The Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God [2007]

Sword-In-Hat Blogspot ^ | 15 August 2007 | Rick Stuckwisch

[Elsie]

And I see yet another example that polemics are again more important than discussion for non-Catholics.

While I continue to see that Catholic practice more important than Jesus' actual words:

Call no man father.

[Elsie]

From the 3rd ecumenical council in 431:

Considering the PROOF that Catholic doctrine was out of whack even before John finally died (Revelation chapters 1-3); it's no wonder that 4 centuries later the Church is STILL coming up with stuff the Apostles NEVER taught.

[Mom MD]

Christ saved me the moment I turned to Him in faith. He saved me by the power of His shed blood and resurrection. Nothing on my part and no sacraments needed. there was nothing for me to achieve, it was a done deal. Your statement proves the RCC does not have a Christian understanding of salvation and teaches man made heresy.

[Elsie]

Sola Scriptura is not in scripture.

Tell this to Augustine:

"What more shall I teach you than what we read in the apostle?
For Holy Scripture fixes the rule for our doctrine, lest we dare to be wiser than we ought.
Therefore I should not teach you anything else except to expound to you the words of the Teacher."

 Augustine  (De bono viduitatis)

[Elsie]

Sola Scriptura is not in scripture.

Tell this to Paul:

2 Timothy 3:14-17  (NIV)

 ¹⁴ But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, ¹⁵ and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

 

 ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷ so that the servant of God^[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

 

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If Sola was good enough for Paul to recommend to Timothy; why isn't it still ok?

[Elsie]

“...thoroughly equipped...” from Paul’s hand, evidently isn’t thorough enough for Rome.

[Elsie]

I smile and thank the Blessed Mother for Her protection of me from all heretics.

My voodoo charm I picked up in Haiti keeps rabid elephants away from my door.

It has worked for nigh on these 37 years now; I believe it will still work long after I am gone.

[Elsie]

Can you not see this?

I finally 'see' it; and it is STILL unscriptural!

[Elsie]

4 – The scapular that saved a house from the fire

Just like my Haitian, voodoo, rabid elephant charm!!

[Elsie]

Hundreds of people were eyewitnesses to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in that residence.

Your link to the EVIDENCE of this claim is missing.

[Elsie]

Cargo cult people have MORE basis for their beliefs!

[ealgeone]

Ebb....listen up and pay close attention to this:

Christ saved me the moment I turned to Him in faith. He saved me by the power of His shed blood and resurrection. Nothing on my part and no sacraments needed. there was nothing for me to achieve, it was a done deal. Your statement proves the RCC does not have a Christian understanding of salvation and teaches man made heresy.

[Elsie]

It irritates Satan also. Did you know that?

How is it that you Catholics 'know' it?

[Elsie]

Maybe I’ll listen to you then.

Not very likely; as you don't even listen to your own POPE!!

[Elsie]

Good luck achieving that without the Sacraments Christ has left us.

Sacraments, scapulars, ever-virgins...

It is sure a good thing that ROME has put all this in place to save us.

[Elsie]

Since when is defending true honor of the Mother of Jesus Christ being “haughty and condescending”?

You wouldn't know TRUE if it bit you in the Ever Moving Goalposts.

[Elsie]

Why is NO ONE castigated for having the ASSURANCE that the Brown Scapular seemingly provides?

[ealgeone]

Gotta tell ya....sure looks like the writers of the NT and the early church left out a looooooooooot of stuff we "need" for salvation doesn't it? /sarc

Funny how the compliers of the Bible didn't include those writings that talk about all these things we "need" for salvation.

[Iscool]

Does the RCC believe it is Israel? It’s the only thing I can figure out, they must believe they are the Kingdom Jews of the dispensation of the Law, Not the Body of Christ of this dispensation of Grace. Which is probably why Paul seems to get so little time or respect. ESPECIALLY since he is the Apostle to the GENTILES.

They don't accept the bible truth that Jews, Gentiles and anyone else lose their identity when they become Christians...They claim that Catholic are grafted into the Jewish tree...

They have some perverse notion that they are living in the Millennial era spoken of in Revelation and they, the Catholic religion, are bringing in the Kingdom, and when they unite all the religions into the Catholic fold, Jesus will then return...

[Iscool]

Seeing comments on this thread, ....strange... their beliefs, which are added to, subtracted from, changed, ..from what the bible says. How do they rationalize.... the bible says not to add to nor subtract from the Word of God.

They don't care what the bible says...Doctrinally they only pluck out a verse here and there if they think it justifies and bolsters their religion...And then they will twist the verse out of recognition and convince their members that the verses must be 'translated' and only they (their Magisterium) are able to translate the verses...

There's no point in any of them reading the bible because they aren't qualified to understand it anyway...