Posted on 01/31/2015 8:43:45 PM PST by Morgana
“This fact makes the Catholic Church, philosophically speaking, preferable to Protestantism, since God’s truth can be known—and known with certainty.”
The church whose “infallible”’leader’s attitude toward homosexuality is “Who am I to judge?” The same church whose “infallible” leader is commanding his 1.5-billion strong flock to support the blatant lie that global warming is man-made? The same church whose esteemed leaders overlooked with as wink and a nod years of child molestation by priests?
That church?
So, the Holy Spirit has founded 40,000 Protestant churches?
Good thing no Catholics (including the clergy and upper leadership) were ever anti-Semitic or your argument would fall apart. Oh, wait...
It boils down to why the person is doing the good works. If they are doing the good works out of gratitude that God has saved them completely and their good works have nothing to do with it, they have the proper biblical mindset. If they are doing the good works because they somehow think doing them earns them God’s graces or forgiveness and they can’t get to heaen without “being good”, they do not have the proper biblical mindset about what good works is all about.
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“If Protestantism is true, all are fallible. So the Protestant must rely on his own judgment above that of his church.”
How stupid of an analysis. The present Pope is all one needs to show that the judgment of the church is fallible. To believe the Roman catholics, you must believe that the pope is a normal fallible guy, UNTIL God uses magic to suddenly make him infallible about doctrines.
Next, the “church” does not possess the trait of “judgment”. The church is a group of individuals. SO to trust the judgment of the “Church”, you are actually doing nothing but trusting an individual. The only way this is tenable as a position, is if you believe that God has exalted that individual and will only share truth with him. Yet, god was mean enough to make this person an idiot on all other topics. (like the inquisition popes, or this present pope)
Last, of course Protestants believe that individuals are fallible. They can be wrong. It is a big responsibility to be sure you are truly within Gods word and truth. You can indeed make a mistake, just like a pope can, even on matters of doctrine.
I agree with you and you know 2nd I respect you.
The truth burns inside me and it explodes at moments like this.
The lie was defined when Moses descended from Sinai.
It has always been the same lie.
Cows, men, and books must not be worshiped.
You’re right.
Godspeed, sister.
Someone please translate this for me. Is it sarcasm disagreeing with my post, or actually agreeing? The metaphors are thick as gruel.
Yeah, no kidding.
Or as another poster said on another thread
"Oooh look! The latest in anti-Catholic porn, so pathetically typical of FR lately."
Here’s a joke for you.
What’s more powerful than god
the rich want it
the poor have it
and if you eat it, you die?
How long it takes you to get the joke will tell you where you are.
Nothing. Is that the joke ? Where am I ? What’s my name ?
Testing new tagline...
Nothing. The "what is more powerful than God?" question gave it away... : )
Although I do think that the wealthy sometimes perceive themselves as lacking, as if it's never enough. That's why the Hammacher-Schlemmer catalog has a gizmo to wind the owner's self-winding watch for them. A steal at 18 grand!
Excuse me while I open myself a 65¢ can of tuna- and say Grace beforehand because I'm grateful to God for it! There are so many who have nothing at all to eat, all over our world...
Or what about this tagline...
The author should consider investing in a Bible, paying close attention to the letters written specifically to the Body of Christ. Then, he might see the foolishness of his premise - my religion can beat up yours.
For a Believer, there is no dilemma. There is God’s Way - Jesus, and man’s way - religion. One is by faith, and the other by works. One is by God’s Grace, and the other by human merit. One is Liberty, and the other is religious bondage. Seems like an easy choice to me.
1 Corinthians 2:12-16 (KJV)
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:1-4 (KJV)
1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
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