Do you agree with MacArthur?
He spends the first 1/3 of the audio saying the pope is the anti-christ. Then, he goes into why his doctrine of faith alone and eternal security is the only true doctrine.
He not only 'hates' sin but 'hates' doctrinal errors! And on and on.
I'd like to see one "pro-Catholic" thread where the source is so provocative.
I’ve not listened to the audio. As I’ve told a few RCs on FR, the Bible does reveal the identity of antiChrist - nor does it tell us if antiChrist is a person or an attribute of a particular heresy within the church. (I’m reading this book on the subject right now: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801066069 to gain a better understanding of it)
To answer you: No, I do not consider the pope to be antiChrist. John tells us “every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” I disagree with the RCC - and her popes - on many issues but I don’t hear this heresy come forth from her or him.
I respect MacArthur to a degree but am not a big fan of his. I disagree with him on a few issues. I DO agree with him that it’s right to hate doctrinal errors - but only those that can reasonably be shown to depart from Biblical truth - such as the RCC doctrine that Mary was sinless or that she was assumed up in to heaven. These doctrines I hate because they are false.
I’ve see “pro-catholic” threads on FR that have been just as provocative - such is the condition of having the freedom of an “open” thread.