Yes you do. But, your leaders demand that you must not go against what they say scripture means. You MUST accept with docility whatever swill they regurgitate to you. Or you won't be a good lil romanist! They do not want you to think for yourself.
It is always a good idea to have several different Biblical translations to compare and contrast.
If you were Born Again you would know this is Idolatry.
Devotion to Mary and the saints does not violate the sense of Scripture. That was my point.
Well, then, case closed right? What happened to "When the Scriptures are silent, I am silent. When the Scriptures speak, I speak?"
There are a lot of factors that go into determining the meaning of a passage. For Catholics, the biggest part of understanding the Scriptures is through Tradition. That should make sense to anyone with half of brain. The Gospel existed orally first, within the context of the Christian Community. It only makes sense, then, that the Scriptures continue to be understood within the context of the larger Christian community----not only in the here and now, but throughout history.
How do you determine which is the best one? Where does the Bible tell us how to determine the best possible translation?
And---what? So Jerome made a mistake when he translated that passage. This is generally admitted in Catholic circles. I am not sure what you think you prove by pointing out this error. I mean what? Do you think our teachings on Mary stand or fall with that translation?
Okay, here you point out something that once again, I am not sure what you think you prove by this.
Um, well, you see, YOU, sir, are the one who subscribes to Sola Scriptura. THAT is what it has to do with the price of tea in China.
If you were in the Church you would know this is not idolatry.
Dear Strawman
You miss the point.
When I was in your Church I also was taught that it was not Idolatry. Thats the reason why I left your Apostate Church. If you seek after the Truth you will find it and you will be set free as the Lord set me free. "For whom the Lord sets free is free indeed.
I found the Truth in the Church that Jesus founded, not in one of the many counterfeits.
The Church that Jesus found is made up of Born Again Believers. Very rare that you will find them in the RCC.
the point is: that you are dismissing the Biblical meaning of the word "prayer" in order to justify a Catholic church practice.
The Church that Jesus founded did not show up 1500+ years later after the fact. Those that did are the counterfeits.
the word Church means those called out by Christ
Jesus Church began on the Day of Pentecost. RCC didn,t even exist.
It is okay as you are not in His church and therefore it is idolatry. No RC can back up their claims that it is okay. Mary never prayed to the dead, Jesus only ever said to pray to the father, the apostles never prayed to the dead. It is made up thing by RCC and goes against not communicating with the dead.
Hmm...the Church gathered together in constant prayer, unified, Mary with them and Peter, promoting apostolic succession (Acts 1:15-26) and speaking on behalf of the Church and the Faith (Acts 2: 14-41). "They devoted themselves (gasp! Idolatry!) to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." Sure LOOKS like the Catholic Church!
It was not your bad tree that Jesus founded. Yours is a counterfeit church as it fails to teach the truth and has fallen into pagan practices like communicating with the dead, bowing before statues etc. If your institution was the real thing it would pass all scriptural tests and look like the real thing but it doesn't. RCs always compare it to over there. The real church is nothing like over their. Your very posts prove it is not HIS church.
It was not and never will be the RCC. see post 199.