Posted on 08/22/2014 3:41:26 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
The fact that you completely ignore the prayer I shared with you and focused on a doctrinal note for Catholics on the site flies in the face of the notion that you have any interest in sharing what we have in common, and would rather wallow in the differences.
“They all believe in the Real Presence at the Eucharist. You lose.”
Still doesn’t mean they are correct. Never does. The Scripture stands alone as inspired truth. It remains that hundreds of millions of believers disagree with your interpretation.
The majority tends to be wrong in Scripture... and in life.
It is worth noting that your post puts forth the idea that disagreement means winning and losing.
It simply means differences.
“The fact that you completely ignore the prayer I shared with you and focused on a doctrinal note for Catholics on the site flies in the face of the notion that you have any interest in sharing what we have in common, and would rather wallow in the differences. “
I read it all. It has many good things as an observation and reflection on PART of Christ’s sacrifice. It is the equivalent of stopping on third base and spending regular time reflecting on the first three bases without going all the way to home. The note points out the abject failure to apprehend home base. For that reason it is important to discuss.
We do indeed have the first three bases in common. I am grateful for growing up Roman Catholic for that reason alone.
The purpose of a discussion thread is to discuss. That includes differences.
“The Scripture stands alone as inspired truth”
You mean the Scripture that the Catholic Church safeguarded and determined what was the inspired Word of God, or some other Scripture?
“You mean the Scripture that the Catholic Church safeguarded and determined what was the inspired Word of God, or some other Scripture?”
No, I mean God’s inspired word that HE preserved.
“No, I mean God’s inspired word that HE preserved”
Without the Catholic Church you would still be praying to the sun god.
“Without the Catholic Church you would still be praying to the sun god.”
Wow! I rarely see such a low view of God’s sovereignty in a post about Christianity. He is bigger, much bigger than you expressed. Perhaps you are really meaning the sun god???
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