No, Malachi Martin, ever hear of him?
. Please give me biblical verses telling me exactly how the Lord instituted the Catholic Church. My bible seems to be missing that section
No, I haven't.
Please give me biblical verses telling me exactly how the Lord instituted the Catholic Church. My bible seems to be missing that section
I could give you Bible verses where Christ institutes a Church, rather than a Bible to be the visible authority on earth. Can you point to me where the Scriptures tell us that the Bible is the sole rule of faith? If not, then why do you hold to it? To answer your question on the Church, I would suggest you read the Church Fathers, the first Christian writers who followed the Apostles. THEY seemed to believe that the Catholic Church was established by Christ, and being only a generation removed, I'll take their word over Mr. Martin's. Look to Post #1394 if you want a few clips on what they have to say. Please understand that the Bible is not the only set of writings that came out of that era. Historically, we should look at everything written to determine what the early Christians believed and practiced. Seems they were quite Catholic...
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