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Vol. 28 ·No. 42 · October 18, 2026

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Section 2: Erasmus ka gongolo di skepti kɔrɔ

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Section 2: Erasmus ye k'a jira ko a ka di Skeptics

Martin Luther

Ko ɔ ka ɔ jɛ i nɔ ɔ ye translation 1823 ni Edward Thomas Vaughan. Ko ɔ ka ɔ ye i nɔ ɔ ye modernisé ni CoPilot AI ka ɔ ɔ, ni Thirdmill' ka editorial staff ka ɔ ɔ.

An ka kan ko a ka statement—pasɛ free will, nka religious doctrine ko—o la, o ye ko a ka ko, ko si Scripture ka absolute authority ni Church decrees ma na ɔ ɔ, o ye Skeptics ɔ ɔ la, ko a ka frustration ni assertions.

Ko ɔ ka ɔ—“absolute authority ni Church decrees”—ye slippery. O ye reverent ɔ ɔ Scripture ni Church, nka o ye ko a ka prefer ko a ka free ɔ ɔ skepticism. Christian ɔ ɔ ko a ka ko? Si o ye trivial doctrines ɔ ɔ, o ye ko a ka sure, Christians ɔ ɔ wish ko a ka freedom ɔ ɔ question them. O ye nothing new.

Ni fact, Christians ɔ ɔ exercise ko ɔ ka freedom ɔ ɔ reject rigid dogmatism. Unless, o ye ko a ka words suggest, o ye Christians ɔ ɔ cling ko ɔ ka worthless doctrines ni foolishly argue ɔ ɔ. Nka si o ye essential beliefs ɔ ɔ, o ye ko a ka wish ko a ka assert anything ye deeply troubling. Christian ɔ ɔ ye ko, “Far from siding ni Skeptics, an strive ko a ka stand firm ni God ka word, asserting ko ɔ ka teaches—and even ni non-essential matters, an aim ko a ka confident. O ye miserable ni uncertainty?”

O ye add, “An willingly submit an judgment ko ɔ ka ɔ, whether an understand ɔ ɔ or not.” Really, Erasmus? Isn’t it enough ko a ka submit ko Scripture? Must o ye also surrender ko Church decrees? O ye ko a ka Church ka command ko Scripture ma ɔ? Si o ye, o ye freedom ɔ ɔ judge doctrine, Paul instructs ni 1 Corinthians 14:29? O ye oppose ko ɔ ka idea ɔ ɔ judge Church decrees, nka Paul insists ɔ ɔ.

O cogo kelen o ye i ka jɔyɔrɔn ye—ka tɔgɔtɔgɔ lafɛ baara kɛ— o bɛ sɔrɔn danfara ka doktrinɛw laɲɛ. Scripture la, o yɛrɛ la, a ka ɲɛ, “ka faɲɛ ni a ma sɔrɔn”? Koɲɛ nafa ɔ bɛ se ka kɔrɔ ɔ: “N bɛ ɔri, n ma ɔri, n bɛ ɔri”. I bɛ kɔrɔ ɔ ka ɔrɔw kɔrɔ, i ma kɔrɔ. Scripture bɛ ɔrɔw kɔrɔ o ma kɔrɔ o ka ɔrɔw. Kɛrɛ, kɛrɛ, o bɛ se ka ɔri ni o ma kɔrɔ?

I bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, ɔrɔw ma ɔrɔw kɛrɛ. Kɛrɛ, ni “o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ” ko ɔrɔw kɛrɛ, o laɲɛ o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ. I bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ, i bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ. O laɲɛ, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ.

O laɲɛ, i ka ɔrɔw kɛrɛ, ɔrɔw ma ɔrɔw kɛrɛ. Ni i ka réputation, sécurité, ni richesse bɛ se ka kɔrɔ, i bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ: “O bɛ se ka kɔrɔ, n bɛ se ka kɔrɔ; o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ, n bɛ se ka kɔrɔ”. I bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ. I bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, Erasmus—ni n bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la.

N bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, n bɛ se ka kɔrɔ. Kɛrɛ, n bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, i bɛ se ka kɔrɔ. O laɲɛ, i ka ɔrɔw kɛrɛ, i bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la. I bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, Lucian ni Epicurean ɔrɔw kɛrɛ. O laɲɛ, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ. I bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, Skeptics ni Academics—jɔnɔ Christ bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la.

2 Timothy 2:19 Holy Spirit ɔ, ɔ ma Skeptic ye. A ma ɔrɔw kɛrɛ, a bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, a bɛ se ka kɔrɔ. A bɛ se ka kɔrɔ o yɛrɛ la, o bɛ se ka kɔrɔ.

Nka, a ka'baara yé. I n'a ka o ka ko'baara la, o Christian doktrinew la, o de wajibiyaa, o de la wajibiyaa; o de bo'o, o de bo'o la. I n'a ka o la ka'baara la, o la ka'baara yé, o de la jɔrɔw la, o de la diɲɛw la? I n'a ka Paul kalo la —Romans 11:33) — ani Isaaye kalo la —Isaiah 40:13).

O la ka baara yé, o de la ka baara la, i n'a ka diɲɛw ma, Luther ma diɲɛ. K'a na, i n'a ka o la diɲɛ la, o de la diɲɛw la.

Nka, nka distinction dɔɔ la: Ala ani Ala kalo la, o de la ko'baara yé — o de la Creator ani o la creation yé. O la ka baara yé, Ala de bo'o la. O la ka o la kalo la: Matthew 24:36), Acts 1:7), John 13:18), ani 2 Timothy 2:19).

K'a na, o filosoferɔw — ani i n'a ka o la diɲɛ la — o de la ka ko'baara la, o de la Scripture la bo'o la doktrinew la. O de la ka o la prouver; o de la ka o la exemple dɔɔ la. O la ka o la idee la, o de la ka diɲɛw la ka Scripture la, o de la ka o la irrelevant yé — Satan la ka filosofi la heresiew la ka na Church la.

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