Quote (bodhitharta @ Sep. 12 2009,16:14)This article was first published in the USA Today, April 6th, 2005. Four years ago, Pope John Paul II appeared at one of the oldest mosques in the Islamic world, the Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. It is deeply cherished by Muslims and Christians because it is believed to be the tomb of Prophet Yahya…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Sep. 12 2009,15:32)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 12 2009,13:01)Quote (942767 @ Sep. 12 2009,12:56)Hi CA:God has shown me that he plans to use me as a Bishop in the church, and if he confirms, what I teach with the same type of healings and miracles that He did in the ministry of Jesus and of the Apostles, then it will be Him…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Aug. 17 2006,14:54)The Athanasian Creed follows, taken from Schaff's work:1. Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith.2. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.3. But this is the catholic faith: That we worship one…[Read more]

St. Irenaeusand the raising up again of all flesh of all humanity, in order that to Jesus Christ our Lord and God and Savior and King, in accord with the approval of the invisible Father, every knee shall bend of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth . . . ” (Against Heresies 1:10:1 ).

Quote (t8 @ Sep. 12 2009,10:48)Romans 10; 9-11]If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord; and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, “YOU WILL BE SAVED”.For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and ARE SAVED! anyone who trust in him will never be put to shame.The…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Sep. 12 2009,12:56)Hi CA:God has shown me that he plans to use me as a Bishop in the church, and if he confirms, what I teach with the same type of healings and miracles that He did in the ministry of Jesus and of the Apostles, then it will be Him saying that what I teach is correct, and that is what matters.I don't see God…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Sep. 12 2009,12:22)Hi CA:What I mean by saying that the Protestant bible will do, is that after reading the Appocrypha and most of what the early church Fathers have had to say, they don't add anything to what I can understand from the protestant bible.Perhaps Macabees I does add some history regarding Antiochus Epiphanes, the…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Sep. 12 2009,10:18)Why would you want to be judged for judging others?Yes, we love Muslims. Or, rather, we are commanded and called to. Loving ANYONE is a life long pursuit. And a good one at that.As to judging, we cannot judge another man's intentions or his heart. In this we do not judge. However, we DO judge actions…[Read more]

Quote (Tim2 @ May 31 2007,12:49)He drew a distinction between God the Word and God the Father, the same distinction the Nicene Creed that he supported makes.  Do you agree with him?Yes. This is a wonderful point of how folks here like Nick (and David) read the fathers JUST LIKE they read the Bible. They practice eisegesis. They are so busy…[Read more]

Quote (Not3in1 @ Sep. 12 2009,06:12)And God help the tribe in Africa who has never seen a bible or heard of your Triune God (but worship the God that they know – who is in heaven – and perhaps goes by a different name).Love,MandyYeah, this is where Fundamentalist Protestantism has done a lot of damage.Every man is responsible for the light he has…[Read more]

Quote (theodorej @ Sep. 11 2009,21:14)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 08 2009,06:35)Quote (Cindy @ Sep. 06 2009,10:18)I don't know what the Catholic church called itself before 324 A D, but it was Constantine who gave it the name when he made this new religion, “Christianity”, the empires religion; it was then when it became the “Roman Catholic…[Read more]

Christ’s divinity is shown over and over again in the New Testament. For example, in John 5:18 we are told that Jesus’ opponents sought to kill him because he “called God his Father, making himself equal with God.”In John 8:58, when quizzed about how he has special knowledge of Abraham, Jesus replies, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abr…[Read more]

Close…but gravely erroneous as always. (What else should I expect from David)But yes, this decree was to sanctify cultural elements that brought NO HARM to the Christian faith and morals. You don't see any temple prostitutes anymore do you? You don't even see any temples. You see the same sacrifice offered that the Church has always offered…[Read more]

“decree” of toleration

Quote (thethinker @ Sep. 12 2009,00:46)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Sep. 11 2009,12:51)Hi CA, In what way does it show love for God to deny the authority of His teachings by elevating your traditions above them?The same question may be asked of you because you perpetuate the Arian traditions.thinkerHi Thinker,Speaking of Arian traditions, don't you think…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Sep. 11 2009,19:09)Quote It is CLEAR that Peter received an office to operate in the capacity of ROCK for Jesus Christ. Augustine says it's not that clear.One says it's “clear” because you need it to be clear, or….well, you need it to be clear.  But it is obviously not.  If you look at the actual words, as Augustine points out, i…[Read more]

Quote (princess of the king @ Sep. 11 2009,14:51)Aristotle wrote, “… for three are all and in ‘three ways’ is the same as ‘in all ways.’ It is just as the Pythagoreans say, the whole world and all things in it are summed up in the number three … Hence we have taken this number from nature … and make use of it even for the worship of the go…[Read more]

I really want to be objective so as to avoid hypocrisy in dealing with you. So let me add further that there IS a command to “Hear”. But I believe that Jesus was referring to a command to Love God and Love our Neighbor.

Quote (t8 @ Sep. 11 2009,11:53)Scripture teaches explicitly that God is one.Scripture advises to accept that God is one. Jesus said it was the most important commandment.I fear you are so blinded by your infatuation with your pet doctrine that you can't objectively understand that Shema statement about God's oneness is just that: A STATEMENTThe…[Read more]

Quote (thethinker @ Sep. 11 2009,10:52)bodhitharta said:Quote You said “YHWH called Himself “Elohim” which is PLURAL”How do you say HIMSELF? Isn't HIMSELF ONE PERSON?It says YHWH = The One That Causes to be,The  “Elohim” All Powerful is One LORD “Overseer”.The One That causes to be is The ALL powerful Overseer.No trinity, But I do unhderstand…[Read more]