Throwing out snippets of scripture is exactly what makes for shallow theology. You fret about throwing out names, but these are not ordinary names. They have studied, written, and taught “Protestant” theology for a lifetime to be considered eminent theologians by their own Protestant peers and now find it inherently absurd and shallow.
You have never offered one reason to explain the utter Biblical mess of Protestantism. Where on any given day three Protestants can differ on any given tract of Scripture. Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses too use scripture. The shallowness is evident in what the Osteens and Schullers have done to amass a financial fortune while throwing out Chinese fortune-cookie like notions of scripture mixed with a little bit of literal text, some feel good psychology, and of course entertainment. Born-again is more than nonsense, it has become a cheap fad among non-Christian Catholics.
The moment you engage your street preacher like Billy Graham or standard fare televangelist or the corner street pastor of First “This or That,” they cite scriptural passages completely out of context. Never mind that Petrine authority has been studied for centuries in colleges and universities around the world and validated by leading theologians across the religious spectrum, it still won’t make a difference to shallow street theologians. Never mind that a litany of saints, many stigmatists included have been saints or hundreds of Catholic martyrs who lived the Catholic faith.
If you want to see for yourself the hilarious absurdity of this shallowness, here’s your own thinking. Just think! See this response.
Steelfish: “Outside the Church you have Biblical chaos. If you are a “Baptist” you can go to Southern Baptist, Reformed Baptist, AnaBaptist; or any number of different First Baptists,”
Answer: And every one of them will teach you how to get saved by Jesus Christ...
Steelfish: “Some of it is lethal like the snake handlers in Appalachia or the followers of Jim Jones Jone or David Koresh.”
Answer:And that only proves they are more honest than anyone in your religion..
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Nothing further needs to be said.
You're exactly right because that's what's wrong with Catholic theology.
They take one verse out of context and build on it: the papacy, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the immaculate conception, works based salvation, a priest having the ability to forgive someone else's sin, transubstantiation, apostolic succession, to name a few.
All based on one verse, usually very loosely translated.
That's why *Protestant* theology stands head and shoulders above Catholic theology. Because Scripture interprets Scripture and any Christian worth their salt demands multiple passages of Scripture to defend a belief, not just ONE verse.
Why is it that you cannot address the ISASUES involved and ALWAYS want to toss in a few bad apples?
We FR Protestants do NOT go chasing after shiny objects, but stay focused on the problem at hand.
You fret about throwing out names, but these are not ordinary names.
So selective; aren't you...