Posted on 09/11/2012 7:21:36 PM PDT by Salvation
Obviously you are correct. My real point is that the men who write these commentaries may be excellent scholars, filled with the Holy Spirit, etc. They are still men like us, and like us they make mistakes. We are responsible for using our own judgment and intelligence. Naturally, we can’t all be biblical scholars.
That said, one test that I use is that the more a commentator tries to get away from the plain text of the Scriptures, especially on the moral issues, the less I tend to trust him on more esoteric measures, such as who gets into heaven or qualifies as a Christian, eschatology, and how our government should function.
Call me an ignorant bigot, but that’s the way i see it.
You wrote:
“Have you ever been in a worship service with expository preaching?”
Far less scripture is covered in the average Protestant “worship service with expository preaching” than in the average daily Mass. Feel free to prove me wrong.
The Bible is the word of God. The Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus. Sacraments give us grace. We find God in one or the other, not is just one.
Do you know of some Bible courses that are not presented by Hahn or Cavins?
Those doctrinal formulations slightly predate Scott Hahn.
Bible-deniers tend to be very, very, very familiar with the Biblical text (often more familiar than "Bible believers"). But being "into" the Bible doesn't mean believing it.
The Documentary Hypothesis? You’re not going to see too many elderly hippys posting to this thread, ZC.
The problem isn't "elderly hippys" on Free Republic. The problem is that all the mainstream "conservative" Catholic apologeticists (think "Catholic Answers") subscribe to it, and the late date for Daniel, and the idea that the events in Genesis 1-11 never happened. That's just the way it is. Any Catholic who doesn't believe these things is an oddball. And I should know, because I was one for six years.
EWTN? Mitchell Pacwa? Not subscribe to the documentary hypothesis?
Really?
Jeff Cavins has an excellent Bible study series — video — so everyone in the parish can be doing the same Bible study.
I’m thinking it’s called “The Great Adventure” Bible study.
Someone posted online that they started out at their church with only one Bible study group and now have seven. Don’t remember who it was, though.
Look on Hahn’s website. You should find it.
http://www.salvationhistory.com/
Now I see you said “not” in your request.
Come and See series is a good one.
Ignatius also has a very detailed Bible study.
I have taught Little Rock — but it is mostly concerned with history. Needs augmenting.
you mean the Apostles?
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Bramps: I simply would've expected the Pope to follow the bible and kindly show Giuliani the door prior to receiving the Eucharist. Could I seriously ask you to explain why you think he did not do this?
Firstly, does it say in the Bible that Giuliani should be shown the door prior to receiving the Eucharist?
Secondly, what's the use of him receiving the Eucharist after he's been shown the door?
Thirdly and to the point -- what makes you think the Pope even recognizes some mayor of some city far away? -- in a crowd at mass do you think the Pope knows who Guiliani is? Just another face in the crowd.
Why should the Pope know who Guiliani is and what he looks like? Do YOU know what the mayor of say Manchester looks like?
What about the hordes of non-Catholics who voted for Obama? Catholics even those in name only are just 26% of the electorate, so with a split the non-Catholics are the ones who got Obama in.
I'm fairly certain that the number of Obama voters at my church will be 0 -- in a church of 1 you can be certain of the number of voters
of course, this is Christianity we are talking about, Christians (Catholics, Orthodox, lutherans, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Baptists, etc) -- now go read the Koran, isn't it ramadan time still?
how many times do they read the Hadiths and the suras at r place?
to which I ask --> interesting - so do you read the original Aramaic, Hebrew and Koine Greek texts?
Or do you read in Shakespearean 17th century English or current Modern English?
You do know that the books of the Bible were not written in standard American in the 1st century, right?
Syrian Christians in the 2nd century rejected it, Martin Luther initially considered it to be "neither apostolic nor prophetic" and stated that "Christ is neither taught nor known in it," and is not known of in the ancient church of the Georgians.
It depends on which “Protestant” — there are too many of them, some like the Unitarians etc. don’t read the Bible at all, others like the Christian scientists read the Bible in minutae.
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