The bible and the Catholic Church

[RobbyS]

The Jesus Seminar claims that the Gospels were "just made up." Since we don't know who, when, where or why they were written, they may be newer than other Christian writings that we have. The very idea of the New Testament is a result of later reflection on the value of certain documents. Someone had to "make up"-- the canon: to decide which writings were equal to the Scriptures that Jesus and the Apostles had at their disposal. Regarding Purgatory, you are putting too much strress on a doctrine that was but the departure point in the contraversy between Luther and Rome. The doctrine itself was not "made up" to make money for the Church, but arose naturally from the evident fact that most people are not saints or reprobates but people whose lives are worthy of both praise and blame.

[Unbeliever]

Well, it is obvious that you are a typical catholic: ignorant of the Bible and your own "tradition", you refuse to comprehend clear, specific contradictions between your cult's man made "tradition" and the Bible and your response to such is unproveable generalities.

Here is what Christians call the Roman Road, bascially the Gods' plan of salvation, please read it until you comprehend it.

ROMANS 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

ROMANS 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

ROMANS 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

ROMANS 6:23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ROMANS 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

ROMANS 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
ROMANS 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
ROMANS 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
ROMANS 10:12 ¶ For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
ROMANS 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

[RobbyS]

Well, Sir, it is obvious that you read your prejudices into everything you read, including the Catechism, and that if I or another other "typical Catholic" were to say, No, That is NOT what we believe,that is not what the words say, you sneer and say, "O yes, you do, because that is what I read and I am inspired by the Holy Ghost. No, I will go beyond this ans suggest that you have deluded yoursel into thinking that you, personally, have talked with the resurrected Jesus, like the Apostle Paul. Someone who like--for instance-- Krister Stendahl(no RC) who approaches the "Roman Road" without thinking that Paul was either a Lutheran Pietist or an American revivalist may reasonably conclude that this is a very selective reading of Paul. But than Stendahl did not have the advantage of having someone highlight this part of Scripture and assure him that only this construction is possible. Do you really believe this is Jesus? Could not some human voice have lead you alone this path?

[Unbeliever]

Look I showed you the definitions for the words of what your catechism says about J2P2 and your college of cardinals being possessed, if you don't agree or like it DON'T WHINE at me, take it with the folks in rome.
Bottom line "Words mean what they mean", your little rant is just figuratively sticking your fingers in your ears because you're afraid of the truth.
Bye!

[RobbyS]

Webster's Unabridged won't help someone who can't make sense of the words when they are put together in a sentence and /or who thinks of himself as the infallible oracle of the Lord.

[Unbeliever]

Webster's Unabridged won't help someone who can't make sense of the words when they are put together in a sentence and /or who thinks of himself as the infallible oracle of the Lord.

Don't shovel this baloney at me, I posted catechism 869 without comment and you threw a fit about it because you know what it clearly says.

869. "The Church is apostolic. She is built on a lasting foundation: 'the twelve APOSTLES of the Lamb' [Rev 21:14.]. She is indestructible (cf. Mt 16:18). She is upheld infallibly in the truth: Christ governs her through Peter and the other APOSTLES, who are PRESENT in their successors, the Pope and the college of bishops."

And? Your point? Do you really think that we believe that John Paul II is possessed by the spirit of Peter? Then you are nuts.

[RobbyS]

Talk about baloney. It would be interesting to read what you think it means, since you seem to lack any understanding of what we mean by Church.

[Unbeliever]

Talk about baloney. It would be interesting to read what you think it means, since you seem to lack any understanding of what we mean by Church.

869. "The Church is apostolic. She is built on a lasting foundation: 'the twelve APOSTLES of the Lamb' [Rev 21:14.]. She is indestructible (cf. Mt 16:18). She is upheld infallibly in the truth: Christ governs her through Peter and the other APOSTLES, who are PRESENT in their successors, the Pope and the college of bishops."

What does "PRESENT" mean?