Posted on 05/03/2008 6:58:15 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
You wrote:
“We’re all bad...However, only those Protestants that are ‘saved’ are in the Body of Christ’...Any heathen can be a Protestant, or Catholic...”
Actually no heathen is a Catholic. Once baptized, a man is a heathen no longer. If he falls from grace after that then he may act like a heathen, but that doesn’t make him one.
You wrote:
“No hypocrisy at all...Although there may be some saved among you, we (and you) are instructed that we have nothing in common with darkness...Come out from among them...”
I’m not among them and yet you said “expose you people”. Hypocrisy.
In other words, he's evidently a political ally of what freerepublic is supposed to stand for.
But I guess the party line around here is still that Catholics aren't wanted in the Republican Party.
Of course since Commonweal is a dissenting Catholic magazine, they would object to it being pointed out that Obama’s “Catholic” advisors dissent from Church teaching.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
The scripture proves you wrong...If you're baptized without believing, you're still a heathen...
You wrote:
“The scripture proves you wrong...If you’re baptized without believing, you’re still a heathen...”
Not at all. The scripture you referenced was clearly about baptizing adults early in the Church. Although the verse has importance in general for baptism, it is clearly not about an empty ceremony as you would have us believe. Baptism was for the forgiveness of sin - as pointed out in Acts. The scriptures prove you wrong - but that was a foregone conclusion if you’re opposing Christ’s Church.
Unwarranted, false, fallacious, and salacious arguments of any kind can be made against us a group. WE can all be described as liars and pedophiles. It's only a transgression if ONE of us is called a liar and a pedophile.
It softens the blow. But then again, this is from people who believe UFOs are coming to fulfill Bible prophecy so you have to consider the source.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do NOT make it personal.
Alex, any idea why post #9 was deleted after several days?
If you’re starting a petition, I’ll sign my name to it.
I am not Alex Murphy.
**I am not Alex Murphy.**
One down, 199,999 to go.
Are you P-Marlowe?? <8-)
No, I am not P-Marlowe. And I am also not Calvinist.
Post 49 is addressed to all - make the thread about the issues, not the posters.
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