I think you mean 2 Thessalonians 2:15.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
The context is clear that Paul is telling the church at Thessolinica to keepnthe traditions the apostles have taught them and not some other traditions of men. Since you appear to want to argue for Catholic traditions, you have to remember that many of those were established after the death of the apostles and thus, cannot be considered true traditions of the apostles but rather teachings of third parties, and thus, outside of the teachings of Christ, the apostles, or the gospels.
Matthew 15:1-6
15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Your interpretation is wrong. The Church never interpreted it that way. Read the early church fathers. Stop making yourself head of the Church. Protestants have no authority to interpret scripture. The Church never believed what Protestants believe. It's amazing to me how Protestants conveniently ignore 1500 years of Christendom and somehow magically come to the conclusion everyone was wrong for the first 1500 years of Christian history, the hubris is amazing.
Literally a Sadducee/ Pharisee.
Facts don't care about your Ad Hominem feelings.
Outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation and it is the one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church. Every priest, bishop, and pope can be traced back to the apostles. History is on my side, not yours. Protestantism is fake and gay. Made up by a fornicating murderer Luther.
What amazes me is how catholics can run around screaming protestants are wrong and can't read the Bible yet one of the laws of Moses is that every child write s Torah scroll and study it, thus enabling every child to have their own record of the law and establishing the practice of individual study and discussion of the Word of God. This catholic belief that only they and their chosen bobbleheads have authority to read and interpret the Bible is false from the start.
Catholics put it together, they have the authority, that's basic history 101. Your interpretation is your own, it can be wrong. Christ gave us the Church as an authority. Matthew 16:18-19. 1 Tim 3:15.
So... how about that 1500 years you conveniently ignored? Protestantism has only existed 500 years.
You can ignore Christian history all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that the Church has believed what I believe for 2000 years, your view is only 500 years old and not even consistent with what Luther himself taught.
There is no contradiction in God. He either established a Church free from doctrinal error in faith and morals or He didn't. If He didn't, then He is a liar and there's no point in being Christian.
No protestant can make the claim they're infallible because none of you agree on anything. And your novel doctrine has only existed 500 years, that alone proves to me it's false.
Catholics will burn you alive for this heresy.
I know.
I wonder if they know their catechism forbids blowjobs. The Song of Solomon 2:3 has a bit to say on that topic.
Solomon was a very naughty boy though.
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