Posted on 04/27/2014 3:47:28 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
**You wouldn’t have a Bible or the “Word”, had it not been for the Catholic Church. They pretty much own the intellectual property...**
They own nothing. God uses whatever or whoever he wants to preserve his word. Elijah was God’s prophet; his ‘word’ messenger to Israel. Yet, he used the ravens (unclean bird) to ‘preserve’ Elijah. And later God used the Gentile (unclean) woman in Zarephath to ‘preserve’ him as well.
Fascinating. So you believe Protestants are correct in their faith?
Because if you say otherwise, you’ve just proven yourself ignorant and in need of getting your “nose docked,” by your own attestation.
Bible believing churches adopt their mother church’s gregorian calendar, sabbath day, holy days and greco roman latinized name for the Messiah of Israel-
roman catholic church does a couple things different from her daughter churches.. sainthood process is one... big deal..
Let her be..
Not a chance. The word *Catholic* does not even appear in Scripture.
Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Read some of the Near Death Experience threads if you don’t believe me.
That proves nothing.
The Church doesn’t teach that popes are sinless. So the existence of sinful clergy doesn’t represent a contradiction of Church teaching or any of Christ’s teachings recorded in the Bible.
But the Bible does call the church, “the pillar and foundation of truth.” Jesus also tells us to “listen to the church.”
For one thing, they led exemplary lives.
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When you read Acts 16:33... is there something in your version of the Bible that specifically omits children below a specific age?
I follow the RC faith (admittedly not as close as I perhaps should). I try to keep my nose out of other people’s business until they stick their nose in someone else’s business.
Holier than thou folks who criticize others is a prime example of a “judge not lest ye be judged” failure.
AMEN!!!
Sadly, the general concept of “once a Catholic, always a Catholic,” also follows other religious entities, including Islam with being born to a Muslim. Those people might kill you if you “left,” but you don't likely need to worry about that with Salvation and the others.
You know what is right and true. In that light, what others think should not matter. Continue walking in your Faith in such a way as to get the prize.
“But the Bible does call the church, Jesus also tells us to “listen to the church.””
Context is everything.
“the pillar and foundation of truth” - the Church is to hold up and undergird the TRUTH - God’s revelation. The church is not the truth.
“Jesus also tells us to “listen to the church” - ONLY in the context of the church resolving a dispute between two Christians.
You'll not convince me of that. I view that type of person as a no-good smarmy busy-body who thinks they're somehow better than everyone else because of their jacked-up, twisted belief system.
Thankfully not all Catholics are like that type of person.
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