Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️

Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn.

FORTH ÈORLINGAS!”

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

FUN FACTS for UFC Freedom 250

• Ilia Topuria has NEVER been KO’d.
• Ilia Topuria has never lost.

[Blind Bear 🐻🕶️ @BlindBearMedia]

FUN FACTS for UFC Freedom 250

• Justin Gaethje has never lost on the East Coast
• Justin Gaethje has NEVER been KO’d in less than 3 rounds
•Justin Gaethje has never lost to someone who’s not American, Russian or Brazilian

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@BlindBearMedia People loved him when he beat Izzy, hated him when he lost to DDP, and now they love him again. UFC fans are the biggest fair-weather fans in the world.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

The first 7 of these are all beautiful yet for some reason anyone with money these days who builds a house makes a bauhaus. 🤮

[Eric Sisson @ESisson7]

Poor world outside of the United States

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@MythoYookay This guy's accent is like nails on a chalkboard.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

If this were a protestant, Catholics would be reposting this saying stuff like "this is what happens when everyone gets to interpret the Bible for themselves!" and "this is the logical endpoint of the reformation!"

[Sign of the Cross @CatholicSOTC]

Argentine priest makes fruit salad during Pentecost Mass while wearing a Minions hat. STOP these liturgical ABUSES!

https://t.co/Hdre1YznzM

[Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho]

🚨🇬🇧 UK Police just attacked protestors out for Henry Nowak with Riot Shields in Southampton

You can see the Police provoking and making the first move - Mass Civil Unrest is exactly what they want.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@ConservYIMBY This but for Calvin Coolidge.

[Al Carbo @carbo_al]

The World Freedom Index is such a bullshit ranking

According to these people Finland which just successfully criminally prosecuted a woman for saying homosexuality is wrong is 2x freer then the US

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@GIOnycbkli @DividonBX Right, but they are fallible, and their statements must themselves be interpreted by lower courts. ALL language requires interpretation.

Plus, they themselves can misinterpret the law, so they are not the standard for what the correct interpretation is. They are fallible.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

The normative authority on how to interpret ANY text is the text itself. We interpret one's statements by cross-checking them with their other statements.

You can just as easily reinterpret this meme with the question "can the teaching of the Church of Rome be misinterpreted?"

[Que Lo Que @DividonBX]

@IndianaBrunner This is circular reasoning... And to break the cycle the Protestant (Whatever the contradictory flavor) makes himself the ultimate authority.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@GIOnycbkli @DividonBX The Church can interpret the Bible like a historian interprets historical text of like courts interpret the law--FALLIBLY.

The way to determine whether they misinterpreted the text is the same in all 3 cases--you go back to the text and its context.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@GIOnycbkli @DividonBX God's word is "living and active" according to Heb. 4:12.

Regardless, historians interpret the words of nonliving people all the time, but they aren't infallible. Neither is the Supreme Court. Protestants don't reject the authority of Church leaders, we just reject infallibility

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@GIOnycbkli @DividonBX Interpreting the supreme court is literally the job of circuit courts. All language requires interpretation.

Both scripture and the magisterium can be misinterpreted. It does not follow from the fact that they can be misinterpreted that we need an external infallible interpreter

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@GIOnycbkli @DividonBX So we interpret the statements of the magisterium and the pope according to the normative authority of the magisterium and the pope?

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@DividonBX So what is the normative authority on how to interpret the teachings of this Church?

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

@DividonBX @IndianaBrunner What is the normative authority on how to interpret the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church?

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

If scripture needs to be infallibly interpreted since it can be misinterpreted, why don't the teachings of Rome need to be interpreted by another outside source?

According to the meme, you can't claim that Rome is the normative authority on how to interpret Rome.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

In the Old Covenant, Israel was clearly corrupted at times, but it would be ridiculous to say that God's people could only trust the scriptures if Israel's priests or kings were infallible.

[Théoden, king of Rohan ✝️ @InDaWithywindle]

The Church is founded on the Apostles and the Prophets, not the other way around (Eph. 2:20) so it is not "the Church's Bible" but rather the Bible's Church.

The Church merely recognizes the authority that the Bible independently has.

[☦︎ 𝔓𝔞𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔠 𝔓𝔦𝔩𝔩 ☦︎ @patristicpill]

Protestantism begins by saying the Church got corrupted.

Then it asks you to trust the Church’s Bible.