Destro
Well, now that I know that you’re not Catholic (several times) you do raise an interesting point. Some people interpret the scriptures one way (those who posted on believing the rapture). Some posted on interpreting scriptures another way (those who posted on not believing the rapture). Some posted on not accepting certain traditions (like you who posted against indugents and purgatory). And I’m sure our Catholic friends would say that these traditions (indugents and purgatory) are true.
The bottom line in all of this is that there are some things which are very clear (like our Lord Jesus is the Son of God) and some things not so clear (like the rapture). Hopefully, we all have the clear things down.
AMEN!
I still believe that it is highly unlikely for an all knowing, almighty God to
make an eternal life or death issue
out of something He left ambiguous in His Word.
Just doesn't fit His nature, His character.
And people who get on their pharisaical soap boxes about how ambiguous word meanings
JUST HAVE to fall down on THEIR side of things [without any significant definitional, grammatical, linguistic support for such]
are allowing far too much of their arrogance to show.
imho, of course.
The word is "indulgence." FYI.
In fact as posted on another thread here, the Nicene Creed, something the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church has some contentions about, was passed by a majority vote as early as 350+AD against the wishes of the Eastern Orthodox.
You need to re-read your history. Both East and West approved of the Nicene Creed, even the Nicene-Constantinoplian edition. It is only later that the Filioque becomes an issue.
SD
That is why councils help in sorting things out if doen right.