Quote I do not take any money from my Church but work with my own hands, for I am not currently Pastoring but am engaged in school.–WJThe way you worded that, makes it seem like you would be taking money from your church if you weren't going to school. Is that true? What is the deal?

GENERICIZED TRADEMARK EFFECT (proprietary eponym)Basically, when a word (“god” or “kleenex”) that can mean many things is used so much to mean one specific thing, that word tends to get confused with that specific thing.Kleenex makes many products.  But because their main product is facial tissue, when people hear “kleenex” they naturally th…[Read more]

–There is only ONE God that humans should worship. –The Bible acknowledges that there are many gods. (1 cor 8:5)–Knowing that there are many gods does not make a person polytheistic. –There is only one true God to be worshiped. –The New Testament was written in the common Greek but it was written by Hebrews. The Hebrew word of god is…[Read more]

Quote (david @ Sep. 01 2009,17:44)Quote Wow was your first sentence a personal attack on my intelligence? You're really doing the work of God there buddy!Rokkaman, I did not mean to insult your intelligence.  I meant that it would hurt your brain the same way a paradox hurts someone's brain.  And guess what, you didn't answer it, just as I p…[Read more]

Patmos, I believe.

Quote I have been in Catholic countries trying to convert Catholics away from the church.Was it frustrating when they kept saying that tradition was all that really mattered.

Quote I was the founding pastor for two different congregations. Finally. I knew it.The average Catholic would have left after the first minute, after someone started using the Bible.:D Seriously, you are nowhere near the average Catholic. The average Catholic, or the average person who claims to be Catholic does not really care too much about…[Read more]

Quote Hi CA,In Christ there are no protestant or catholic denominations.Christ is not divided.Here's the thing Nick.  I agree the Christ is not divided.  In other words, when each person decides to follow THEMSELVES and has THEIR own set of distinct beliefs, is this not “divided”?No one here believes that “Catholics AND JW's AND Baptist's AND ” a…[Read more]

All the scriptures I've just listed are exceedingly clear.  The apostles, (even Peter) acknowledged that Jesus was the “rock” the “stone” that would be the cornerstone, and that people would stumble over.Matthew 16:18 is not exceedingly clear.Augustine himself points out that it is not clear in his retractions.S. Augustine Retract. i. 21.”In a…[Read more]

Eph. 2:20, Jerusalem Bible: “You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone.”Even if we say that “the apostles” (Not one apostle, Peter, but “the apostles”) and prophets are the foundation, it is Jesus who is the “main cornerstone.”Time and again, in scr…[Read more]

Acts 4:8-11, Jeruslam Bible (Catholic): “Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, addressed them, ‘Rulers of the people, and elders! . . . it was by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the one you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this name and by no other that this man is able to stand up perfectly healthy, here in your presence, tod…[Read more]

Does that last scripture, from a Catholic Bible not exist? I am reading it. It seems to exist.

1 Pet. 2:4-8, Jerusalem Bible (Catholic): “Set yourselves close to him so that you too . . . may be living stones making a spiritual house. As scripture says: See how I lay in Zion a precious cornerstone that I have chosen and the man who rests his trust on it will not be disappointed. That means that for you who are believers, it is precious; b…[Read more]

“Here I am laying as a foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, the precious corner of a sure foundation. No one exercising faith will get panicky.” (Isaiah 28:16) “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.” (Psalm 118:22) “As a stone to strike against and as a rock over which to stumble to both the houses of…[Read more]

ACTS 6:1-6“Now in these days, when the disciples were increasing, a murmuring arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrew-speaking Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution. So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said: “It is not pleasing for us to leave the word of God…[Read more]

Acts 8:14 (English Standard Version)”Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.”“the apostles….”SENT to them Peter…”It seems as if the apostles acted as a group, and “sent” Peter to Samaria.  What?  Doesn't that seem like the cardinals or bishops sending the Pope s…[Read more]

Quote (CatholicApologist @ Sep. 03 2009,05:02)Quote (david @ Sep. 03 2009,01:56)Quote “And I tell you, you are Peter” is explained by “and on this rock I will build my Church.”No two ways about it. Peter is the rock.Augustine wasn't so sure.  “For the Rock (Petra) was Christ; and on this foundation was Peter himself also built.” –Tractate CXXIV,…[Read more]

Quote “And I tell you, you are Peter” is explained by “and on this rock I will build my Church.”No two ways about it. Peter is the rock.Augustine wasn't so sure. “For the Rock (Petra) was Christ; and on this foundation was Peter himself also built.” –Tractate CXXIV, 24And your inability to consider other scriptures that clearly speak of Jesus…[Read more]

CA, if you could please attempt to answer at least some of the questions. I'm not looking for long lines of quotes, just simple straightforward answers.

DID ANYONE BACK THEN KNOW PETER WAS THE “HEAD APOSTLE”?Hi CA.While I find your revelation and understanding of this scripture interesting, perhaps you noticed I asked many questions in my post, all of which remain unanswered.Quote I had recognized that if Peter was the rock then he would be the head apostle–CABut the rest of the scriptures reveal…[Read more]