Posted on 09/01/2017 1:40:56 PM PDT by NYer
Have you not considered that the people you mention in your post above are now protestants, like yourself?
Y’all have so much in common.
16I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. John 14:16 NASB
6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NASB
11This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. Eph 3:11-12 NASB
14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16 NASB
31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 33Who will bring a charge against Gods elect? God is the one who justifies; 34who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 35Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Romans 8:31-35 NASB
14This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. 1 John 5:14-15 NASB
Yes...Christians do have a direct connection with God. A priest is not needed.
It's sad the Roman Catholic cannot equally say that.
Do you know a better way of documenting a statement that is true when someone else flat out denies it?
Fabricated????????????????????????????
Every word is true. My mom was exposed to SB beliefs for decades and appears to have assimilated very little of it.
You think that is a lie?
Why don’t you answer my question first before you begin yours?
Why don’t you answer my question first before you begin yours?
Not a Roman Catholic one.
It is estimated a Roman Catholic who attends only Sunday Mass and Major Feasts will hear 40.8% of the NT and 3.7% of the OT over a three year period.
Pre-Vatican II results were worse with only 16.5% of the NT and 1% of the OT were heard.
http://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Statistics.htm
This would not even be considered Bible study in Evangelical circles.
The Roman Catholic is leaving 59.2% of the NT unheard and an astounding 96.3% of the OT unheard.
What is your "church"'s calendar? And what "bible" do you subscribe to?
Calendar? You have to have a calendar to tell you what to read and when?
I personally use the NASB and the Greek for the NT. The NASB is the most literal English translation available of the original languages.
I'm enrolled in my last NT Greek Exegesis class. We're studying James this semester.
For this class we're required to write to papers. One, a background paper on James and then an exegetical paper on one of seven passages selected by the professor.
Only academic commentaries are allowed for the exegetical paper and we must use a minimum of six. We have to break down the Greek, explain it, understand the context, etc.
That's real Bible study to me.
I'm trying to pick up Hebrew.
Which Bible does the Roman Catholic read?
I can't answer to what you "wonder" about.
LOL! Have you looked in a clean mirror lately? Are you now identifying as a Protestant since you reject your Pope(s) and Vatican II? You know, Martin Luther was excommunicated and a hit was put out on him for doing far less.
I'm enrolled in my last NT Greek Exegesis class. We're studying James this semester.
For this class we're required to write to papers. One, a background paper on James and then an exegetical paper on one of seven passages selected by the professor.
Only academic commentaries are allowed for the exegetical paper and we must use a minimum of six. We have to break down the Greek, explain it, understand the context, etc.
Pride, even false pride, is a sin.
If you read and study only James in one semester, how can you read the entire bible in a year?
I can read the Bible myself without nutty study groups.
Thanks. I’m always looking for good titles for our RCIA lending library.
LOL
Martin Luther was a Catholic priest. So was Jorge Bergoglio.
Tell me the difference between the two.
Most welcome!
Go to Ealgeone's post #68. He gives statistics about what the average Catholic receives of actual Bible reading in the three-year Mass cycle. My really simple question was, is a Catholic aware of how little they actually hear of the Bible in Mass. No rambling, nothing abstract about it. Are YOU aware of this? yes or no?
But can you understand it on your own without a priest to tell you what it means?
Roman Catholics have been telling everyone else you cannot do that.
And you condemned BOTH! How are you not also a Protestant? A rose by any other name....
And all of the daily readings which include the Old Testament and the Psalm for that day.
Neither you nor ealgeone has explained how the entire Bible is read in your “protestant” church services in a year or whatever calendar y’all go by.
Why don’t you two go talk amongst yourselves and get your story(s) straight.
The above statement is false. But I'm not surprised, coming from you.
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