Posted on 05/16/2008 3:19:30 PM PDT by netmilsmom
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>>I think the RCC doctrines are a product of the enemy<<
Please tell us where we stand here. Examples welcome, but I'm not sure that actual names can be used when quoting another FReeper, so date and thread title may be better.
And the facts support what I stated. If God is one, and he is (Trinity is a communion of Persons), and Christ is one Divine Person, and he is, with a Divine and human nature, and he founded a Church, and he did (c.f. Mt 16:18), and the Church is his Body (c.f. 1 Cor 12: 12-13)and Bride (c.f. Eph 5:26-27), and is one (c.f. 1 Cor 10:13) and is the “pillar and foundation of Truth” (c.f. 1 Tim 3:15), then how can thousands of competing Groups be God’s will, when it distorts the very nature of God, who is perfect communion of Love (Most Holy Trinity). Furthermore, Christ himself prayed that his Apostles and followers would “all be one” (c.f. John 17:20).
Also, I was responding to the statement by another poster who said the Catholic Church was causing confusion. I didn’t start the polemic, another poster did. For the record, I have never started polemics, only responded to them.
Finally Old Reggie, while you have stated you are a Unitarian now, I hypothesized that you may be an “ex Catholic” as evidenced by your description of one of my previous post being “Jesuitical”. Like I stated, that is usually a term used in inner-Catholic circles, as some people were educated by Domenicans (as I was), some by Redemptorist (as my Wife was), some by Franciscans, some by Jesuits, etc.
I still believe my theory is correct and if it is, God Bless you and I hope you return to the fullness of Communion with the Trinity and Christ’s “One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church”.
Cheers
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I see where you did in fact disclose that you were a former Catholic, just as I hypothesized a week or so ago.
Well, I appreciate you being honest as at least now I know from what framework your posts are coming from, even though I totally disagree with most of them.
Cheers
That's the metaphor to which Aquinas is referring, you know, not any nonsense propagated by the likes of Joseph Smith.
If the Israelites were "gods" (literally, elohim, gods, judges, holy ones, saints) by virtue of receiving the Law through the mediation of angels, how much more are Christians exalted by receiving the sacred humanity and divinity of Christ through the mediation of the High Priest himself?
2 Peter 1:4 says that we are partakers in the divine nature. I've never heard a Calvinist sermon on that verse. Have you?
The following statement is rediculous, impossible, and untrue. It would not be made by one who has any interest whatsoever in honest dialogue.
"I think it is more that it is amazing the confusion that has been caused by the thousands of quarelling Protestant groups, none of which, Doctrinally and Theologically agree on anything."
I ran away from such hate filled beliefs. I put my trust in God and God alone.
Quote all the Church Fathers you wish. Quote the various Apologetics. Quote anything you wish. You are still basing all your beliefs on men.
In the final analysis I wish you would simply admit right up front you have no objectivity whatsoever.
So you're saying one can be called "gods" without being made God? In other words, it was a metaphor?
Perhaps this liberal approach should be taken with Aquinas too. Or would that run too great a risk of destroying the bludgeon some would make of CCC460?
Are you being paid for Catholic Apologetics?
Koinonos
Definition
a partner, associate, comrade, companion
a partner, sharer, in anything
of the altar in Jerusalem on which the sacrifices are offered
sharing in the worship of the Jews
My King James Bible is 719 pages.
Lol. Shows priorities.
John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion is 1310 pages. How's that for priorities?
It’s probably full of logic and common sense too!
Judges were appointed in ancient Israel and we know this to be true from such an example as 1 Samuel 8:1-3. Appointed, rather than annointed, but still they were endowed with a power that the common Israelite was not. The Psalm has nothing to do with ordinary believers becoming or likened in any way to God. In fact, reading the verse that was cherry-picked, in context, clearly tells that men are unreliable, and only God can judge fairly.
Could you link me to the post when you admitted you had no objectivity whatsoever?
It’s such a pity that you are a wealth of knowledge and people are ignoring your posts
Can Catholics be Christian? Hell, I’m still trying to figure out when they became Republican.
>>The average human is not capable of interpreting Scripture. So................<<
I’m not. Basically, I’ll admit to being pretty simple.
There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.
Better to muddy the waters, confuse the issue, avoid addressing that Calvin agrees with the “foul words” of Aquinas, just play word games or shell games and mock Catholicism for too much erudition.
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