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Do you personally know the teaching at seminary, or the directions for administering the sacraments? It seems like you are assuming error for some reason. Even if the Church erred as to a sacrament, does not God know the heart of the believer? It appears to me that "could be" and "Can it be"...

Best not to over-think the faith.

Martin Luther's ever-faithful lieutenant Philipp Melanchthon wrote an extensive apologia harmonizing Paul with James. That is probably why the Epistle of James remained in Luther's bible. However, words confuse whereas teaching clarifies. What does "works" mean? Under the Mosaic Law, works...

They all claim to be the "remnant" - a defensive move required by their distinct lack of history. Some Baptists go so far as to set John Smyth aside and claim that John the Baptist is their founder. But I thought he pointed to someone greater...

At the risk of sounding trite, I am dying to know. In the meantime, we all know of God's immense mercy. For that, we pray.

"I" would seek that you and your wife are comfortable with one another and with mass attendance plans. Even talk to Father about this, as we are intended to live in peace. Women have different stressors than men. My advice is that both of you must be at peace within yourselves and between...

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy! More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts...

Joseph Smith Distilled: Be your own God and have lots of babes.

All of this because... But by the envy of the devil, death came into the world: Wisdom 2:24

Not so fast! I said that I view "PROTESTANTISM" as an ideology.

The Church today, to be true, must substantially be the Church of the first century. All forms of "Protestantism" have vectored off from the original church, in style and substance. The physical presence of Christ is gone. Most of the sacraments are gone. Sacramentals are gone. Devotions are...

I stick with what I have said. Sorry you disagree. Consider doing some history of the Church prior to the 1500s. Here is a good start. Former Lutheran PhD William Marshner.

I view Protestantism as an ideology derived from Christianity.

A true believer is someone who has absolute faith in a particular belief or doctrine, often showing strong commitment to a cause or ideology. This term can also refer to individuals who persist in their beliefs despite evidence to the contrary, known as true-believer syndrome.

True believer is as true believer does.