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Why I am not Protestant (Non-Denominational, Baptist, Pentecostal, etc)
catholic365.com ^ | 6/17/2015 | By Shaila D Touchton

Posted on 06/27/2015 6:34:38 PM PDT by Morgana

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To: metmom; vladimir998
>>To be deep in Scripture is to cease to be Catholic.<<

Amen and Amen!!

301 posted on 06/29/2015 11:08:24 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: caww
>>Further...we should never unite with those who are Christian in name and not in doctrine or practice.... To do this we diminish and even deny what we believe in order to accept others non-Biblical teaching.<<

Amen and Amen!!

302 posted on 06/29/2015 11:11:13 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: MHGinTN
...” They are not taught the true History”...

They are taught according to altered “catholic” history...which is changed to accommodate their teachings, rituals, and practices.

.....they're like liberals who change History to accommodate their agenda.

303 posted on 06/29/2015 11:46:52 AM PDT by caww
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To: stonehouse01; MHGinTN
Luther added the words “alone” to his personal bible translation in Romans 3:28.
He freely admits that he did so: “If your papist annoys you with that word (alone) tell him Martin Luther will have it so”
Clearly Martin Luther felt himself to be infallible

No actually he just understood the scriptures he was reading

His full quote.... “I know very well that in Romans 3 the word solum is not in the Greek or Latin text — the papists did not have to teach me that. It is fact that the letters s-o-l-a are not there. And these blockheads stare at them like cows at a new gate, while at the same time they do not recognize that it conveys the sense of the text -- if the translation is to be clear and vigorous [klar und gewaltiglich], it belongs there. I wanted to speak German, not Latin or Greek, since it was German I had set about to speak in the translation.”

Now as for the idea he added to the bible the way Rome did...you might want to look further

Luther offers another line of reasoning in his “Open Letter on Translating” that many of the current Cyber-Catholics ignore, and most Protestants are not aware of:

Furthermore, I am not the only one, nor the first, to say that faith alone makes one righteous. There was Ambrose, Augustine and many others who said it before me.”

Now here comes the fun part in this discussion.

The Roman Catholic writer Joseph A. Fitzmyer points out that Luther was not the only one to translate Romans 3:28 with the word “alone.”

At 3:28 Luther introduced the adv. “only” into his translation of Romans (1522), “alleyn durch den Glauben” (WAusg 7.38); cf. Aus der Bibel 1546, “alleine durch den Glauben” (WAusg, DB 7.39); also 7.3-27 (Pref. to the Epistle). See further his Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen, of 8 Sept. 1530 (WAusg 30.2 [1909], 627-49; “On Translating: An Open Letter” [LuthW 35.175-202]). Although “alleyn/alleine” finds no corresponding adverb in the Greek text, two of the points that Luther made in his defense of the added adverb were that it was demanded by the context and that sola was used in the theological tradition before him.

Robert Bellarmine listed eight earlier authors who used sola (Disputatio de controversiis: De justificatione 1.25 [Naples: G. Giuliano, 1856], 4.501-3):

Origen, Commentarius in Ep. ad Romanos, cap. 3 (PG 14.952).

Hilary, Commentarius in Matthaeum 8:6 (PL 9.961).

Basil, Hom. de humilitate 20.3 (PG 31.529C).

Ambrosiaster, In Ep. ad Romanos 3.24 (CSEL 81.1.119): “sola fide justificati sunt dono Dei,” through faith alone they have been justified by a gift of God; 4.5 (CSEL 81.1.130).

John Chrysostom, Hom. in Ep. ad Titum 3.3 (PG 62.679 [not in Greek text]).

Cyril of Alexandria, In Joannis Evangelium 10.15.7 (PG 74.368 [but alludes to Jas 2:19]).

Bernard, In Canticum serm. 22.8 (PL 183.881): “solam justificatur per fidem,” is justified by faith alone.

Theophylact, Expositio in ep. ad Galatas 3.12-13 (PG 124.988).


