[Buggman]

"Long before there was a New Testament, there was a deposit of faith concerning the nature of God, His threefold personality, His purpose in making man, the Incarnation."

Yes. It's called the Tanakh--an acronym for Torah (Teachings, or Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings)--aka the Old Testament.

If the Roman Catholic Church were really the deposit of the traditions of the Apostles, it would be Torah-observant instead of making up its own rules as it went along.

[Uri’el-2012]

Back to the Beginning: A Brief Introduction to the Ancient Church,

The Wild Olive Branch

b'shem Y'shua

[jo kus]

If the Roman Catholic Church were really the deposit of the traditions of the Apostles, it would be Torah-observant instead of making up its own rules as it went along.

Didn't St. Paul say we as Catholics are free of such "observance"? Even Jesus Himself said that the dietary and hand-washing rituals were not important anymore. It is what is inside the man, not the cleanliness of his exterior that counts. And as a Jewish/Christian, you can appreciate that the Church has been given the power to bind and loosen? For example, see Acts 15 for this power in action - all in Scripture.

Regards