Guy Blanchet a écrit:
Mr. Van Till,
You're confusing the Church of God with the Church of Rome. The arguing
over whether or not Jesus was God was simply the beginnings of what the
Chruch of Rome has come to refer to as Tradition. The Bible may clearly say
something but Tradition may decide to 'rephrase' certain things to widen the
road and give elbow room. That's what makes that institution a 'thoroughly
human institution' as you say.
Mr. Blanchet,
Before I respond, let me be certain that I understand you correctly.
(1) Are you saying that, of all Christian denominations, the Roman Catholic
Church is the only one that might be described as a 'thoroughly human
institution'?
(2) Are you saying that "Tradition" (by which I presume you mean "binding
ecclesiastical decisions") do not play a role in denominations other than
the Roman Catholic Church?
(3) What do you mean by "the Church of God"?
(a) A specific denomination or set of denominations? If so, what are the
criteria of selection?
(b) A subset of members from several denominations? If so, what are the
criteria of selection?
(c) A set of persons, not necessarily members of any institutional
church, who are committed to certain tenets of faith? If so, what are these
tenets?
Howard Van Till
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