Posted on 10/23/2013 2:06:19 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
It doesn't mean dad...Next time I see a priest I'll call him dad...Then I'll tell him you said dad and father are the same thing...
Saying it isn't true doesn't debunk something...
How are you going to look at it in context when you skipped the context???
Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Mat 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Does the scripture say there are no fathers??? No it doesn't...Jesus knows there are many fathers, and, masters...So what do the verses say???
The verses say that while there are many fathers and masters, DO NOT call anyone father or master...
Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Mat 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
See how simple the scriptures are???
And you talk about context??? You don't have any context...Here's the context...
Mat 23:5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Mat 23:6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Mat 23:7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
The context is religious looking/acting people...Religious looking/acting people with flashy robes...Religious looking people who wear amulets, Religous people who put themselves above the flock...You know, like every single cleric in your religion...
>> “The myth of Poe Joan has been debunked countless times” <<
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The lie of all popes has been debunked by scripture Billions of times, but the humanist catholic ‘church’ keeps on pretending that he/she exists. - Go Figure!
>> “Next time I see a priest I’ll call him dad...” <<
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Oh, don’t do that, he;ll think that your mother is one of the nuns.
What’s that got to do with a “fictional” pope’s shrine in Rome?
Blah Blah Blah
“It doesn’t mean dad...”
Dad means father. Father means father. What part of that do you not understand?
“Next time I see a priest I’ll call him dad...”
Go ahead.
“Then I’ll tell him you said dad and father are the same thing...”
And he’ll agree with me. They mean EXACTLY the same thing. Only one is used to refer to priests in English. But go ahead and appear ignorant.
LOLOLOL
I didn't have to point out the context in those verses...The context is right there for anyone to see...You couldn't miss it... So you are saying blah blah blah to the scriptures...And you think you got the right religion???
And that is exactly what the scriptures are warning about...
No problem calling your dad father but you dare not call a priest that...In clear, blatant violation of the scriptures...
Christ was a creature, so yes, Catholics worship Him...a creature..
Um, what?
No, he was the creator, so catholics can’t worship him.
His body, of course....but nHe didn't expect the Apostles to take a bite out of His arm, so He gave them His body in the FORM of consecrated bread....pretty easy for GOD to do.
now to your statement that Catholics have zero understanding of spiritual things.....
it is the Catholic Church which preserved and protected the spiritual aspect of Christianity for 2,013 years and have done a pretty good job of it!!
observe now, the Multi-thousands of "feel good" protestant denominations, some store front operations, who change the rules as they go along just to satisfy egos....how are your female preachers coming along...and your female or gay bishops....certainly a strong spiritual basis there!!
If I were sitting next to God and He said "this is my body" I'd believe it...period.
Catholics haven less than zero understanding of spiritual things.
You twist the scriptures to fit your every fancy, all the while worshiping the Earth and its creatures.
people who belong to denominations, invented by dissident Catholics, as late as yesterday afternoon, should be very careful in lambasting the 2,013 year old cradle of Christianity....lest they put their collective feet in their collective mouths.
are you suggesting that Christ did not exist on Earth as a creature??????
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