Is it heresy to teach something which goes beyond the Word of God and in fact denies it?
Jesus said of the Pharisees that they were legitimate rulers in Israel (the OT covenant people of God):
And yet:
The Catholic Church is the Israel of the New Covenant. The annotators of the original Douay Rheims reminds us that, under the New Covenant, the Catholic Church "answereth to the seat of Moses" (I'll track down the quote later) - i.e., the hierarchy of the RCC replaced the Pharisees as the legitimate authority.
Question for all - DL, Lad, Roman Theo, anyone: Where in Scripture does it say that our popes and bishops cannot teach error, error that might even "make void the commandment of God"?
I know the hierarchy (cf. the Pharisees) teaches it can't, and that it is "infallible" and "indefectible" under certain conditions, but where does Scripture teach it?
Interesting discussion.
Thank you,
DR
Catholicism 101: Scripture:
Protestant: The Bible is our sole guide!!!!
Catholic: Umm, who decided what books would constitute scripture?
Answer: The Church.
To answer your question directly. A verse that comes to mind is Luke 10:16
"He that
heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me."
[Luke 10:16]