Posted on 01/23/2014 9:29:40 PM PST by NKP_Vet
1. Best One-Sentence Summary: I am convinced that the Catholic Church conforms much more closely to all of the biblical data, offers the only coherent view of the history of Christianity (i.e., Christian, apostolic Tradition), and possesses the most profound and sublime Christian morality, spirituality, social ethic, and philosophy.
2. Alternate: I am a Catholic because I sincerely believe, by virtue of much cumulative evidence, that Catholicism is true, and that the Catholic Church is the visible Church divinely-established by our Lord Jesus, against which the gates of hell cannot and will not prevail (Mt 16:18), thereby possessing an authority to which I feel bound in Christian duty to submit.
3. 2nd Alternate: I left Protestantism because it was seriously deficient in its interpretation of the Bible (e.g., "faith alone" and many other "Catholic" doctrines - see evidences below), inconsistently selective in its espousal of various Catholic Traditions (e.g., the Canon of the Bible), inadequate in its ecclesiology, lacking a sensible view of Christian history (e.g., "Scripture alone"), compromised morally (e.g., contraception, divorce), and unbiblically schismatic, anarchical, and relativistic. I don't therefore believe that Protestantism is all bad (not by a long shot), but these are some of the major deficiencies I eventually saw as fatal to the "theory" of Protestantism, over against Catholicism. All Catholics must regard baptized, Nicene, Chalcedonian Protestants as Christians.
4. Catholicism isn't formally divided and sectarian (Jn 17:20-23; Rom 16:17; 1 Cor 1:10-13).
5. Catholic unity makes Christianity and Jesus more believable to the world (Jn 17:23).
6. Catholicism, because of its unified, complete, fully supernatural Christian vision, mitigates against secularization and humanism.
7. Catholicism avoids an unbiblical individualism which undermines Christian community (e.g., 1 Cor 12:25-26).
8. Catholicism avoids theological relativism, by means of dogmatic certainty and the centrality of the papacy.
(Excerpt) Read more at ourcatholicfaith.org ...
I kinda like the ironic nature of your “signature”
It so big though, but quite self descriptive given the overuse of large graphics and font when one hits a stumbling block...which btw was one of the attributes of Jesus (who IS the Word)...and chooses not to engage in reasoned debate because there is no way to reasonably debate against the Truth.
The Truth will set you free (paraphrase from memory)
You CAN fault the church for not taking action in such circumstances.
I know of three separate Evangelical churches where people have been removed from the membership rolls for impropriety.
In two different churches it was for adultery.
In the third church it was for embezzlement at the job.
When the immoral behavior was discovered and not repented of when confronted, the people were removed PUBLICLY in the local assembly, BY THE LEADERSHIP. In the one church the timing occurred so that it was done at the annual business meeting. In another they held a special meeting for it after the morning service.
There's simply no reason why the Catholic church cannot do the same.
I know of only one instance of someone being removed from church membership (this was an Evangelical church) and she was later readmitted to the membership. Most churches seem to be too large and impersonal to know about the daily lives of their members and to hold them to any sort of accountability for Christian behavior.
Christ set up His Church before He left us, He appointed His Apostles and gave them the authority to teach. Since then most Christians have held to His Church and His truth, but every generation has it’s Judas who tries to lead others astray. The Grace filled Body of Christ continues and grows.
Yada yada. I challenged you to show us how i was "clueless" about what Scripture says, and to use words rather than your usual picture in lieu of an argument, but all you can come up with is an ad hominem Romish rant. Which simply confirms that you previous assertion was the same. Put up or shut up.
But thanks for establishing the polemical weight of typos. We will remember that.
Poor Quix. He was far ahead of this one, including in formatting. This just in: Bishop Martinus Muskens--Let's Just Call the God of the Bible `Allah'
It’s a start, but still not anything any non-Catholic denomination hasn’t already done.
I know of a couple men in two more different churches who were relieved of their credentials as ministers and taken out of the pulpit for adultery.
What about Pelosi, Schumer, et all?
When’s the RCC going to do something about THEM?
Good grief. Again ... show me a church that has no sinners. Do that, and then you may fire at will at all Catholics.
There, fixed it for ya.
>>embrace the totality of the Scripture and of the Apostles Our Lord gave us<<
Please show us where they gave us the belief in the assumption of Mary. Obviously if you want us to have “the totality of scripture” you would want us to see where the “apostles our Lord gave us” taught that right?
Oh that ought to be interesting. Thanks for the heads up.
I cut your sentence down to make it speak the truth.
Not only his opinions, but scripture itself is at odds with what the One True Church Catholic denomination teaches.
The true one true church is not any denomination, but the totality of every single born again saved Christian. And that church (which is the one that Jesus started) speaks the truth with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Must be AMAZING to be perfect! Like the guy who said he has never been wrong...except for the time he said he was wrong when he was really right?
Why? Since your opinions on faith are so outre and well documented, what interest would anyone have in your questions or opinions sweetie? Your odd “church of one” interests me not even a little.
As for me and mine, we will serve the Lord and honor His Birthday, His Resurrection and his weekly Day of Worship exactly as His Church defines them. Yours, well you seem happy in your odd little congregation of your own self, so why do you care what me and the billion or so Catholic and Orthodox followers of Christ believe?
“Must be AMAZING to be perfect!”
Not perfect.
“Like the guy who said he has never been wrong...except for the time he said he was wrong when he was really right?”
Maybe you should wait before starting in on that second case of beer.
I realize you must be proud of the cereal you buy but you really don’t need to post pictures of the box. Bless you heart.
But I was asking you to enlighten us sugar. Surely you would want us to partake in the vast theological knowledge you have ready for us. Pleas oh please won’t you enlighten us on where to find that the apostles taught the assumption of Mary. You did say “the fullness of the gospel” after all. Bless your heart.
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