tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post8466973223993334999..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: "Protestantism is not a church"Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-19100786364469870242019-08-19T02:30:24.684-04:002019-08-19T02:30:24.684-04:00--That's a classic example of how Catholics an...--That's a classic example of how Catholics and Eastern Orthodox miscast the issue. It's not a question of who tells you something, but which position has reason and evidence on its side.--<br /><br />They assume that the councils have ONTOLOGICAL authority to determine dogma, simply by being 'the church'. Protestants reject that assumption, and instead base correctness on FUNCTIONAL authority - whether the decrees match the Biblical plumbline.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155328940062919187noreply@blogger.com