Ok....those are OT names. Those men's writings were all interpreted differently by different men.
Sooooo what men do you rely on to properly interpret the writers of the NT?
Calvin? Luther? Zwingili? Joseph Smith? William Miller?
Curious Mary
Sooooo, what you really wanted to know...
Was NOT, about Biblical WRITING...but rather my view on "INTERPRETATION" of Biblical Writing "according TO" particular men... correct?
Inanutshell ~ I trust to believe Biblical "interpretation" of Gods WORD, is specifically given men, BY thee Lord GOD Himself.
Certainly I believe particular men taught the "knowledge" of the WORD of God to other men,
Beginning with Jesus forward TO His chosen Disciples. <--STUDENTS---> and THEY becoming Prepared and appointed ---> TEACHERS, ie Apostles.
And Jesus' TEACHING was for ALL men WHO HEARD or READ Jesus' KNOWLEDGE, and BELIEVED...COULD MAKE A VOW OF BELIEF TO HIM...RECEIVE gifts and blessings FROM HIM...and thus THEY be prepared TO:
ALSO with their mouth REPEAT Gods KNOWLEDGE to other men WILLING to Hear.
You mentioned;
Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement, Calvin, Luther...
And apparently wanted to know, Which of them, who spoke words, do I follow...
NONE.
I have no doubt those particular men were STUDENTS of the Word of God, and heard, and read, and studied the Word of God.
MY DOUBT is VESTING MY BELIEF, "IN" ANOTHER MANS " INTERPRETATION " of the Knowledge of Gods Word.
SOME..have elected to BELIEVE...
Peter personally TAUGHT, Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement....AND "Peter Consecrentated" Clement...
And from history we find...the establishment of the Catholic Church...WHO rely on such Beliefs...of Peter being the chief Apostle, and the Catholic Church establishing a TITLE for Peter, (after his Death or Knowledge), and forwarding his position and TITLE to other men...
"ELECTED" By Catholic "leadership".
Catholics believing...Peter to be THEE First chief Bishop of Rome (postmously, without his knowledge or acceptance of such position)...
And OTHERS (including Clement) accepting the elected position of Bishop of Rome, "supposedly a succession of Chief Leader and Representative Speaker of the WORD of God."
(To which Catholics, are taugh to believe and accept, Every elected Pope, as THEIR Earthly Holy Father).
Personally, Peter AND the other Apostles TAUGHT many men The KNOWLEDGE of the WORD of God...
Not for a SECOND do I believe Jesus Appointed Peter Chief Apostle.
Not for a SECOND do I believe Peter Knew or Accepted the POSITION OR TITLE, of Bishop of Rome or Pope.
Not for a SECOND do I believe Peter Consecreated ANY MAN to Be mankinds EARTHLY Holy Father.
I Do believe, Luther CHALLENGED, teachings of the Catholic Church.
A CHALLENGE is QUESTIONING.
QUESTIONING a Position
ABOUT Gods WORD, "SHOULD" be able to BE Reasoned and Verified IN Scripture.
QUESTIONING a Position
ABOUT the
Interpretation of Gods WORD...is IMO the underlying DISAGREEMENT....between Catholics, and those who PROTEST or OTHERWISE Disagree with a Catholic...
Interpretation...Particularly WHEN a Catholics Interpretation IS ADOPTED, and BELIEVED because it is a Pope's Interpretation of Scripture.
You want to KNOW...WHO'S
interpretation I adopt or believe or follow...of any other man?
NONE.
Much of what Catholics TEACH...I DO NOT FIND TAUGHT IN SCRIPTURE.
Much of what Catholics INTERPRET...I DO NOT AGREE WITH.
Some of what I have Heard Protestants TEACH...I DO NOT FIND IN SCRIPTURE.
Some of what I have Heard Protestants INTERPRET....I DO NOT AGREE WITH.
I agree WITH Scripture, that it is ALL TRUE.
I do not Believe ALL Scripture APPLIES to ALL Men.
What I choose to Hear/Read/Study...and want to UNDERSTAND, what the Words MEAN ACCORDING TO GOD....I ASK Thee Lord God for that Understanding, and TRUST He is Faithful to GIVE to me, what I seek and ask for.
So, no, I am not influenced to BELIEVE or ADOPT...the MEANING, INTERPRETATION, UNDERSTANDING "OF" Gods Word of Knowledge....VIA OTHER MEN.
Thee Lord God Himself is more than Sufficient to Provide His meaning, interpretation, understanding of His OWN Word...TO ME.
Glory to God,
Taken