Posted on 05/23/2018 2:50:24 PM PDT by pastorbillrandles
Have you ever heard of apostolic succession? Conclaves?
The ekklesia...the body of believers in Christ and only Christ for salvation...that is the Church.
That is what will survive.
Roman Catholicism cannot say they rely upon only Christ for salvation, hence, they are not the ekklesia.
its called the Sanhedrin. Do what they tell you to do. Some of pharisees were white washed hypocrites.
Paul was called by God independent of the original disciples.
Are you saying God cannot or does not call men to His service as He did with Paul?
You are sadly mistaken and that is where your whole house of cards comes tumbling down.
“This is a clear case of the Roman Catholic practicing eisegesis...the process of interpreting a text or portion of text in such a way that the process introduces one’s own presuppositions, agendas, or biases into and onto the text.”
Which is exactly what you do when you use your biases, presuppositions and agendas to determine that when Jesus says ‘This is My Body’ He doesn’t really mean ‘This is My Body’
There is nowhere in scripture that tells you this is figurative. You have to come to that conclusion on your own. And yes, I know you fall back on ‘context’, but which scriptures to emphasize and which to discount are also not spelled out in scripture.
So you may believe it is figurative, but there are at least 5 other repetitions by Jesus of this same idea which lead me to believe that it is literal.
You have no authority to impose your interpretation on me or tell me or anyone else that our interpretation is wrong. Unless of course you are trying to act like the Catholic Church and deny each person their right to interpret scripture themselves.
Love,
O2
Please see my post #51 for the context of the passages in question.
“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:7
Commanded.
“apostolic succession? Conclaves?”
How about showing those ideas in Scripture?
I learned that Catholics don’t actually believe it becomes literal blood or flesh, ie they don’t claim there are red blood cells in the drink or muscle and fat in the bread.
Have you ever heard of apostolic succession? Conclaves?
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Yes, and there is no justification for either of those concepts whatsoever in the actual words and teaching of the Apostles.
And even if I were to accept it, which I don’t, there is even less reason to believe that Rome holds the authority of Christ, considering that their doctrine of justification is almost the exact opposite of what Jesus and the Apostles taught.
How interesting that none of these ‘four marks’ include actually remaining true to the teaching of Jesus and the Apostles.
What about good Popes like Benedict XVI?
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Are you telling me that for salvation I have to submit to the authority of one non-Scriptural office, which has historically been held by, and is currently also being held by some very, very evil men?
Peter is the rock
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Mmmmno.
Peter himself says that Jesus Christ is the rock, in the second chapter of his first epistle.
I think he’d be horrified at what the Romanists did to him.
You know, you posted something that is very close to tl;dr.
I’ll make my response as brief as I can.
You STILL haven’t proved that the organization current-day calling itself Roman Catholic has any of the authority that Jesus gave to the Apostles.
Your entire post is the logical fallacy of begging the question; your entire post presumes your argument instead of arguing it.
In fact, the Romanists teach the opposite of what Jesus taught; in the book of Revelation, Jesus himself says that he will remove the lampstand of faithless churches as well.
Your church leadership is full of the wickedest of sinners; your doctrine teaches opposite to the Apostolic teaching of salvation (Ephesians 2, John 3:16, Romans 3), and so why should I ever submit to the authority of false teachers?
Oh, and in case you can’t guess, the condescending attitude was NOT appreciated.
1Peter 2:1-8
1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Nah - He allows men to do what they do whether it’s right or not....the fact that there are thousands of “branches” of Christianity tells us that men will screw up even the worship of Christ as they claim to be the authority that should be listened to....
Here we go AGAIN!!
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Is Peter the 'rock'?
As you can see, Simon was already known as 'Peter'
BEFORE the following verses came along.....
NIV 1 Corinthians 10:4
and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. NIV Luke 6:48
He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. NIV Romans 9:33
As it is written: "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." NIV 1 Peter 2:4-8
4. As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him-- 5. you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6. For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 7. Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone, " 8. and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for. But, since there WAS no NT at the time Christ spoke to Peter, just what DID Peter and the rest of the Disciples know about ROCKS??? NIV Genesis 49:24-25 24. But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, 25. because of your father's God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb. NIV Numbers 20:8
"Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink." NIV Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. NIV Deuteronomy 32:15
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, he became heavy and sleek. He abandoned the God who made him and rejected the Rock his Savior. NIV Deuteronomy 32:18
You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth. NIV Deuteronomy 32:30-31
30. How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up? 31. For their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies concede. NIV 1 Samuel 2:2
"There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. NIV 2 Samuel 22:2-3
2. He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3. my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior-- from violent men you save me. NIV 2 Samuel 22:32
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? NIV 2 Samuel 22:47
"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior! NIV 2 Samuel 23:3-4
3. The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: `When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, 4. he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.' NIV Psalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. NIV Psalms 18:31
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? NIV Psalms 18:46
The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! NIV Psalms 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. NIV Psalms 28:1
To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
NIV Psalms 31:2-3
2. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 3. Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. NIV Psalms 42:9
I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?" NIV Psalms 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. NIV Psalms 62:6
He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. NIV Psalms 62:7
My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. NIV Psalms 71:3
Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. NIV Psalms 78:35
They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer. NIV Psalms 89:26
He will call out to me, `You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.' NIV Psalms 92:14-15
14. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, 15. proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him." NIV Psalms 95:1
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. NIV Psalms 144:1
Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. NIV Isaiah 17:10
You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. NIV Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal. NIV Isaiah 30:29
And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. NIV Isaiah 44:8
Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one." NIV Habakkuk 1:12 O LORD, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O LORD, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish. |
And now you know the Biblical position!
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