Posted: July 9th, 2007, 5:23 am
So, in Christ, there is one body and one truth.
However, if I don't agree with Christ's teaching on, say the Eucharist, I ditch it, don't I?
There, now its my church.
But if my friend Bill doesn't agree on Christ's teaching on his divinity, he should ditch it.
There, now its his church.
And if my friend Gale doesn't agree with the cannon of the bible, she should change it, shouldn't she?
There, now its her church.
Pretty soon, due to everyone's decisions on what they infallibly determined, they all have their own, inerrant churches. All contradictory, yet all led by the Spirit of Truth. None agree, but all are correct.
The Truth of the Gospel is not based on what you believe. The truth is not what you make it. You yourself need to conform to the truth.
If I don't conform to the teachings of Christ, what do I do? I protest them... making me a protest-ant. Then, after I have established my own understanding and interpretation of scripture, I now have my church.
The biggest flaw in your argument is, as you said, its your understanding. It means you yourself decided what was true and wasn't. Where did you recieve such authority and how do you know that what you say is more true then someone else who makes such a claim?
However, if I don't agree with Christ's teaching on, say the Eucharist, I ditch it, don't I?
There, now its my church.
But if my friend Bill doesn't agree on Christ's teaching on his divinity, he should ditch it.
There, now its his church.
And if my friend Gale doesn't agree with the cannon of the bible, she should change it, shouldn't she?
There, now its her church.
Pretty soon, due to everyone's decisions on what they infallibly determined, they all have their own, inerrant churches. All contradictory, yet all led by the Spirit of Truth. None agree, but all are correct.
The Truth of the Gospel is not based on what you believe. The truth is not what you make it. You yourself need to conform to the truth.
If I don't conform to the teachings of Christ, what do I do? I protest them... making me a protest-ant. Then, after I have established my own understanding and interpretation of scripture, I now have my church.
The biggest flaw in your argument is, as you said, its your understanding. It means you yourself decided what was true and wasn't. Where did you recieve such authority and how do you know that what you say is more true then someone else who makes such a claim?