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Posting a link to a debate between a Reformed Baptist apologist and a Catholic priest is “Catholic bashing” in your mind?


11 posted on 07/23/2016 9:24:22 PM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: .45 Long Colt

Reformed Baptist (or Southern [Redneck :-)] Baptist) is “pretty good” — the baptism metaphor is one that seems to be so often missed for the operation of the Holy Spirit and there is a robust corrective here — but as I have begun to see, even it has some problems, imposed by where it found itself in the Calvinist/Arminian split.

I am one crazy Evangelinut. I see things espoused as doctrines on either the Calvinist or the Arminian side that seem to be missing a unified picture. The Calvinists have a harder time appreciating the things associated with choice and will; the Arminians have a harder time appreciating the things associated with destiny. The theological formulations on both side lack force in either one area or the other.

God seems to be saying — don’t get so cocky. Learn from the character of Christ, which needs the bible, and yet transcends what mere human eyes can glean from the bible.


15 posted on 07/23/2016 9:34:03 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: .45 Long Colt
For some overly sensitive types just including the word "Catholic" in a thread not posted by a Catholic is considered bashing. Funny, though, that they can post threads all day long that really bash other-than-Catholic denominations and not bat an eyelash. Somehow, that doesn't count to them. They think they should be protected from anything critical of their religion - even though no one holds a gun to their heads forcing them to read.

One thing it does do, though, is give them an excuse for not addressing the subject of the thread. Pitiful excuse but useful nonetheless.

23 posted on 07/23/2016 10:27:17 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: .45 Long Colt
Posting a link to a debate between a Reformed Baptist apologist and a Catholic priest is “Catholic bashing” in your mind?

The slightest material that impugns Rome is "anti-Catholic bigotry," and should be banned on this pro-God, pro-American forum ("A public facility to meet for open discussion:" -WordWeb).

30 posted on 07/24/2016 6:39:32 AM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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To: .45 Long Colt
Posting a link to a debate between a Reformed Baptist apologist and a Catholic priest is “Catholic bashing” in your mind?

No. It appears that *Catholic bashing* is whatever happens to be something that is said that some individual Catholic doesn't like because they feel it makes the Catholic church look bad.

That seems to be the only criteria needed to label something as such.

46 posted on 07/24/2016 9:59:36 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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