This brief vignette is amazing only in that neither participant knew what God teaches in His Holy Bible about salvation - nor does the article use a single inspired verse to inform. instead, we are treated to a manmade art object as a substitute for His truth. Astounding!
Exactly. Catholic apologists often seem proud of their supposedly profound retorts such as this one but rarely use scripture. That is because most will ultimately fall back on the Church supposedly being a higher authority than scripture.
The fact that the Bible never instructs us explicitly to ask Jesus into our hearts certainly does not provide cover for yet another example of the Catholic tolerance and even promotion of idol worship which includes the supposed representation of Jesus’s heart.
At least scripture actually does say that Christ can dwell in our heart by faith. Jesus also told His disciples the Father would give His Spirit to those who asked. The Spirit is the means by which both the Father and Son take residence in the believer.
Very true.
I’m often amused at fundies who claim that praying the Believers Prayer and asking Jesus to come into their heart = Salvation.
Disclaimer: I’m an evangelical non-denom Christian myself - and NOWHERE in the Bible is this found as the (only) way unto salvation
THANK YOU ! How many times can one re-post this comment without being accused of spamming, when this statement is so very important ?
Although it is a Biblical truth that Christ may dwell in our hearts BY FAITH (Ephesians 3:17), there is not one verse of Scripture turning this into a mechanic to be instructed to any sinner seeking salvation.
You do realize that Prior to 1455 it was very expensive to copy Bibles/ books and that most people did not own one. I am sure that you are also aware that at that time the vast majority of the population was illiterate and that the use of Art objects was a good way to convey biblical truths to an illiterate population.
And Scripture tells us this.....
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Somehow art is conspicuously absent.