[metmom]

*Rapture* and *sola Scriptura* don’t appear explicitly as words in the Bible and for that reason alone, both doctrines are disqualified by Catholics as being legitimate, but when it’s a doctrine they want to embrace, they are more than willing to ignore the fact that the word is not found directly in the Bible and accept contextual and circumstantial Scriptural support for it.

That is called a double standard aka hypocrisy.

[Gamecock]

Very little of RC doctrine is supported by Scripture, and then things that are clearly laid out in Scripture are glossed over.

[HossB86]

*Rapture* and *sola Scriptura* don’t appear explicitly as words in the Bible and for that reason alone, both doctrines are disqualified by Catholics as being legitimate, but when it’s a doctrine they want to embrace, they are more than willing to ignore the fact that the word is not found directly in the Bible and accept contextual and circumstantial Scriptural support for it.

That is called a double standard aka hypocrisy.

Hmmm. You must mean words like *Purgatory* and *Pope* and *indulgence* and *transubstantiation* -- and probably a whole lot more!

:D

Hoss

[ealgeone]

Yet when words that define Jesus as first born (protokos) in Luke's account indicating just that...He is Mary's first born which leaves open the door for other children and then in John 3:16 where the greek word for only, unique (monogene) is used to describe Jesus as the only begotten Son of God, that is to say there are no other Sons of God, are used they are ignored....and by people who claim to know the Greek!

I have yet to hear a catholic address this aspect of the Greek.

[Bayard]

and for that reason alone,

That's not why Catholics don't believe in either. Do you believe these events are going to happen?