Telling Time By the Catholic Church

“So sad that with all the evidence everyone has available now they csn’t figure out the man made religion they are practicing that says Good Friday to Easter Sunday is 3 days.”

Friday is the first day, Saturday is the second day, Sunday is the third day.

It doesn’t say, “After 72 hours have passed.” It says, “On the third day.”

“Hmmm...in the Torah Yahweh says if you don’t keep His Passover on the 14th of Nissan you will be cut off from Israel. Seems his appointments are very important to Him.”

Okay. There is no such specification commanding that Easter and Christmas be celebrated on certain days.

Catholics wrote the New Testament - under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

That's not a biblical view...That's a Catholic view...I find it no more reasonable that the view the Mormons hold, or the muzlims...

And since there is nothing in your religion that resembles what we read in the scriptures except where it applies to the Pharisees, a scripture believer would have no choice but to reject your claim as well as the other religions who claim to be the 'real' church...

You wrote:

“That’s not a biblical view...That’s a Catholic view...”

They’re one in the same.

“I find it no more reasonable that the view the Mormons hold, or the muzlims...”

Are you sure you’re equipped to judge what is reasonable?

“And since there is nothing in your religion that resembles what we read in the scriptures except where it applies to the Pharisees, a scripture believer would have no choice but to reject your claim as well as the other religions who claim to be the ‘real’ church...”

Your fanciful statement reflects the beliefs of anti-Catholics only. It doesn’t reflect the beliefs of even other Protestants. It certainly doesn’t reflect the beliefs of thousands of Protestant ministers who have become Catholic after intensive Bible study. They know the scriptures better than you do. They’re also reasonable.

I don't think so...What they do is take up a theological study which leads them away from the truth of the scriptures...Of course bearing in mind that many who study the theology end of it are more than happy to be non-Catholic...

I realize of course that you will likely say that the study of theology is the same as the study of the scriptures...And you'd be right...But those that study the scriptures compared to those who make a study of (about) the scriptures quite often come up with different views of what the scriptures say...

I think it's safe to say that those who have switched to your religion didn't belieleve the scriptures in the first place...It appears they wanted to become the authority instead of letting God be the authority in and of the scriptures...They instead went on to study your religion, so-called church fathers and apparently were taken by the appearance of religion...

I have often wondered how they figured God called them to lead a flock of sheep in one religion and then God called them again to abandon that flock of sheep to lead a different flock in a different religion...Of course I know the answer, many of us do...

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