Replies

For what ever reason, he is using straw men in his arguments. Maybe the Church that he was affiliated with and apparently depended on for his weak belief system, was not good at teaching correct, sound Biblical doctrine, but rather went on emotionalism.

The verses in The Bible that he claims he had to ignore, I, as a non Catholic, born again Christian, have never ignored nor needed to ignore, but rather they harmonize perfectly in with my beliefs. The way he now needs to interpret those verses, he claims he had to ignore, is non sequitur. The verses themselves do not speak to his current Catholic doctrines, as they are clearly read, but rather he has been indoctrinated into reading into them the doctrines that the Catholic Church purports.

I would suggest that anyone who reads the Bible should go into a room by themselves with Almighty God, ask Him to illuminate His word, and read it without prejudice. You will not come out with most all of Catholic doctrine. Nor will you come out with Mormon doctrine, Jehovah Witness doctrine nor any other misguided religion's doctrines. Don't come out of the room until you know that it is Almighty God who has instructed you.

Because we can be subject to being brainwashed by whatever religion we are closely associated with, to prevent ourselves from being deceived, the only sure way we can know that we truly have the truth is to know that we have received it from The LORD Himself through His Word. Remember that Christ, when confronted with lies, said "It is written" and referred to Holy Scripture as the ultimate guide to all truth.

2Ti 3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2Ti 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

I would suggest that anyone who reads the Bible should go into a room by themselves with Almighty God, ask Him to illuminate His word, and read it without prejudice..... You will not come out with most all of Catholic doctrine. Nor will you come out with Mormon doctrine, Jehovah Witness doctrine nor any other misguided religion's doctrines.... Don't come out of the room until you know that it is Almighty God who has instructed you.

There was a time when I did just that...and so I can attest to the fact God will not disappoint the true seeker of who He is and His son Jesus....as well as the truth He would have us to know...and we can Know that it is He who is illuminating the scriptures as we move thru the scriptures....it is truly an awesome encounter to be taught by the Lord....and you will never again depend on mans teachings which in any way oppose Gods written Word.