Posted on 10/22/2018 3:26:18 AM PDT by Patriot777
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Did the Roman Catholic Church Have the Right to Decide Which Books Belong in the New Testament Canon?
The Roman Catholic Church contends that it is their right to determine which books belong in the canon of Scripture. Do they have the right to determine which books belong in the New Testament canon? Argument For The Authority Of The Roman Catholic..
What Is the Old Testament Apocrypha?
Protestant Christianity and Judaism accept the same books as authoritative Old Testament Scripture. While the Jews do not call it the “Old Testament,” since they do not recognize the New Testament, the contents are exactly the same. The only difference..
Why Does the Roman Catholic Church Accept the Books of the Old Testament Apocrypha as Holy Scripture?
There are a number of reasons as to why the Roman Catholic Church considers the books that Protestants call the “Old Testament Apocrypha” as Holy Scripture. The Roman Catholic Church Says The Apocrypha Is Scripture..
Why Were the Books of the Old Testament Apocrypha Rejected as Holy Scripture by the Protestants?
The Old Testament Apocrypha consists of eleven or twelve books, depending upon how they are divided, that the Roman Catholic Church adds to the Old Testament. The Protestants reject these books as Holy Scripture for the following reasons.
What Is the History of the Old Testament Apocrypha?
There were approximately four hundred years between the last Old Testament book written (Malachi) and the first New Testament book (Galatians, James, or 1 Thessalonians). A number of significant events occurred during this period. Among them was the writing of a..
What Are the Some Non-Biblical Views toward Ultimate Authority?
The Bible is God’s revealed Word to humanity. There are, however, a variety of other ways in which people have approached the issue of ultimate authority apart from Holy Scripture. Each of these views denies that the Bible is the final authoritative source on..
What Is Purgatory?
The biblical position is that all those who die will spend eternity in heaven or hell. Everyone is in a state of conscious existence after death. Death closes the period of probation that all of us have here on earth. What is done in this life will determine where we..
The Canon of Scripture
Introduction What Is the Canon of Scripture?
Why Are the Books of the Bible Placed in a Particular Order?
Although Christians believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible are all part of sacred Scripture, the books are not arranged in any God-given order. The reasons for the way they are variously arranged is as follows.
Is There Any Biblical Support for Purgatory?
Purgatory is a belief that contradicts the clear teaching of Scripture with respect to the person and work of Christ. This, however, has not stopped people from attempting to find some biblical support for this non-biblical doctrine. The following passages are offered for..
Why Didn’t God Give a Divinely Inspired List of the Exact Contents of Scripture?
If God has revealed Himself to humanity in a number of divinely inspired books, then why didn’t He provide for humanity a Bible with a divinely inspired table of contents? Why didn’t He clearly set the limits of His authoritative Word? We Are Not Told..
What Are the Contents of the Various Books of the Old Testament Apocrypha?
The Old Testament Apocrypha consists of eleven or twelve books, depending upon how they are divided, that make up part of the Old Testament Scripture according to the Roman Catholic Church. The contents of these books are as follows. The Book Of..
Should the Holy Spirit Be Singled Out for Worship?
Since the Holy Spirit is God, should He be singled out for worship? The Bible says that the Holy Spirits job is not glorify Himself but rather to glorify Christ. Jesus made this clear: But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you..
Why Was the Authority of Certain New Testament Books Questioned? (The Antilegomena)
Most of the books of the New Testament were immediately received as authoritative by the church. These accepted books were known as the homolegomena that is, “the books spoken for.” However some of the books that are now in the New Testament..
What Is the Gap Theory? (The Ruin and Reconstruction Theory?)
One of the most popular ways of understanding the creation account in Genesis is known as the Gap Theory or the ruin and reconstruction theory. Although there are some variations among those who hold to the Gap Theory, its basic teachings are as follows:..
Christ’s “descent” to Hell
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our..