To these eight Lyonnet added two others (Quaestiones, 114-18):

Theodoret, Affectionum curatio 7 (PG 93.100; ed. J. Raeder [Teubner], 189.20-24).

Thomas Aquinas, Expositio in Ep. I ad Timotheum cap. 1, lect. 3 (Parma ed., 13.588): “Non est ergo in eis [moralibus et caeremonialibus legis] spes iustificationis, sed in sola fide, Rom. 3:28: Arbitramur justificari hominem per fidem, sine operibus legis” (Therefore the hope of justification is not found in them [the moral and ceremonial requirements of the law], but in faith alone, Rom 3:28: We consider a human being to be justified by faith, without the works of the law). Cf. In ep. ad Romanos 4.1 (Parma ed., 13.42a): “reputabitur fides eius, scilicet sola sine operibus exterioribus, ad iustitiam”; In ep. ad Galatas 2.4 (Parma ed., 13.397b): “solum ex fide Christi” [Opera 20.437, b41]).

See further:

Theodore of Mopsuestia, In ep. ad Galatas (ed. H. B. Swete), 1.31.15.

Marius Victorinus (ep. Pauli ad Galatas (ed. A. Locher), ad 2.15-16: “Ipsa enim fides sola iustificationem dat-et sanctificationem” (For faith itself alone gives justification and sanctification); In ep. Pauli Ephesios (ed. A. Locher), ad 2.15: “Sed sola fides in Christum nobis salus est” (But only faith in Christ is salvation for us).

Augustine, De fide et operibus, 22.40 (CSEL 41.84-85): “licet recte dici possit ad solam fidem pertinere dei mandata, si non mortua, sed viva illa intellegatur fides, quae per dilectionem operatur” (Although it can be said that God’s commandments pertain to faith alone, if it is not dead [faith], but rather understood as that live faith, which works through love”). Migne Latin Text: Venire quippe debet etiam illud in mentem, quod scriptum est, In hoc cognoscimus eum, si mandata ejus servemus. Qui dicit, Quia cognovi eum, et mandata ejus non servat, mendax est, et in hoc veritas non est (I Joan. II, 3, 4). Et ne quisquam existimet mandata ejus ad solam fidem pertinere: quanquam dicere hoc nullus est ausus, praesertim quia mandata dixit, quae ne multitudine cogitationem spargerent [Note: [Col. 0223] Sic Mss. Editi vero, cogitationes parerent.], In illis duobus tota Lex pendet et Prophetae (Matth. XXII, 40): licet recte dici possit ad solam fidem pertinere Dei mandata, si non mortua, sed viva illa intelligatur fides, quae per dilectionem operatur; tamen postea Joannes ipse aperuit quid diceret, cum ait: Hoc est mandatum ejus, ut credamus nomini Filii ejus Jesu Christi, et diligamns invicem (I Joan. III, 23) See De fide et operibus, Cap. XXII, §40, PL 40:223.

Source: Joseph A. Fitzmyer Romans, A New Translation with introduction and Commentary, The Anchor Bible Series (New York: Doubleday, 1993) 360-361.

Even some Catholic versions of the New Testament also translated Romans 3:28 as did Luther. The Nuremberg Bible (1483), “allein durch den glauben” and the Italian Bibles of Geneva (1476) and of Venice (1538) say “per sola fede.”

http://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2006/02/luther-added-word-alone-to-romans-328.html

304 posted on 06/29/2015 11:48:54 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: stonehouse01; MHGinTN; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; boatbums; caww; CynicalBear; ...
Baptism is the assurance for Catholics that they will be saved and placed in a state of grace.

Wait... what????

A Catholic who now says that they have assurance of salvation????

Isn't that the sin of presumption or something????

And Christians are castigated for expressing confidence in their salvation?

Rules for thee but not for me, eh?

305 posted on 06/29/2015 11:53:20 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: RnMomof7

Interesting! Very interesting!


306 posted on 06/29/2015 11:54:14 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: metmom; stonehouse01; MHGinTN; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; boatbums; caww
>>Rules for thee but not for me, eh?<<

If it weren't for double speak would Catholics have anything to say?

