Posted on 03/26/2008 5:30:38 PM PDT by annalex
Thank you.
Correct. Any comment on the article that I posted?
His Apostles and disciples and and followers didn’t have computers and internet connections, either.
My, how times do change and how we humans do tend to adapt in order to keep continuity in the spread of the Gospel. :-)
May God be praised.
I rejoice with both of you. Many years ago, I took the same step. It has been a wonderful journey.
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This is sort of the point of the article. Neither is Sola Fide anywhere in the Bible, other than preceded by “non”.
Yes, you did, and I did understand it as such, but in doing so, you fail to admit any movement of the Spirit upon any Protestant denomination, or upon any given church, which to my observation, is without doubt. I do realize the reason for that omission, as one must then consider the authority of such a denomination or church, something the Catholic mind is loathe to do.
The scripture was never a trade secret before the printing press, and accurate translations are available as they always have been, from Catholic or Orthodox sources.
Granted, it is true, but those translations were very expensive. That,, and the tendency for the RCC to read to their congregations in Latin left the actual scripture out of the hands of the common man entirely.
I think I am qualified to see both good and bad of Protestantism.
I will accept that.
I don't see any good in the proliferation of truncated, badly translated Bibles.
"Truncated", I suppose, refers to the Apocrypha. While it is not considered canon by the Protestants, It is revered, and is readily available. As to translations, I would have to agree, which is why the KJV is usually used online as a standard.
A lot, -- far more than is usually admitted -- in Protestantism is Catholic, after all.
That is the first time I have ever heard it said by any Catholic anywhere.
But the direction of the Reform movement is not good, as the abominations such as Rev. Osteen (Olsteen?) or the liberal denominations clearly demonstrate.
But there is a self-correcting mechanism at work which I think you fail to recognize. Those big liberal main stream churches are withering on the vine. They are losing members in droves. Meanwhile, their more orthodox counterparts are definitely growing.
This is quite evident in my own apparent* denomination. Presbyterian USA (PCUSA), the liberal church, is fast losing ground, while the PCA and EPC, both orthodox evangelical churches, are filled to overflowing. Also, the PCUSA is lacking a strong youthful presence, while the evangelical churches are bursting with young and large families. *Full disclosure: While I attend a Presbyterian EPC, doctrinal differences prevent me from becoming a member.
[One can just as easily accuse liberal leaning RCC] Yes, but not the Church as a whole.
Likewise one cannot accuse all denominations of Protestantism for the sins of the apostate branches.
Protestantism is a collection of differently bad doctrines [...]
Not meaning to offend, but that is a mighty broad brush, and is more a matter of opinion than a matter of fact. You are certainly welcome to the argument, and your opinion seems well informed, but it is opinion all the same.
There are many pro-life atheists for example, and most Muslim are pro-life, but you did not mention them
My mentioning was not meant to be exhaustive, though I would not find Islam to be an ally in any other area (more so than an atheist).
Besides, one quarells with one's own. [...] of fellow Christians more is required.
And rightly so. One might start with a recognition of Protestant authority. One is hard pressed to have a meaningful conversation without it.
Good God, based on what?
Exactly my point.
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