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"basicallyblues"
>I wrote:
>
>>Yes it is a guardian and promoter of that truth but if you are
>implying
>>that the church has authority to go beyond or add to what was written
>>this is dangerously close to Mormon speak!
>
>Stephen Adams wrote:
>
>>On the contrary, the Scriptures support exactly my position. Not
>>yours.
>
>This a Matthew Johnson-esque response. Should we do the yes it does/no
>it didn'tyes it does/not it doesn't volley here?
I posted a lengthy defense of this in the article. Give me a break.
It wasn't just a bald statement without backup. You snipped my entire
defense and then berate me for claiming to teach the truth without
any backup. That's pretty dishonest.
>>Explain Charles Taze Russell.
>
>Who cares? Why are you trying to put up smoke screens? Besides the
>majority of his beliefs were held up by others throughout the
>centuries..some of which were even held by Jesus Christ.
Not a smoke screen at all! You said, quoting the Scripttures, that
private interpretation was forbidden. I applied it to the man whose
private interepretation created your religion.
>>What is Sola Scriptura?
>
>(snip) well there it is folks. A confession. Trinitarians need to go
>outside and beyond the bible to defend their heresy.
Well, since "sola Scriptura" is *not* Scriptural, there isn't a problem.
>Paul said it best:
>
>(Galatians 1:6-9)
You snipped and ignored the entire *Scriptural* argument which proved my
point.
But, let's compare what the Scriptures say about the Church and the
Scriptures. The Orthodox Church *is* following the Scriptures:
a) It meets the scriptural command of Paul to keep and maintain that
which he taught orally, as well as by letter. (1 Cor 11:12; 2 Thes
2:15; 2 Thes 3:6)
b) It meets the command of Paul to pass his teaching on to faithful men
who will teach others. (2 Tim 2:2)
c) It meets the scriptural definition that the Church is built on the
foundation of the Apostles and Propehts (who were to be obeyed when
they *spoke* as much as when their words were written down).
(Ex 19:7-8; Ex 24:3-4; Josh 1:16-18; Eph 2:19-22)
d) It meets the promise of Christ that the Holy Spirit will teach
us things not taught directly by Christ, and guide us into all
trith. (John 16:12-14)
e) It meets the statement of Paul that the Church is the pillar and
ground of the truth. (1 Tim 3:14-15)
That's a short summary of my rather long post. The JW's do NOT meet
these basic Scriptural tests.
-Stephen
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Space Age Cybernomad Stephen Adams
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