307 posted on 06/29/2015 11:56:04 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear; WVKayaker

Let me explain this to you. a number of the non-Catholics were (not in so many words) were blaming the Catholic justices on SCOTUS for the decision on “marriage rights” for homosexuals. In the interest of being consistent the same non-Catholics would have to blame Roe v. Wade on protestantism.


308 posted on 06/29/2015 12:38:00 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)
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To: verga

I don’t think the ruling was actually about rights for sexual degenerates, was it? I seem to read it as a sweeping removal of states rights to define marriage and license same, shifting that power to the fed alone, without actually defining for the fed what shall be the new laws from fedzilla. Besides, defining a sexual degenerate like Kagan or Stevens as ‘catholic’ is a st-re-t-ch. Living in defiance of what God has defined an abomination doesn’t comport with the Catholic traditions or teachings, regardless of what the talking mule in Rome now says. Asa for Kennedy, well he is likely so senile that his clerks who are likely gay-riddled probably made his vote for him and write his issues.


309 posted on 06/29/2015 12:46:51 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: verga; WVKayaker
Let me explain this to you. Denominations mean nothing. If a person holds beliefs not supported by scripture they are wrong. Catholics would like to put Protestants all in one pot but it can't be done. Catholicism on the other hand openly declares they are all of one pot and those who belong to it must submit "will and intellect" to it's magisterium. No Protestant denomination makes that statement or proclamation. Therefore, all declarations and actions by the magisterium of the Catholic Church can be attributed to all those who call themselves Catholics. The Catholic Church has not excommunicated those who vote for abortion, same sex marriage, and other contra scriptural abominations so that leaves us free to assign blame to all Catholics. Don't like it? Tuff! It's what the Catholic Church declares. You are to submit "will and intellect" to what they do and say.
310 posted on 06/29/2015 12:59:13 PM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: verga; CynicalBear; WVKayaker

MD Priest calls out unfaithful Catholics homosexuals in priesthood that set stage for USSC decision

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3305596/posts


311 posted on 06/29/2015 1:16:42 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: verga

Yup; until some proof that he WASN’T appears.


312 posted on 06/29/2015 1:26:04 PM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: vladimir998
So, once again, we see you’re misrepresenting what is taught.

Then set the lurkers straight!

I just posted from Catholic sources.

You may do the same...

313 posted on 06/29/2015 1:27:13 PM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: verga
In the interest of being consistent the same non-Catholics would have to blame Roe v. Wade on protestantism.

At least SOME Muslims are devout enough to blow themselves up when taking out a perceived place of sin.

Where are the Catholics who have given THEIR lives to destroy the Palaces of CHOICE??


 
 
The total number of all remaining abortion clinics in the US is currently 739.   Dec 29, 2014  
They will kill about one million humans this year.
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/29/73-abortion-facilities-shut-down-in-2014-75-of-abortion-clinics-closed-since-1991/

314 posted on 06/29/2015 1:38:59 PM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: MHGinTN
I agree with your assessments, the one I hold most culpable is Roberts.
315 posted on 06/29/2015 1:47:24 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)
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To: CynicalBear

Okay thanks for not paying attention to what was said, have a good day.


316 posted on 06/29/2015 1:48:17 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)
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To: metmom

I will give it a listen. Thank you.


317 posted on 06/29/2015 1:51:25 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)
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To: verga
>>Okay thanks for not paying attention to what was said<<

Oh I paid attention to what was said. You obviously didn't like my response. Tuff.

318 posted on 06/29/2015 1:59:57 PM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear

Your non response.


319 posted on 06/29/2015 2:15:20 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)
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To: Elsie

“Then set the lurkers straight!”

Already did.

“I just posted from Catholic sources.”

So did I.

“You may do the same...”

Already did.

From the pope who presided over Vatican I: https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/outside_the_church.htm

Anti-Catholicism: Lead paint chips for the Protestant mind.


320 posted on 06/29/2015 2:25:24 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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