Did you not write:
"It is illogical how your claim your tradition trumps divinely inspired scripture, looking at the horrible history of your so called Popes."
By stating my "tradition" trumps Scripture, you are really stating that your tradition (interpretation of Scripture) trumps the Catholic Church's understanding of Scripture. Therefore, you believe the Church should submit to your understanding of Scripture.
Illogical nonsense and strawman of your making.
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
It would be like me trying to convince you that you think your church is the Holy Spirit.
Also the fact that you think I believe that scripture is my tradition and not revealed by the Spirit of God, shows you lack Spiritual discernment, just as I thought.
I get what you are saying. But I am saying God can work through even flawed vessels. In fact, He has only flawed vessels to work with, sadly...
Please. Why do you stay flawed, and become even worse if the opposite should happen.
The indwelling HS leads you on a path of sanctification and not total depravity and debauchery. Being a flawed christian, means you repent of sin and turn away from it.
You are defending sin against God and your neighbor, just because you are trying to defend devils who were the so called representatives of Christ on earth.
You should open your eyes.
Succession has nothing to do with how holy or unholy the successor is. They should all be holy, but as stated above, God can use flawed vessels.
No
It has everything to do with holiness: (1Cor 5)
5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. 2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
You think the immorality of the Borgia Pope among others qualified him/them to be seen as Christ on earth, when Paul inspired by the Holy Spirit says to remove them from among the Body of Christ.
You should start seeing the truth staring you in the face instead of trying to justify sin against God.
Most of your post is an interpretation of Scripture (and history).
I do not need to interpret scripture. That is your made up nonsense.
The Holy Spirit reveals scripture to the church. It is not about me, no matter how hard you try and make it so.
(Eph 1)
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
It is clear that you desire a relationship with your so called church and that you have no personal relationship with Jesus as you depend on secondhand stories and not revelation received by the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Is there a Scripture that explicitly states that only the Scripture teaches what is revelated truth?
What do you mean? Do you mean that secondhand stories are revealed to you as truth? How can you verify it?
13 thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.
Do you think your traditions of Marian prayer and adoration and making her equal to Christ does not make void the the word of God...
There is a spirit of stupor clouding your mind.
Is there a Bible verse that explicitly states this?
There is a verse that explicitly states that tradition handed down makes void the word of God, thereby condemning your tradition that is held in higher regard to the scriptures.