Quote (georg @ Oct. 01 2009,05:11)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Oct. 01 2009,03:46)Quote (georg @ Oct. 01 2009,00:21)kerwin   St. Clement is one of many so caslled Saints of the Catholic Church.  Irene,You have just written the mother of all contradictory statements.    This is great.  Hey, everyone check this out:Irene said “St. Clement is one of m…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Oct. 01 2009,03:59)Quote (Gene @ Sep. 30 2009,11:30)wj………..Go and type Jeff Benner  on your computer and see for yourself he has a Pictorial for the word GOD and other words used by ancient Hebrews in their writings, and check it out for yourself. He is accredited by many as a Hebrew Scholar. I never said Greek…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Sep. 30 2009,17:43)Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Sep. 30 2009,17:04)Hi JackAmen! Ask any Monotheistic Hebrew if they believe in other “gods”?WJAsk any Monotheistic Hebrew if they believe in a Triune God or the Trinity.Then ask any Monotheistic Hebrew if Psalm 82:6 is part of scripture.“I said, 'You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Sep. 30 2009,14:00)t8 said:Quote Please tell WJ what you just said, that all instances of theos or elohim are not always in reference to the Most High God. And that sometimes they are in reference to being rulers or magistrates. WJ says that they are only in reference to false gods or the true God and this reasoning leads him…[Read more]

Quote (georg @ Sep. 30 2009,17:28)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 30 2009,15:56)Quote (942767 @ Sep. 30 2009,12:02)Hi CA:Focusing on the what was said below:Quote Throughout the ages, there have been so-called ‘private’ revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of…[Read more]

Quote (georg @ Oct. 01 2009,00:21)kerwin   St. Clement is one of many so caslled Saints of the Catholic Church.  Irene,You have just written the mother of all contradictory statements. This is great. Hey, everyone check this out:Irene said “St. Clement is one of many so caslled Saints of the Catholic Church.” Notice two things.1. Clement w…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ Sep. 30 2009,19:57)Quote (georg @ Sep. 30 2009,13:30)Quote (kerwin @ Sep. 30 2009,18:10)Catholic Apologist wrote:Quote Of course he is acting in the authority Christ gave him through apostolic succession and, more specifically, Petrine succession.Where did you get that from what Clement wrote?I certainly did not.  What I…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Sep. 30 2009,12:02)Hi CA:Focusing on the what was said below:Quote Throughout the ages, there have been so-called ‘private’ revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ’s definitive revel…[Read more]

Quote (Gene @ Sep. 30 2009,14:05)CA…………Another lot of nothing said. Trinitarian false teachings.We are told  “BRETHREN YOU HAVE NO NEED OF A TEACHER FOR THE SPIRIT ITSELF TEACHES YOU ALL THINGS”. and Jesus said…….Have you not read ” YOU SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT BY GOD”. Longs meaningless posts only shows Your churches desired authority…[Read more]

Quote (princess of the king @ Sep. 30 2009,13:49)Quote 16:1 For Christ is with them that are lowly of mind, not with them that exalt themselves over the flock.first clementThis is a true quote. Our leaders do not exalt themselves over us. Quite the opposite. They are servant-leaders. And yes, they have real authority from Christ. Please read…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Sep. 29 2009,18:04)Hi CA, Is this the man suspected of murder?Fruit is the guide.I guess it takes one to know one…a fruit that is.

“Holy Spirit speaks”Lacking faith in the Catholic Church and not finding her claims acceptable, Protestants go on to declare that even if the Bible as a book cannot be its own interpreter, at least the Holy Spirit is infallible, and he can render each reader infallible in his interpretations provided he has faith in Christ and is prepared to rely…[Read more]

“Bible its own interpreter”A way out of the difficulties of Sola Scriptura and Private Interpretation was thought to be found in the contention that the Bible, as no other book can boast, is its own interpreter. After all, it was urged, since the Bible contains the inspired Word of the infinite God, no interpretation of it by any finite mind could…[Read more]

“Private interpretation”Apart from the question of the adequacy or inadequacy of the Bible, the problem of its interpretation is one of the first importance. It can have authority for us as the Word of God only provided we rightly grasp exactly what God intended to say. No meanings other than those he intended to be read into the text by men have…[Read more]

The statement by St. Athanasius of Alexandria, “The Son of God became man, that we might become god”, indicates the concept beautifully. II Peter 1:4 says that we have become ” . . . partakers of divine nature.” Athanasius amplifies the meaning of this verse when he says theosis is “becoming by grace what God is by nature” (De Incarnatione, I).…[Read more]

The statement by St. Athanasius of Alexandria, “The Son of God became man, that we might become god”, indicates the concept beautifully. II Peter 1:4 says that we have become ” . . . partakers of divine nature.” Athanasius amplifies the meaning of this verse when he says theosis is “becoming by grace what God is by nature” (De Incarnatione, I).…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Sep. 04 2009,12:44)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 04 2009,10:50)Quote You use the word “Succession”, well I do not see that principle in the scriptures. If what you are saying is true, thatPeter was the first “Pope” and then right down to the current day, we have his successors in the RCC, then where does the Apostle Paul fit?He…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Sep. 29 2009,17:34)Hi CA,GOOD? I guess that is how you rate her.She has much blood on her hands.If she has blood on her hands they are from the nails that pierce them because she and her children follow their Lord in the way of the cross and are crucified with Christ.But what do you know of these things?

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Sep. 29 2009,15:51)Hi CA, Then why is the catholic church of death and not life?Whited sepulches of human manufacture.Woe to them that call good evil.Self-willed not afraid to speak evil of dignities…

Quote (t8 @ Sep. 29 2009,12:15)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 29 2009,11:16)But the bottom line is that unilateral arbitration of truth by the members of the whole is anarchy.  A house divided against itself cannot stand.  This is why Protestant denominations don't stand, but splinter.  Just look at the Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, et…[Read more]