Posted on 07/27/2011 6:39:32 AM PDT by marshmallow
D'Andria said the structure of the tomb and the writings on it proved that it belonged to St. Philip the Apostle, who is recognized as a martyr in the history of Christianity
The tomb of St. Philip the Apostle, one of the original 12 disciples of Christianity's central figure Jesus Christ, has been discovered during the ongoing excavations in Turkey's south-western province of Denizli.
Italian professor Francesco D'Andria, the head of the excavation team at the Hierapolis ancient city in Denizli, told reporters on Tuesday that experts had reached the tomb of St. Philip whose name is mentioned in the Bible as one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
Professor D'Andria said archeologists had been working for years to find the tomb of the Biblical figure, and finally, they had managed to reach the monument while working on the ruins of a newly-unearthed church in Hierapolis.
D'Andria said the structure of the tomb and the writings on it proved that it belonged to St. Philip the Apostle, who is recognized as a martyr in the history of Christianity.
Describing the discovery as a major development both for archeology and the Christian world, D'Andria said the tomb, which had not been opened yet, was expected to become an important Christian pilgrimage destination.
Hierapolis, whose name means "sacred city", is an ancient city located next to the renowned Pamukkale, white Travertine terraces, in Denizli province. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city, famous for its historical hot springs used as a spa since the 2nd century, is a mixture of Pagan, Roman, Jewish and early Christian influences.
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So, why did you say you were Catholic when you aren’t?
it’s not very honest to claim to be something one isn’t....
Isn't taqqiyah an Izlamic word??? Are you getting confused and running your religions together??? Do you kiss a Koran as well as your popes???
You can't be a Catholic Muzlim and be a Christian as well...Well maybe you can...Everybody's a Christian now days...
Taqqiyah — pretending to be a Christian Catholic (say) just to mock another Christian (Baptist) fomenting fights. not good....
Of course it is, so why exactly does your cult practise Taqqiyah?
Ah, so THAT is what irritates your non-Christian cult, eh? That Christianity is spreading.
tsk, tsk.. your little cult's teachings contradict each other so badly no wonder it gets barely one or two adherents.
It only takes a little bit of scripture to knock you guys off your horse...
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You sir are very wrong.
We were not talking about “Epistles”, we were talking about the “Gospels”. Read the whole post before you speak.
check the link on my homepage at the bottom...
Col 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Faith comes from God, NOT the Apostles...
The Apostles handed down, thru the scriptures, Doctrine...The different denominations, yours included, were created based on their own private interpretations of this doctrine...
Yada, Yada, Yada...Well, I guess when you don't have scripture, you have insults...Nothing new under the sun...
I wouldn't worry about it if I was you...I'm thinkin' God doesn't have your number...
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On the contrary. . . . .I think God has his number :)
lol...
These are good points, and I am in league with Lorraine Boettner when he says that a certain amount of diversity in the finer points of theology keeps all of us honest. [My paraphrase].
It is a singular mindset to the Romans that there has to be unity in everything ecclesiastical. It’s not necessary to salvation. In the matter of heaven versus hell, all Protestants believe that Christ is the only means of salvation, and the only mediator between God and man. Church government, God’s means of speaking to us, what angels are, etc. are all distinctives without a real difference in the underlying truth of the reality of sin and the need for salvation in Christ. That is my only point. Therefore, that makes the Protestants the real catholics.
And we can still be friends......
Yup. Got it. Blessings.
you may say "catholic Church" instead of capitalizing the C, that's your prerogative, I don't mind. Even if you want to call yourselves catholics, why not, it's your choice. I don't dispute you calling yourselves Presbyterians to differentiate from others, so why grudge us this?
That is not completely correct -- Seventh Day Adventists for one, do not agree with that I'd say
Maybe your non-Christian deity doesn't, but we Christians believe in God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
i don't particularly care that your non-Christian deity wants to think
Ah, but we do have Christian scripture. Your non-Christian cult which rejects our Christian bible can believe whatever it wants -- that's your choice.
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