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To: Salvation; OLD REGGIE
It was merely a statement of fact based on decades of experience. It would be true regardless of which denomination's playground I chose to play in.

You're average Baptist service WILL certainly include some time of praise and worship, perhaps a baptism or testimony (or both), but will be largely a sermon by the pastor (usually well over half of the service time-wise). There is no question that (if he's any good - and not all are) the sermon will be based on (or at least supported by) one or more Scriptures. Though I have heard whole sermons with only a single verse quoted (we once did 45min on "needs must go through", you can expect several.

A Catholic liturgy, on the other hand (or Anglican,Lutheran, or Orthodox) will include quite a bit more Scripture reading than the Baptist service. The 10-15 minute sermon probably (but not always) includes a focus on one or more of the readings, but may be quite tangential.

So I wasn't a Baptist "admitting" the Catholics read more Scripture during services (even the daily mass), but an honest Baptist attending both would admit that.

127 posted on 03/14/2004 2:09:23 PM PST by IMRight
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To: IMRight; Salvation
And So I wasn't a Baptist "admitting" the Catholics read more Scripture during services (even the daily mass), but an honest Baptist attending both would admit that.

And the honest Catholic would admit that the average "Baptist" knows more Scripture than the average "Catholic".

In fact, I learned more Scripture in one month at a Congregational Church than I learned in almost 12 years in the RCC.

The honest Baptist knows that "Sunday Service" is not the time to learn Scripture. That is why they have Bible Study at different times, different days.

The honest Catholic would not pretend they learn Scripture from a pre-programmed three year cycle which partially covers Scripture.

128 posted on 03/14/2004 2:29:36 PM PST by OLD REGGIE ((I am a cult of one! UNITARJEWMIAN) Maybe a Biblical Unitarian?)
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