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To: bwest

Since the RCC does not teach reincarnation, which would not be a Christian teaching anyway, is this the quote from the article that you are referring to?

“human beings are born with a sinful nature and can only be saved from the consequences of sin by Jesus Christ.”

These are the only two ideas expressly referenced by that article.

Digging into the links I found this definition of a Biblical worldview...

“For the purposes of the research, a biblical worldview was defined as believing that absolute moral truths exist; that such truth is defined by the Bible; and firm belief in six specific religious views. Those views were that Jesus Christ lived a sinless life; God is the all-powerful and all-knowing Creator of the universe and He stills rules it today; salvation is a gift from God and cannot be earned; Satan is real; a Christian has a responsibility to share their faith in Christ with other people; and the Bible is accurate in all of its teachings.”

Is part of this what you were referring to even though it was not spelled out in the article (as it probably should have been) as the Biblical worldview referenced?

Please note, I’m not RCC, I’m just wandering how you got to your statement. If it reflects how you received the statement or statements beyond their simple meaning or some aspect of how you understand RCC teachings.


38 posted on 05/28/2021 4:38:14 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne
“human beings are born with a sinful nature and can only be saved from the consequences of sin by Jesus Christ.”

These are the only two ideas expressly referenced by that article.

Digging into the links I found this definition of a Biblical worldview...

“For the purposes of the research, a biblical worldview was defined as believing that absolute moral truths exist; that such truth is defined by the Bible; and firm belief in six specific religious views. Those views were that Jesus Christ lived a sinless life; God is the all-powerful and all-knowing Creator of the universe and He stills rules it today; salvation is a gift from God and cannot be earned; Satan is real; a Christian has a responsibility to share their faith in Christ with other people; and the Bible is accurate in all of its teachings.”

If this is the criteria used for a biblical worldview, then Catholicism meets that criteria since Catholics affirm all of these these things. However, if one (A) begins with an animus against Catholicism or is ignorant of its teachings, and/or (B) one considers themselves an infallible interpreter of the Bible and takes it upon themselves to judge who does or doesn't hold a biblical worldview then, yes, that is how one would hold the opinion that it doesn't.

48 posted on 05/28/2021 4:52:27 PM PDT by fidelis (Defeatism and despair are like poison to men's souls. If you can't be positive, at least be quiet.)
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