEFT IN THEIR WRITINGS." (OT, XIV, 10, ad 11
emphasis added.)

Thus it would seem that Thomas would use Scripture to test the
writings of the "Fathers" to see whether they were true.

It seems obvious to me, from the game that we used to play, where one
would "whisper a secret" to another around a room. And when the secret
was stated by the last, it did not resemble the original very well.

To have any certainty, we need things written down, at least I do.

Gary


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Bob Felts wrote:
> Gary McNees wrote:
>
>
>>bimms@juno.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>But a true Biblical understanding would notice two things:
>>>1. First, a non-regenerated person is free to do evil, and does so with
>>>a vengeance, so much so that
>>>the theoretical option of doing good never occurs and has never
>>>occurred in the entire history of man.
>>
>>Why o why do people like so much to contradict Scripture?
>>
>>Matthew 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
>>your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give
>>good things to them that ask him?
>>
>
>
> Who says that it is good for an evil person to give a good gift?

If an evil person does not rape your child, is that good?

Gary

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In article <145.14.14.05.310706000@srcbs.org>, Bart Goddard says...
>

>gkmcnees@comcast.net wrote:
>
>>> And for the umpteenth time, it doesn't say _why_ they would have
>>> repented.
>>
>> Yes it does. It says that they would have repented had they
>> seen the miracles. Don't you understand simple English?
>
>No it doesn't.

Yes, it does. It says they would have repented. This is made even more clear in
the parallel passage in Matthew, where He says:

for if the mighty works, which were done in you,
had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have
repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. (Mt 11:21 KJV)

> You're the one having trouble with English.

Both Bob and Gary are doing this. And you are doing it too, when you interfere
with your groundless and