Ed Edwards said:
(from the poll on Valid & invalid
Bibles. See post #81 on this page:
http://www.baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=34374&page=9
The bolding was added for people who just
want to scan the writing. Spelling corrections were also
made - probably not all of them.)
...
It is a Baptist distinctive that
each individual can tell
the truth of their scripture in themselves.
It is a Baptist distincitve that in
the local church we
can vote to decide the truth.
It is a USonian distinctive that an group of USonians
can decide on the truth by voting and have established
a Bible demoracy/Bible republic to institutinalize that distinctive..
(recall that the term 'USonian' means 'citizen of
the United States of America' which usually is said just
'American'. But South America, Central America, Cuba,
Mexico, and Canada are in American but not lin the
United States of America (yet). So i use 'USonian'
to mean 'citizen of the United States of America'.)
This
poll was designed and
SHOWS that reasonable groups
of people can figure out what is a Valid Version/Translation
and what is an Invalid Version/Translation. That eveidence
shows through even the attempt to sabotage my poll
(and also the three documented 'didn't understand your poll' ).]
Ain't polls nice.
Any Priest of the most High God who created the Universe
(and all born-again, saved, redeemed, Christian persons are
priests) who is competent to be a born-again, saved, redeemed,
Christian person can figure out (with some study) what is and what is
not a Valid Version.
I believe (by faith, I might add) t
hat God has preserved His
inerrant written Word, the Holy Bible, in all valid English
versions/translations.
It is the purpose of this poll to show people individually and
collectively can figure out which books are valid Bibles.
And I have shown that. Thank you all who helped out with
the project.[/quote]
Amen, Brother Ed Edwards -- Preach it! :thumbs:
Which of the following polities are preferred to
the Baptist polity: Congregational?
1. Roman Catholic - hierarchal (Jesus, Pope, Cardinal,
---- Bishop, Priest, Deacon, Christian
2. Presbyterians - Presbyters