Posted on 10/28/2011 6:59:29 AM PDT by markomalley
Because it seems the very Book you are studying is not one the Catholic Church takes literally. What good is Bible study if the Book you are studying is not considered the truth?
True. Seeing as this thread started on October 23, almost a month ago, I wonder how our "new" friend even found this since it wouldn't show up in a list of Religion Forum threads until at least a few dozen screens. Maybe our FRiend as been following along all this time. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to see a reminder to always exhibit love in our discourses, but I question why only now this exhortation to love suddenly shows up. We sure could have used it back when non-Catholics were being compared to single-celled scum dwellers or our contributions likened to human waste. Which brings to the forefront that we don't seek to, nor want to, think of our opponents in such derogatory ways but would prefer to, rather, respectfully, as best we are able, speak the truths that we are convinced comes from God.
Who said it wasn’t the truth?
And, don’t tell me. You’re a literalist?
I won't do it, but that doesn't mean the information doesn't exist. If you are too lazy to look it up for yourself then I can't help you, but I do note you have no hesitation to dumpster dive to prove your own points. You put up a strawman. I lit it on fire.
Straw man? Showing two distinct proven errors in books the CC uses is a straw man?
I’m afraid I have to tell you. YES, I’m a literalist. Because God is Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent, I am a literalist. Problem?
It would appear so...or maybe on vacation and just decided to come back a changed man/woman thus the name change..if so.
Time does always tell but it seems the "high five" made more of a statement than anything else.
Your Bible Study Class must be a real hoot.
Tell me: where is the right hand of God the Father?
It’s not a strawman. It’s a SNOWMAN. Made from the snow job they’ve done on the “faithful”.
And:
“Because God is Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent, I am a literalist. “
Is another one of your non sequiturs.
Where is heaven?
You tell me, literally of course.
Do you think heaven is a literal place?
I'm always seeing this thread when I visit FR just because I have the "comments" rather than "articles" tab selected. Occasionally I'll dip in (like now) to see where this, uhh, interesting thread is currently heading.
Literal place is a vague term. Be more precise.
And is God the Father’s right thumb omnipresent also, or localized?
If you are a literalist you should have an answer from Genesis to where heaven is.
It is not a nonsequiture. Because God is Onmiscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent, I believe He created the earth in 6 literal days. And I believe this present earth is about 6000 years old. And I believe “He hath chosen us in him BEFORE the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.” Eph. 1:4.
For the record, I do not support the data in opposition to Exodus or Genesis and in that regard I am consistent. I merely pointed to its existence.
I do not point to "history" to refute one part of the Bible that provides "difficulties" to Protestantism and then condemn "history" that similarly impeaches Old Testament literalism.
Interpreting the entire Bible entirely literally, or any other way or not at all for that matter, does not follow from God’s omniscience, omnipotence or omnipresence.
That’s why your statement is a non sequitur.
Not to a literalist. Only to those who want to take what they like and ignore or change what they don't like.
Is the Eucharist a literal changing of the wafer and wine into the body and blood of Christ? Or is it a "vague term" also, to Catholics? Of course you believe THAT is literal. But heaven? That's a "vague term"...???
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