Why...

Because the Bible is not self interpreting. It is only sufficient for salvation and moral practice.

 

The Great Controversy, page 99, Ellen White
Chapter Title: Huss and Jerome

“About this time there arrived in Prague two strangers from England, men of learning, who had received the light and had come to spread it in this distant land. Beginning with an open attack on the pope's supremacy, they were soon silenced by the authorities; but being unwilling to relinquish their purpose, they had recourse to other measures. Being artists as well as preachers, they proceeded to exercise their skill. In a place open to the public they drew two pictures. One represented the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, "meek, and sitting upon an ass" (Matthew 21:5), and followed by His disciples in travel-worn garments and with naked feet. The other picture portrayed a pontifical procession--the pope arrayed in his rich robes and triple crown, mounted upon a horse magnificently adorned, preceded by trumpeters and followed by cardinals and prelates in dazzling array.

Here was a sermon which arrested the attention of all classes. Crowds came to gaze upon the drawings. None could fail to read the moral, and many were deeply impressed by the contrast between the meekness and humility of Christ the Master and the pride and arrogance of the pope, His professed servant. There was great commotion in Prague, and the strangers after a time found it necessary, for their own safety, to depart. But the lesson they had taught was not forgotten. The pictures made a deep impression on the mind of Huss and led him to a closer study of the Bible and of Wycliffe's writings. Though he was not prepared, even yet, to accept all the reforms advocated by Wycliffe, he saw more clearly the true character of the papacy, and with greater zeal denounced the pride, the ambition, and the corruption of the hierarchy.”

 

I just posted that because everybody is always saying stuff about Ellen White **snicker**

 

You are simply not reading the posts.

As it turns out "INDIVIDUALLY" we are all sinful humans which means we ALL seek the "corporate concensus" or "belief system" of man-made tradition. WE ALL have a corporate group that we lean on "instinctively" and that gets in the way of being able to truly "individually" hear the Holy Spirit and read God's Word.

So we will say things like "that is a hard text to explain".

Very often those who say that mean "explain away to fit my corporate tradition".

Instead of that "corporate" bias system being the "Exception" (as you keep insisting) it is "the rule"!

In Christ,

Bob </font>[/QUOTE]

My point is that we are LOADED with corporate man-made-tradition "teaching" given as "doctrine" in ALL denominations EVEN the ones that hold to "sola scriptura" have the problem of the sinful nature wanting to cling to man-made-tradition "instead".

Your argument has been that ONLY the RCC does this - but the truth is the sinful nature insures that WE ALL tend to do it EACH with the denomination where they live.

We have to fight this sinful tendancy just as we would any other sin. But your idea that there is a great lack of this particular sinful tendancy is simply not true.

It is like one of those old 1960's "free love" groups complaining that there is not enough lust in the world just because a lot of groups pronounce it to be a "sin". The truth is -- it is part of the sinful nature. "The LACK" of it has never been a "problem".

In Christ,

Bob