Posted on 05/25/2007 12:48:02 PM PDT by NYer
You wrote:
“LOLOL. From the very first sentence...”
No, there is nothing in the first sentence about his actual conversion. He was remembering his thoughts years ago about what he would have thought about a conversion at that time. I asked something different. I asked: Uh, where EXACTLY did the author show any “emotionalism” as opposed to “solid Biblical teaching”? And that question was in regard to this statement: “Delusion ALERT! Emotionalism never makes up for solid Biblical teaching.”
“Very “solid” and unemotional. LOL.”
If you are admitting that Protestant views of Catholicism are emotional in the extreme, I would agree. But that isn’t what I asked for, nor is it what LiteKeeper asserted.
Also, a stomach turning isn’t even necessarily a sign of “emotionalism”. People often experience such things, for instance, when they see a dead body. I would hardly call that emotionalism.
I see no “emotionalism” in the article. I certainly see no emotionalism being put in place of “solid Biblical teaching” either. I think LiteKeeper will be as unsuccessful as you have been.
No matter how well constructed a polemic is, if it is faulty from its premise, it is wrong.
I say, does the good Reverend still refer to Catholics as devils and sons of whores?
I’d say his words are quite emotional. I’d much prefer someone referring to his physical state, even vomiting for that matter, than name calling.
How wonderful that another pastor has come home to the fullness that our Lord intended for everyone!
You wrote:
“For balance...”
Citing Ian Paisley’s bizarre website for “balance” is somewhere is just silly. Little about Paisley is balanced.
Some of his claimed college degrees appear to be bogus.
And back in the late 1960s, Paisley said, after inciting Protestants to burn out Catholics: “Catholic homes caught fire because they were loaded with petrol bombs; Catholic churches were attacked and burned because they were arsenals and priests handed out sub-machine guns to parishioners.”
He’s a nut.
‘’We remained concerned with Dr. Paisley’s record of violent rhetoric and inflammatory actions,’’ the spokesman said. (so he was denied an entry visa into the USA = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02EEDA1239F933A15750C0A965948260
At least now he is (somewhat) trying to make some conciliatory moves. He must be dying and preparing for his judgment day.
Emotionalism? Go ahead! Take the same challenge.
All I had to do was prove one doctrine false and the entire system would cease to be without error.
Or are you afraid of discovering the Truth?
Hey .... if you disagree with him then take the same challenge.
All I had to do was prove one doctrine false and the entire system would cease to be without error.
That should be fairly simple, right? What do you have to lose?
**He said on the side of the ship were the words “Queen Mary.” (At this point in my study, I didn’t know that this is a title for Mary;**
Our Lady brought him home to Rome!
But we have two different starting points. I am a firm and convinced believer in sola scriptura, most Roman Catholics are not. We could butt heads all night, and all we would gain from it would be higher blood pressure.
So thanks for the challenge, but no thanks. Nothing will be gained by it.
Well, thank you for that announcement. You no doubt have your reasons for stating this on a thread about a former Protestant who has done extensive research to refute the teachings of the Catholic Church. Perhaps you would care to share them with us; otherwise, you might be interested in this site.
Did you grow up Catholic?
Based on the Solo Scriptura approach by many non Catholic denominations, the average person reads/hears 2 verses from scripture per week.
Compare that the 1 Catholic Mass each weekday contains 2 verses and Sunday’s Mass has 3 it makes the parishioner reading/hearing 15 verses and instruction.
I’m only going by the facts. Whether any of it all sinks in or has an effect is not part of the equation, just that most non Catholics do not know that or never attended a Catholic Mass.
It is amazing the amount of non Catholics who get their education from those fallen away Catholics who never contributed to the Church but only say, “I never got anything from the Church.” All take and no give.
As she always does. Our Blessed Mother leads all of God's children to her Son.
What could be simpler! Find one Catholic dogma and prove it wrong. And, like a deck of cards, the entire Church collapses. Surely, after 30 years of preaching on the Bible, you can find error in one Catholic dogma.
The only thing you have to fear is fear itself. As Pope John Paul II often reminded us: "Be not afraid!"
Shhhhhhh! Don't let the cat out of fhe bag just yet ;-)
You are probably still a Catholic. (You have FReepmail.)
More than just 15 verses. Fifteen readings. Many verses in each reading.
Plus a daily dose of the Psalms!
And other prayers that any Catholic might choose to say or read or spontaneously compose.
Let alone any Bible reading that a Catholic might read. This week I have read from 7 books about the Holy Spirit,
The doctrines regarding Mary (veneration, co-redemptrix, mediatrix), sola scriptura vs tradition, sola fide, eucharist vs communion, the apocrypha, penance, purgatory, confession, celibacy (ignores the fact that Peter was married), sacraments as a means of grace, prayers to the saints, sainthood, papal infallibility, authority of the Councils (especially Trent, and the Vatican Councils)...on all of these we differ greatly. Many volumes have been used up debating these issues.
We simply disagree...and so be it.
Okay, so we disagree. So why come into the thread and say that the convert dumped solid Biblical teaching for emotionalism when no such thing is apparent in the article?
There is also the Psalm between the first two readings.
Oh and usually the opening prayer is from the bible, word for word.
What he said.
Haven’t you learned yet that you NEVER say ‘never’ where the Lord’s concerned? hahah, sets you right up for His good plans.
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