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"The Apostles and the writers of the Epistles serve as witnesses enough for me and for Bible Believers."

But only because of the authority of the RCC, right?

"You did not. Would you please restate your position?"

(Oh yes I did!)

Ok, lets go over it again.

You said: "Interesting. I thought that the man who is condemned to hell is sent there immediately."
To which I replied: "When I wrote condemned I meant hell bound, something that was plainly obvious."

"You mean without the tinfoil hat?"

NO!
NEVER TAKE OFF YOUR TINFOIL HAT!
THE ALIEN MIGHT STEAL YOUR ABILITY TO REASON!
(I was too late, wasn't I...)

"Neither the Apostles nor the Holy Spirit is good enough for you?"

Do the writing of the Apostles have more authority than the Catholic Church?

"What does RCC stand for? What is an edifice? How do you know that I know the Pope?"

I'm actually starting to have fun now.(A while ago actually)
I said "Its the edifice in Rome operated by the man you know as the pope."
(At least I'm assuming you know about the pope.)
When taken literally and in context, what I wrote does not in any way imply that you personally know the pope.
Only that you know of him.
The abbreviation 'RCC' as used here on FR(I can explain the abbreviation FR some other time), means Rowdy Communist Caucus.
Just kidding!

It really means Roman Catholic Church.

When I use the terms RCC and Catholic Church, I am not referring to any distinguishing differences.
(i.e. I'm using the two names interchangeably)

From the thread article:

Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the universal primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says Orthodox churches were defective and that other Christian denominations were not true churches.

So when I say RCC or Catholic Church, I am referring to that which the pope is the head of.

To learn what the meaning of 'edifice' is, follow these three easy steps:
1: Go to Google.com
2: Enter the word 'edifice' into the search box.
3: Press the enter key, or click the search button.
4: After the page loads, click the link called 'definition' in the top right area of the page; it will look like: edifice [definition].
5: Read.
This should give you some basic definitions of the word 'edifice'

"Exactly so: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Peter and Paul had some too, as I recall. How many pages has your Bible been reduced to?"

I think the real question is, how many pages has your bible been expanded to?

"I’m not interested in your feelings."

Haha!
I've found me a nerve!

Perhaps I'll go through your posts later and find where you have either used the term 'RCC', or replied to someone who did, as though you understood what it meant.

"We are not interested in anything other than the truth. Not even the fantasies of those who would be their own Pope."

I cannot imagine why anyone would want to be a pope.

Evidently Pope Benedict XVI wants to be his own pope though...

"We only have the witness of the Holy Spirit. Sorry if it will not suffice. Who is your witness by the way?"

The Holy Spirit is an excellent witness.

Would you like to do the honors and call it to testify?

***”The Apostles and the writers of the Epistles serve as witnesses enough for me and for Bible Believers.”

But only because of the authority of the RCC, right?***

The Church gets its authority from Jesus. The NT Scripture writers testify to that authority. If you would dismiss this, then to be consistent you must dismiss the entire Bible.

***”You did not. Would you please restate your position?”
(Oh yes I did!)

Ok, lets go over it again.

You said: “Interesting. I thought that the man who is condemned to hell is sent there immediately.”

To which I replied: “When I wrote condemned I meant hell bound, something that was plainly obvious.”***

Go back a couple of posts. I was asking what you meant by the condemned man not being able to follow Jesus. Do you mean literally, or spiritually? I didn’t get the point that you were trying to make.

***”You mean without the tinfoil hat?”

NO!
NEVER TAKE OFF YOUR TINFOIL HAT!
THE ALIEN MIGHT STEAL YOUR ABILITY TO REASON!
(I was too late, wasn’t I...)***

Oh, Lord, not another one.

***When I use the terms RCC and Catholic Church, I am not referring to any distinguishing differences.
(i.e. I’m using the two names interchangeably)***

They are not interchangeable.

***To learn what the meaning of ‘edifice’ is, follow these three easy steps:
1: Go to Google.com
2: Enter the word ‘edifice’ into the search box.
3: Press the enter key, or click the search button.
4: After the page loads, click the link called ‘definition’ in the top right area of the page; it will look like: edifice [definition].
5: Read.
This should give you some basic definitions of the word ‘edifice’***

I am not asking for Google’s definition. I am asking for yours.

***

“Exactly so: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Peter and Paul had some too, as I recall. How many pages has your Bible been reduced to?”

I think the real question is, how many pages has your bible been expanded to?***

Expanded? Does your Bible not contain the Gospel of Jesus or the writings of Peter and Paul? Impressive. The Church has set the canon and we are instructed to neither add nor remove anything from that. There are not many Protestants courageous enough to admit that they have removed Scripture, or else approve of the removal. Congratulations.

***”I’m not interested in your feelings.”

Haha!
I’ve found me a nerve!***

Not really. I am just not interested in your feelings.

***”We only have the witness of the Holy Spirit. Sorry if it will not suffice. Who is your witness by the way?”

The Holy Spirit is an excellent witness.

Would you like to do the honors and call it to testify?***

Are you calling the Holy Spirit ‘it’?

Mark 3:

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Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them.
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But whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit 11 will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.”

You have a fascinating theology. Would you care to expand upon it?