I figured this kind of response would come. This is not a fruitful discussion. You be blessed.My argument is that Jesus is the boss, even over Paul, Peter, John or whomever else you may choose to champion. Are you really saying that my argument if fruitless. Are you really saying Jesus MUST share his authority as the word of God with anyone else as their equals simply because God gave them the inspiration to promote his teachings?
John the baptist said "I must decrease so that he may increase" but here you are saying, "Jesus must decrease so that anyone who speaks in his name may increase".
No amount of grammatical nit picking will change the fact that Jesus is the boss, ebed. Jesus makes the rules. He is the one we must obey. If an angel from God or Paul himself preach contrary to what Jesus preached, then they must be ignored (Galations 1).
Why would Paul make such a statement if he was as sure as your are of his own personal divinity in his teachings? Obviously, Paul realized that being inspired is NOT the same thing as being infallible.
That is why Jesus is the only cornerstone and we all MUST line up with his teachings. A "cornerstone" is a tool of measurement. It was the tool used to make 90degree angles when building walls.
Jesus is referred to as the corner stone because HE is the tool we use to measure EVERYTHING else. Paul, Peter, John, James, or whomever may be inspired, but they are NOT the cornerstone. They only speak ABOUT the cornerstone.
Jesus is better than them all. He is the best; the superlative of superlatives.
But hey, maybe I'm just misunderstanding you. Are you saying we cannot be saved without John, Peter, Paul or James?
You avoided my question, ebed; why is that? I asked you if "holy writ" or "scripture" includes anything OUTSIDE of what is included in the Bible. You did not answer that question. I think that speaks volumes, don't you?
OR, are you saying that "fathers" like Clement, Marcion, blah blah blah ARE included in the meaning of "holy write"? If so, WHY are they included while people like myself, who boldly proclaim the authority of Jesus over all others are not included in "holy writ"?
Are you, perhaps, promoting the "good ole boys" club? Are you building the tombs of the prophets of the past while stoning those of the present?
Haha you sound so wrapped up in your understanding of "holy grammar" that you can't see the forest through the trees.
My oh my but how you put the spirit in a box and proclaim to one and all that you've managed to capture the wind through the use of words and their "ancient meanings". lol
Jesus is the word of God. The point is obvious. Listen to him and obey him. So simple a child could understand.
All scripture is from God by me...I'm not to take what Jesus said above anything else said in scripture because God is not the author of confusion.
As the scripture says the church is built upon the Apostle and prophets with Jesus as the Chief Cornerstone. Jesus didn't say "listen to my words and not my Apostles". If you want to hold what Jesus said in scripture above the rest of scripture go right ahead.
Not one time did I even hint that Jesus is not LORD...that would be blasphemy. What I do say and always will say Is ALL scripture is God-breathed and no portion of scripture is to be taken over another whether Jesus said it, or Paul, or Peter...it's all from God and just as authoritative.
Lastly your tone has taken that of sarcasm and cynicism...which to me makes further debate unprofitable.
The Lord bless and keep you.
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