Also one I remember from the same issue:

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Their authority has never been limited to the Bible, you have to understand that. For the most part, Catholics will affirm their faith and confidence in the Bible and say it is the Word of God but their authority though it includes the Bible does not end at the Bible, and they have authoritative interpretations of the Bible given by the church which sit in judgment on a proper understanding of the Bible.

Their authority goes beyond the Bible and is contained in what they have called historically the magisterium. This accumulated data that has arisen from popes and bulls and councils and creeds and articles of faith and excathedra pronouncements, etc., and it all comes together is known as the body of tradition or the magisterium. It is based on apostolic succession which means that every pope is a successor to the Apostles’ office and is equal in ranking with Peter and so when the Pope speaks excathedra, that is out of his chair or out of his throne, he has papal infallibility and thus he speaks revelation.

Somehow that apostolic succession, that revelatory miracle still goes on through church councils and through articles of faith and special pronouncements. And all of this is collected in the magisterium and is extrabiblical data and it is binding and authoritative and it is commanded as if it were the very Word of God.

That’s where you get doctrines like purgatory that are not in the Bible, it’s in the traditions that say that when people die they go into a waiting place where they’re mildly tortured and hopefully they can do enough things while they’re there to get out or somebody alive can light enough candles to get them out.

That’s where you get things like the perpetual virginity of Mary, that she was a virgin constantly, that she never bore any children even though the Bible says she did. And the virgin birth of Mary, not only the virgin birth of Jesus Christ comes out of the magisterium, the tradition, that’s where you get the idea of the co?redemptrix work of Mary, that she’s a co?redemptrix with Jesus Christ, redeeming the world from sin. That comes out of the tradition.

That’s where you get the veneration and the worship of angels, the veneration and worship of saints, the intercessory work of saints, praying to them to plead with God, praying to Mary to plead with God to take away your sin. All of that, none of it found in the Bible, is found in the magisterium or the tradition and is equally authoritative to the Bible because the church says it is and the church has that authority.

The Roman Catholic Church then in its own eyes is the final authority and has every right to command people to do things that are not in the Scripture, to believe things that are not in the Scripture because they are the authority. In fact, the Bible can be overridden by the church, to put it simply, the Word is under the church.

The Eastern Orthodox Church which is known as the Russian Orthodox Church, the Eastern Church, the Armenian Orthodox Church, any of those branches of the orthodox church, and there are others, also claim the same authority. They claim that the church authority extends beyond the Bible. Most particularly they said seven infallible ecumenical councils occurred, the first one in Nicaea in 325, the last one in Nicaea again in 787 and out of those seven infallible councils come the tradition and the tradition is equally binding. They would agree then with Rome that the church can speak infallibly not only from the Scripture but from its own pronouncements and its own traditions and its own articles of faith. In fact, they if anything sit in judgment on the Bible.

True Christianity has always said the Word is not under the church, the church is under the Word. And there is no authority past the pages of Scripture. God is the final authority and God has revealed the commands of His authority through divine revelation by the prophets and the Apostles who wrote the Bible and now declares that that is what is to be preached authoritatively. That’s why Paul says to Timothy, 2 Timothy 4:2, very simple sentence, “Preach the Word.” There isn’t anything else that is authoritative. The ultimate authority is God. All binding spiritual commands come from Him through the Scripture alone, not through popes and councils and fathers and creeds and articles and traditions. That was the very error of Israel. Jesus said, “You have substituted the tradition of men for the commandments of God.”

So, the only authoritative word from God is the Bible. And that is what we preach. And when we preach it, we command.

No word outside the Bible is authoritative in the realm of the soul.

Their authority has never been limited to the Bible, you have to understand that. For the most part, Catholics will affirm their faith and confidence in the Bible and say it is the Word of God but their authority though it includes the Bible does not end at the Bible, and they have authoritative interpretations of the Bible given by the church which sit in judgment on a proper understanding of the Bible.

Their authority goes beyond the Bible and is contained in what they have called historically the magisterium. This accumulated data that has arisen from popes and bulls and councils and creeds and articles of faith and excathedra pronouncements, etc., and it all comes together is known as the body of tradition or the magisterium. It is based on apostolic succession which means that every pope is a successor to the Apostles’ office and is equal in ranking with Peter and so when the Pope speaks excathedra, that is out of his chair or out of his throne, he has papal infallibility and thus he speaks revelation.

Somehow that apostolic succession, that revelatory miracle still goes on through church councils and through articles of faith and special pronouncements. And all of this is collected in the magisterium and is extrabiblical data and it is binding and authoritative and it is commanded as if it were the very Word of God.

That’s where you get doctrines like purgatory that are not in the Bible, it’s in the traditions that say that when people die they go into a waiting place where they’re mildly tortured and hopefully they can do enough things while they’re there to get out or somebody alive can light enough candles to get them out.

That’s where you get things like the perpetual virginity of Mary, that she was a virgin constantly, that she never bore any children even though the Bible says she did. And the virgin birth of Mary, not only the virgin birth of Jesus Christ comes out of the magisterium, the tradition, that’s where you get the idea of the co?redemptrix work of Mary, that she’s a co?redemptrix with Jesus Christ, redeeming the world from sin. That comes out of the tradition.

That’s where you get the veneration and the worship of angels, the veneration and worship of saints, the intercessory work of saints, praying to them to plead with God, praying to Mary to plead with God to take away your sin. All of that, none of it found in the Bible, is found in the magisterium or the tradition and is equally authoritative to the Bible because the church says it is and the church has that authority.

The Roman Catholic Church then in its own eyes is the final authority and has every right to command people to do things that are not in the Scripture, to believe things that are not in the Scripture because they are the authority. In fact, the Bible can be overridden by the church, to put it simply, the Word is under the church.

The Eastern Orthodox Church which is known as the Russian Orthodox Church, the Eastern Church, the Armenian Orthodox Church, any of those branches of the orthodox church, and there are others, also claim the same authority. They claim that the church authority extends beyond the Bible. Most particularly they said seven infallible ecumenical councils occurred, the first one in Nicaea in 325, the last one in Nicaea again in 787 and out of those seven infallible councils come the tradition and the tradition is equally binding. They would agree then with Rome that the church can speak infallibly not only from the Scripture but from its own pronouncements and its own traditions and its own articles of faith. In fact, they if anything sit in judgment on the Bible.

True Christianity has always said the Word is not under the church, the church is under the Word. And there is no authority past the pages of Scripture. God is the final authority and God has revealed the commands of His authority through divine revelation by the prophets and the Apostles who wrote the Bible and now declares that that is what is to be preached authoritatively. That’s why Paul says to Timothy, 2 Timothy 4:2, very simple sentence, “Preach the Word.” There isn’t anything else that is authoritative. The ultimate authority is God. All binding spiritual commands come from Him through the Scripture alone, not through popes and councils and fathers and creeds and articles and traditions. That was the very error of Israel. Jesus said, “You have substituted the tradition of men for the commandments of God.”

So, the only authoritative word from God is the Bible. And that is what we preach. And when we preach it, we command.

No word outside the Bible is authoritative in the realm of the soul.

In Russia government make media say what they want – even if lie.
In USA “mainstream media” try make government what they want – even if lie..
…..eventually they become same thing?!

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