tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841103913263524160.post5433281033726945789..comments2023-10-03T07:45:47.191-04:00Comments on LOVE IN THE RUINS: The Protestant Land ExperienceBad Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987121652866343848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841103913263524160.post-66330381341595889612010-09-13T06:00:06.798-04:002010-09-13T06:00:06.798-04:00It really is interesting, looking at the issue of ...It really is interesting, looking at the issue of "Bible-believing" from the Catholic standpoint. It's so much more healthy. Think about this. Protestants see the entire religion from their starting point: the Bible. They put the Bible on altars in churches, and in their homes (we had one when I was a kid - and of course this particular KJV was never even TOUCHED, much less read). They never question who WROTE the Bible, because God wrote it, they would say. "The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it" says a popular bumper sticker. But of course even the most slightly educated theologians - even young students at Bible colleges - find out from a simple study of history that the CHURCH wrote the Bible, over the course of many years........and the CHURCH preserved it, copied it, etc. I was just thinking the other day about the Old Testament, and how ignorant we are of what it teaches. Why? Because I was taught, as a young protestant, to read the NEW Testament mostly (the OT was too complicated). "Start with the Gospel of John," is what is often said by Evangelicals. Why? Well, it's easy to read, and if you are a searching desperate traveler in a motel and you happen to get a copy of a Gideon Bible, maybe your eyes will fall upon that all-important verse (not to be making fun of it) "For God so loved the world...." and then you will drop to your knees and get saved.........and later join the Gideons.Joe G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03836593204346420521noreply@blogger.com