Posted on 08/27/2010 11:45:13 AM PDT by Hank Kerchief
And what was the purpose of Jesus speaking in parables?
I heard they handle snakes as well...can you imagine? LOL
So how was Mary chosen and when ?
To Heaven?
It is "foolishness to those that are perishing", a stumbling block to the lost ... note the silly humor and insults because they have no argument from scripture, they can only mock ... and hope that halts the discussion
In Scripture there is...no single term by which the Three Divine Persons are denoted together. The word trias (of which the Latin trinitas is a translation) is first found in Theophilus of Antioch about A.D. 180. He speaks of "the Trinity of God [the Father], His Word and His Wisdom (To Autolycus II.15). The term may, of course, have been in use before his time. Afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian (On Pudicity 21). In the next century the word is in general use. It is found in many passages of Origen ("In Ps. xvii", 15). The first creed in which it appears is that of Origen's pupil, Gregory Thaumaturgus. In his Ekthesis tes pisteos composed between 260 and 270, he writes:
There is therefore nothing created, nothing subject to another in the Trinity: nor is there anything that has been added as though it once had not existed, but had entered afterwards: therefore the Father has never been without the Son, nor the Son without the Spirit: and this same Trinity is immutable and unalterable forever (P.G., X, 986).
The article speaks of Scriptural evidence, which is well presented here. And it speaks too, of the Catholic Church's teachings from very early on of forms of the Trinity. The conclusion is very interesting as well. Did you read it?
Mark did God the Father die on the cross? Did God die at all?
Scripture is not irrelevant (not irrevelant, but that is probably a sticky key or the malfunction between your keyboard and chair), but there are no records, only accounts which require faith to believe. This is as God intended.
As for man-made tradition how does the sola scriptura crowd explain enjoying a Christmas Tree and celebrating Christmas on Dec 25th?
Did the father die on the cross Mark?
To Heaven?
Ah. Clarification. The closest I can think of is the thief at the Crucifixion.
No. Scripture and the Church are explicit. It was Jesus.
Did God die at all?
God the Son. Scripture and the Church are explicit.
I’ll follow your policy.
Socratean, schmocratean. For one who NEVER answers a question you sure ask a lot of them.
But I thought there was no distinction , God is God and so if one does it they all do it?
Did God die at all?
God the Son. Scripture and the Church are explicit.
So then God is not eternal..He can die? Did all of God die or just one person of the trinity?
No, it's not. You're getting Switzerland mixed up with Geneva.
Switzerland is 41% Roman Catholic and 39% Protestant.
However, Geneva is predominantly Protestant.
Canton of Geneva / Practical information: Area : 282 km2 Geneva, Switzerland
Population : 389'910
Capital : Geneva
Language : French
Predominant religion : Protestant
I went to the site that you linked.
Interesting that it is the work of someone deeply involved himself in eastern mysticism; consequently he writes from the prism of that view.
It can hardly be called a definitive analysis of the work of St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross and for that reason, I don’t see it as a reliable source.
It’s a long article and there are things in it that I could reply to, but I don’t believe that I would find it worthwhile to spend the time doing that. I have become familiar with how exchanges can go on these threads and I ‘m not inclined to want to provide fodder for that gristmill.
I do say—again—that there is no way that Carmelite understanding of prayer is eastern mysticism and just because someone who is already deep into such mysticism says so doesn’t make such a claim to be true.
AMEN.
And I've noticed Roman Catholic apologists just make stuff up and hope no one calls them on it. One of them recently said Geneva was predominantly Roman Catholic, but I just linked them to the fact that Geneva is predominantly Protestant.
Keeping them honest is exhausting. 8~)
You’re doctorate ain’t in Greek buddy.
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