"However, the Roman Catholic Church often places the Bible as being secondary to the traditions it has created."
The BIBLE is a TRADITION.
One of these verse is TRUE the other is just a false teaching that is not taught in scripture.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and IS teaching,and IS reproof,and IS correction,and IS for training in righteousness, and is REQUIRED SO that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
The training of righteousness is the tradition. Anyone who finished high school probably understand the difference between PROFITABLE and REQUIRED.
1 Timothy 1
5But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
"Now...show us where the Bible calls Mary a perpetual virgin."
On what grounds of what rule? You have failed to prove your false rule to be binding on anyone. Its like letting the air out of a balloon, you have nothing over anyone.
How do you claim RULE#1 For anything to be Officially Christian it must be found in the scriptures, when this rule itself is unbiblical and not taught in scriptures?
Its like claiming the SUN is a huge LEMON, look how yellow and round it is. how dare you deny it is ROUND and YELLOW!
It doesn't matter how sanctimonious you get. We agree the bible is true, perfect and God given. Emphasizing those things won't make a false teaching true.
Why not just give a verse that ACTUALLY teaches RULE#1 For anything to be Officially Christian it must be found in the scriptures?
I suggest maybe grabbing someone who actually speaks and can read the English language to explain to you why none of the verses you cite means rule#1.
I take it you think the second version of 2 Timothy 3:16 is the correct version.
You assert that the Bible is a tradition. Yet, the Bible is the word of God.
Prove your assertion about the Bible and how you justify placing it below your churches catechism and man-made traditions. I would like to see your support for your assertions.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
John 1:1-5,14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
2 Peter 1:19-21 And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Your assertion about the Bible is false, utilyan, which is why your church teachings are illegitimate when they contradict the Bible.
