Why Catholics can't preach - and prefer not to listen

Oriens journal ^ | Summer 2004 | Editorial

[Sensei Ern]

So then, to refer back to the original question, in Post 75,

I asked, "It is obvious that Christ did not appear in person and tell you personally that the Catholic Church leadership has the authority to interpret the Bible...Yet, you say that Christ told you this. How did Christ tell you this?"

One of your answers, and the one I needed clarification was, "Grace". So, to answer my question, would you say that Christ told you by a free gift from God that enables you to do His Will that the Catholic Church leadership has the authority to interpret the Bible? Could you expound on this?



I would not attempt to convince an unbeliever of anything other than salvation comes from a personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.

A cup may have pure water in it, but if it has arsenic around the rim, I will not put my lips to drink from it.

[conservonator]

asked, "It is obvious that Christ did not appear in person and tell you personally that the Catholic Church leadership has the authority to interpret the Bible...Yet, you say that Christ told you this. How did Christ tell you this?"

See post #75

One of your answers, and the one I needed clarification was, "Grace". So, to answer my question, would you say that Christ told you by a free gift from God that enables you to do His Will that the Catholic Church leadership has the authority to interpret the Bible? Could you expound on this?

Sure, there is a God, He has an only begotten Son who came down form heaven, was born of the Virgin and became man, He preached the gospel and established a Church. This Church, lead by the Holy Spirit gave us what we know as the bible. The Church being established by Christ and promised perfection is the pillar and foundation of truth. The Church is one, not may. There is one truth, not many. There is one voice, not many. The only Church that can truly trace it’s foundation to Christ is the Catholic Church. Grace gave me the power to open my eyes and see the hard truths for what they were. Grace gave me the faith to accept that which I did not (and in many cases still don’t) understand. Grace gave me the Strength I so desperately need to struggle through the doubts, fears and sin that I find my self in. Grace led me to a source of all that I need.

That’s about as boiled down as I can make it.

A cup may have pure water in it, but if it has arsenic around the rim, I will not put my lips to drink from it.,/i>

Use a straw.

[Sensei Ern]

"A cup may have pure water in it, but if it has arsenic around the rim, I will not put my lips to drink from it.

Use a straw."

That is what I AM doing. I see some good and truth in some of Catholic Doctrine...Pro-Life, Only Men as clergy, to name a couple.

I am avoiding the Catholic cup and drinking the pure water of true religion through the straw of Baptist theology.

However, the analogy is flawed since I rather drink from the cup of the Will of God which is not chipped nor marred. The water being the Word of God. Not using a straw whatsoever.

[conservonator]

No, you made you own cup and filled it with something that may contain a little pure water among the other flotsam and jetsam. Tell me where did you get thie "pure water of true religion"? Who told you it was pure?