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To: vladimir998

“Who said it was? Seriously, who ever said THE CHURCH was a building?”

You said it was the Catholic church. The church isn’t a label.

“Sorry, but you’ve fallen for that invisible church nonsense invented by 16th century Protestants.”

No, I’m quite visible as are those I worship with. We worship in a building thats also visible.

“Jesus founded the Church - not men. I’m not in a denomination.”

Men apply their labels in an effort to make themselves believe they are better then others.


14 posted on 08/23/2008 4:26:41 PM PDT by driftdiver (No More Obama - The corruption has not changed despite all our hopes.)
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To: driftdiver

You wrote:

“You said it was the Catholic church. The church isn’t a label.”

How does that make it a building? Fess up, no one here EVER said THE CHURCH was a building, right? Also, your Protestant philosophy about the Church is NOT orthodox ecclesiology. The Church is THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

“No, I’m quite visible as are those I worship with. We worship in a building thats also visible.”

So are you now claiming that you’re the one who said the Church is a building? Come on, make sense. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t say that the Church is all believers (when many believers believe VERY different things) and are thus united in an unseen, invisible church, but that your part of a visible church as if the two are one and the same. Make up your mind.

“Men apply their labels in an effort to make themselves believe they are better then others.”

No. Men apply labels to get to the truth. The use of categories is one of the most necessary things in order to discern truth.


21 posted on 08/23/2008 4:41:02 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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