The Lord said the Bible is the word of God. God said men are liars. The pope is a man and he is a liar. All us men are liars.
He is not a liar. Thats why we are directed to study, learn, know and live by the scripture. Jesus lived by the sctipture. He took his teaching from the scripture, not some scripture and men. He studied scripture and taught it to men that they could learn the good news and be saved.
Its sad to realize many of our brother believers think a preacher can suffice for the word because the word in scripture is Christ teaching us. Thats how we get to Him, not by listening to some men who are....you guessed it- liars.
It, Gods word, tells us no one comes to the Father except by him (Christ). God didnt say we get to him by a man or Christ and a man. The man, pope or priest or pastor cant get to Him except by Christ. Christ is our intercessor, not Christ and a mortal sinner, but teaching that idea can be used to enhance the take in the plate.
God gave us the word and the word is Jesus and the word is the way, the truth and the life, not the word and a pastor.
