I’ll say it again: IF the RCC doesn’t encourage idolatry, WHY spend so much energy developing and defending extra-Biblical doctrines? Is Jesus not enough? Claiming Christ inhabits the cracker and wine as it’s stored in the “temple” (by whatever name it’s rightfully called), claiming Mary never sinned and was taken to heaven without tasting death - why? Christ and Him crucified - it’s enough! Paid in full! Raised from the dead, rubbing Satan’s nose in His victory over death, reigning with the Father at His right hand, making intercession on behalf of His chosen ones, all for His glory.
WHY IS CHRIST NOT ENOUGH?
There is no one else needed for salvation, forgiveness, or resurrection from the grave. For me - Jesus is enough. I need no other creed, no other priest, no other defender. He is more than enough. None other can compare.
Catholicism doesn't do that.
You should be ashamed.
>>Jesus is enough. I need no other creed, no other priest, no other defender. He is more than enough. None other can compare.<<
Actually, good for you!
Christ is the center of my life and that’s good enough for me. Anyone typing with capital letters isn’t going to change that.
INDEED,
HE IS OUR ALL IN ALL
or He isn’t.
I pity those for whom He is not.
I’ll say it again: IF the RCC doesn’t encourage polytheism,WHY spend so much energy developing and defending extra-Biblical doctrines like the Trinity? Is Jesus not enough? Claiming some kind of obscene divine begetting; claiming procession, double or single, of something called the Holy Spirit - why? Christ and Him crucified - it’s enough! (... &C. ....)It's not that good an exercise, I guess. But the point is that we see in Mary the fulfillment of what Christ does for us AND as we have loving, wise, and holy friends whom we consult on earth and do not think talking to them takes away from talking to God, so we papists find in Mary such a friend in heaven. As in the Trinity, what we say of Mary answers somewhat to what we read in Scripture (though admittedly not that much &*212; but than I think the Arians and Eutycheans had a decent case - not a slam dunk to disagree with them) but also to our thinking about what we read and to our religious experience.
The time spent mostly is spent dealing with arguments raised by people who think we're wrong. It's kind of a rear-guard action, from our POV. The real battle is elsewhere, but we keep on being attacked on this front, so we respond.
WHY IS CHRIST NOT ENOUGH? I can’t help but wonder about that myself. It boggles my mind.