A question?

[ronniechoate34]

Again, it is illogical to base faith upon the private interpretation of a book. For faith consists in submitting; private interpretation consists in judging. In faith by hearing, the last word rests with the teacher; in private judgment it rests with the reader, who submits the dead text of Scripture to a kind of post-mortem examination and delivers a verdict without appeal: he believes in himself rather than in any higher authority.


http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12495a.htm



Why are these people declaring the divinely inspired Word of God to be a dead thing?

 

[ronniechoate34]

I got a very good reply from a poster on another site. I'd like to quote that reply here.


"Because they're dead an uninspired. " - The Robster, a very insightful poster,,,from another site.

 

[happyjoy]

Again, it is illogical to base faith upon the private interpretation of a book.

Why?


http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12495a.htm

Why are these people declaring the divinely inspired Word of God to be a dead thing?

Where did you get that? I just see it as a pro Catholic paper nothing more nothing less. Are you saying that Catholicism is a dead faith?

 

[ronniechoate34]

:o I posted a broken link!?


Here's another one. It should work.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12495a.htm