Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: Mad Dawg
>> And He was very clear that He was the head of that church and not some guy in Rome.<<

And that is exactly what I meant. Catholics claim that the Pope is Christ’s representative on earth. Scripture says that the Holy Spirit was sent to be Christ’s representative on earth.

395 posted on 11/01/2011 12:41:04 PM PDT by CynicalBear
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 393 | View Replies ]


To: CynicalBear
Then you have two jobs, as I see it:

Show that paracletos means representative.
(2)Show that apostolos doesn't.

401 posted on 11/01/2011 1:18:17 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (Jesus, I trust in you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 395 | View Replies ]

To: CynicalBear
And you still have to show how talking about who is the proper REPRESENTATIVE is that same as talking about who is the HEAD. Your original slander was
And He was very clear that He was the head of that church and not some guy in Rome.

But you seem to have moved the conversation over to who is the proper REPRESENTATIVE of the head, which is a different thing from charging the Pope with thinking he is the head. It's one thing if I think I'm Bill Gates. It's quite another if I think I'm his proper representative -- even if I'm wrong.

Are you dropping the charge that the Pope claims to be head (in any but a representative sense) and substituting the charge that he falsely represents the head? Only a bad argument needs obscurity. A good one welcomes clarity.

403 posted on 11/01/2011 1:25:55 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (Jesus, I trust in you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 395 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson