To: Skywise
"And the book of Tobit, that tacitly allows for indulgences, is included in the Catholic Bible but not the Protestant one."As if one should believe such a fantastic tale. Being about a women, Sarah, who has lost seven husbands because Asmodeus, the demon of lust, and "the worst of demons," abducts and kills every man she marries on their wedding night before the marriage can be consummated!
And about a man, Tobias, who was sleeping with his eyes open while birds dropped dung into in his eyes (sound sleeper!) and blinded him. And who later is attacked by a fish leaping out of the river to devour him! But Raphael has him capture it and later he burns the fish’s liver and heart to drive away the demon Asmodeus away to Upper Egypt [let the Coptics deal with him?], enabling Tobias and Sarah to finally consummate his marriage.
Which is besides Tobit 12:9, “almsgiving delivers from death, and it will purge away every sin.”
30 posted on
03/06/2022 2:57:45 PM PST by
daniel1212
(Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save U + be baptized + follow Him!)
To: daniel1212
I’ve read more believable science fiction stories.
37 posted on
03/06/2022 3:36:32 PM PST by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
To: daniel1212
As if one should believe such a fantastic tale. Being about a women, Sarah, who has lost seven husbands because Asmodeus, the demon of lust, and "the worst of demons,"
So you know, there were actually 5 copies of "Tobit" found in the Qumran deposit of Sacred Writings used by the Essenes- the ascetic Jews who saw the Temple as defiled and corrupt, Just as Christ did.
Now you may question which books of the Canon the Holy Spirit got wrong...and which ones were right as decided upon by the Catholic Church...
But what is not debatable for you is that the The Jewish sect of
Essenes DID believe "such fantastic tales" (as you say) as sacred scripture along side their other sacred scrolls- as the DSS historical evidence has proven.
Even post-Christian rabbinical Judaism that came after the Resurrection can't refute that...
52 posted on
03/06/2022 7:24:19 PM PST by
MurphsLaw
("We are not Saved by the Words of God per se, rather We are Saved by the Word of God, Made Flesh.")
To: daniel1212
71 posted on
03/07/2022 5:46:29 AM PST by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson