Posted on 03/01/2017 9:40:57 AM PST by ebb tide
The Catholic Church has never taught that you cannot pray directly to God.
Yup its everything but dealing directly with fundamental doctrinal differences, that are not minor ones.
For me, with any pope, nope.
However, they have said too many times....too Jesus through Mary!
The roman catholics place their "devotion" to Mary by consecrating their whole being to her in contradiction of the Word itself.
The catholic surely seems to have to have Mary involved in some capacity when not warranted by what we have in the NT.
LOL! Too many Popes starting new Churches. There was only one Peter.
Ecumenism requires heresy, no matter how and where it manifests.
I have always held thus... yet I find myself without a congregation.
All the ones I know either embrace the functional heresies of Feminism and/or Homoeroticism and/or Liberation Theology, or are so fundamentally at odds with what I believe, that I cannot participate honestly and openly.
I have been in ministry in two denominations in the past. Now I am alone.
your post #37 shows that you are certainly no expert in proper interpretation!!!!
You mean like this....
I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) and marries another commits adultery (Matt 19:9 NABRE).
In 1962 [Hans Kung] was appointed peritus by Pope John XXIII, serving as an expert theological advisor to members of the Second Vatican Council until its conclusion in 1965.
Color me shocked.
We should ask ourselves, why is it at this particular time in history, Rome has a communist (some would soften it to Marxist or socialist) Pope? and why is he making a pitch for a one world religion at this particular time in history, embracing Jews, Muslims, Hindu’s, and, now he’s making a push to include even Protestants (he even says Muslims are Christian, and saved)?
You don’t suppose it has anything to do with the falling away, or apostasia, Paul warned us about that would usher in the man of sin, or antichrist (2 Thess. 2:3,4)?
What about it is interpreted wrong? Calling names is just admitting failure. Take and issue and define where it’s wrong.
Well, he didn't believe that the Scriptures were the word of God, he believed in Universal atonement, that the creation story was a myth, he had a Romanist view of justification, his political views devolved to Stalinism, or at least a defense of Stalin;
My guess is that he would have been a big fan of the current Pope.
For additional reading, you might try http://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=147 There is a brief discussion on the Puritan Board that I didn't find particularly helpful but for the link to the Trinity Foundation item above.
**“reconciliation” always seems to mean we will get to be Roman Catholic.**
You are correct.
Thanks for the feedback!
I know some neo-Calvinists are quite enamored with him, but just never checked in to the whole deal.
Kind of reminds me of some of the FV folks. Words that he used don’t necessarily have their common meaning, so even when he sounds orthodox, keep your hand on your wallet.
And his views morphed over time, so what he wrote at one point in time may well not jive with what he wrote at another point in his life.
In any event, view his teachings with suspicion, and watch out for folks who embrace him. There are a lot of folks who are much more beneficial to read unless, perhaps, you are in a ‘must publish’ academic setting.
Ealgeone cannot be trusted on the subject of Catholicism.
Instead of asking honest questions, he lards his questions with lies.
He often repeats the lie that Catholics worship Mary.
It is up to each person to decide what they have faith in. We all should choose wisely.
It is very foolish to pretend to force others to accept your own beliefs.
There are things in life that I have observed that cannot be explained by science or logic. Some of those things have impacted my faith. Some never see such things, it is hard to convey to them that the unexplained is still real.
If all chose wisely, all would be Catholics.
See, my point exactly.
You did not choose wisely.
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