Otherwise known as the "step on a crack" apologetic....
Posted on 12/08/2009 11:41:52 AM PST by Gamecock
What utter bull excrement. I became a Catholic 8 years ago partially because of bull excrement like this. A very good argument could be made that to be a Christian one would have to be a Catholic.
You might want to tell sitetest that you think he's been "hitting" on Quix. I was just borrowing his explanation.
im still trying to figure out how, and i have yet to hear any refutation or true response, as to how modern day protestants of any stripe, can claim the bible as the sole rule of faith, and continue to use it and claim all these catholic claims are bogus.
I mean, come on, 2000 years ago, before there was any complete bible, there were the apostles, who appointed their successors and bishops who appointed priests who went out with NO BIBLE and preached the gospel.
These people WALKED AND TALKED WITH THE APOSTLES, AND THEIR RIGHTFUL SUCCESSORS, and aligned with Rome on all matters in dispute....showing no inclination toward sola scriptura (those that leaned that way were those who came up with the heresies the papacy had to put down)
How do you modern protestants have the arrogance to claim you and your edited 66 books only bible, claim superior knowledge of the word of God over those that were there? those that walked and talked and WERE TAUGHT BY THE APOSTLES, THEIR SUCCESSORS AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH?
What utter falsehood. I became a Catholic 8 years ago partially because of falsehood like this. A very good argument could be made that to be a Christian one would have to be a Catholic.
I thinks conforms also to the tenor of your meaning, yes?
For the sake of 1500 years of Catholics prior to the Reformation I hope so. Do you think that Martin Luther finally figured it out?
apparently your knowledge of the Assumption of Mary’s Body into Heaven is scanty.
Apostles were transported from around the world to her bedside to witness her dormition and eventually being carried to heaven by angels.
I know you don’t believe it, but if you do enough digging you will find the quotes with the Early Church Fathers.
PS. What will you say to the Blessed Virgin Mary upon the moment of your death and you find out that you didn’t believe?
The first Christian was Christ who was a Jew to get picky. To believe that Christ was the Son of God is my basic belief in Salvation. I don’t know what name to call myself.
“For the sake of 1500 years of Catholics prior to the Reformation I hope so. Do you think that Martin Luther finally figured it out?:
So you believe the Holy Spirit went MIA until Luther?
LOL!
Any other “big Perry Mason gotcha moments” there, or is that all you prepared for today?
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Can you say that about your church?
Facts, Friend, Facts!
Thanks. Merry Christmas to you as well! :)
So there is an objective standard for "Christianity," from which one can depart? Good! Please point-out for us which group of Christians, known in the historical record, practiced, in your opinion, the full and error-free "Christianity" available after the death of the last Apostle and before October 31, 1517. No hodge-podge of denominations or mixing and matching between centuries, please. One group, evidently, was the banner- or reference-standard all of these centuries, if, in fact, "Christianity" is internally defined in a palpable way as you indicate. So, which group would that be, shown to have continuous existence from A.D. 33 and able to transmit the one and only, authentic "Christianity"?
Amen!
We’re all probably going to be surprised to learn with whom we have to share heaven. Frightening, isn’t it?
Without the Authority and Infallibility of the Catholic church given by the Holy Spirit there would be no Bible. If the Catholic church was fallible the the Bible is not worth the paper it is printed on.
Because the Protestant do not have this Authority they can take books(Luther) or add books(LDS) to Holy Scripture
(Note not everything the Catholic Church does is infallible it is only on Faith and Morals that the authority to declare infallible exists)
Otherwise known as the "step on a crack" apologetic....
Wow!
141 posts in just over 2 hours. That must be close to a record!
As a Christian, I for one hope for the salvation of all who live in good faith.
Except for the Amish. Amish guy stole my car once. I don’t trust them. :^)
***I became a Catholic 8 years ago partially because of bull excrement like this.***
That’s an interesting reason to join a religion.
I became a Christian because it’s true, not because non-adherents didn’t agree with it.
Don't know about Lutherens (sic)but there is for non-elcan Lutherans.
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