Sayings Not Found in Scripture
We often get questions by people asking us to locate various sayings in the Bible which do not exist. Many sayings have developed throughout the years by a variety of means. Scripture supports the purposes of some of..
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So Halloween is Satan’s holiday.
Easter has been co-opted by the celebration of Ishtar/Astarte/Aphrodite/Venus with fertility symbols of eggs and bunnies.
Christmas is overloaded with pagan symbolism - the tree, the mistletoe, holly, yule logs, etc, etc.
Valentine’s Day has turned into a day of candy, jewelry and sexual debauchery.
Don’t get me started on St. Patrick’s Day...
I guess good Christians should just stay at home with their lights low, reading the Bible by candlelight and praying for the souls of those having fun.
I realized after I had posted the video that I had misspelled “Halloween”, yes.
And yes, I am most certainly going to stay home—and pray.
Pray for our law enforcement and first responders as they have to deal with what could be the most violent and deadly 31st on record.
Pray for the protection of those who are working their jobs that night, that they would arrive home safely afterwards.
Pray for protection for anyone having to be out that night to obtain medical care, or food.
Prayers for our President, the Vice President, and the protection of our Constitutional Republic struggling with God’s help and the prayers of millions of other Christians to free itself of the horrid stench and muck of decades of rule by the left.
Prayer for the churches and congregations that are even contemplating allowing this abomination to occur on their property in whatever form they decide to call it, that they will be convicted in their hearts and repent, for the sake of their precious children!
Prayer for you, beloved—because the days grow short before Christ’s Return.
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I’d get one.
That’s very interesting!
We do not celebrate Easter or Christmas for that exact reason. Not the easiest thing to do, but we do it anyway.
...and I knew people would get all lathered up because they do not care what Scripture teaches and does not teach.
Catholicism is full of the traditions of men. Not saying that you cannot be Christian and also be Catholic (God Himself will have the final say on that one), but just saying Catholicism has strayed far from Scripture.
It’s a real shame we have so many ideas full of distortion and lies. Please don’t write to me again.
Remind me which chapter and verse where Christmas is told us Christians to hold reverence. My KJ versions seems to be missing that chapter.
Jesus told his followers to preach his gospel, he did not tell them to go out and preach man made traditions which man likes to call gospel.
I don’t understand your post;please don’t explain it to me!
Since you’ve only been here a month, I suggested you be attentive to the Religion Forum guidelines.
You have violated several - now more than once.
As to your post, I find it irrational and silly. And of course in violation of the rules.
You are new here. Best to be attentive to the requirements.
Here is a direct link to the Religion Moderator’s homepage.
It contains the rules of the Religion Forum I referred to.
I realized that being new, you may not know where to access it.
http://freerepublic.com/~religionmoderator/
You haven’t read around enough then. There are many that claim there is “no salvation outside of the Catholic Church,” and that Protestant Christians are heretics. If you keep up on the articles posted in the Religion Forum, you’ll run across those claims frequently here.
There is a significant difference between saying someone is not a Christian and saying someone is a heretic or outside of salvation. Catholics say that anyone validly baptized is a Christian but they also say that once baptized salvation can be lost through sin.
One criticism of Catholics is that they will claim as Catholic anyone who was baptized in a Catholic church even if that person refuses to call themselves Catholic. A heretic is specifically someone who while Christian professes something about Christian faith that is not true. On the other hand a professed atheist cannot be a heretic just because he makes claims about Christ that are wrong.
“There is a significant difference between saying someone is not a Christian and saying someone is a heretic or outside of salvation...”
I don’t ultimately see a difference if one is saying someone isn’t a true Christian. Catholics will also so often refer to themselves as Catholics rather than Christians, and in doing so, they separate themselves from Christians and exclude other Christians. For example, I saw an article posted here today that mentioned Catholics being persecuted in a certain place, if I recall correctly, when Christians in general are being persecuted there.
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