Ever eat a ham sandwich? Who said you could violate that Law of Moses?
Nonsense.
Well, aside from the fact that your Judaism cultural training is completely in error. You’ll notice in verse 7 that Peter spoke first, therefore according to your own (albeit flawed) cultural understanding…Peter would’ve been the most Junior.It helps to know the contemporary world and its practices when interpreting the Bible.
The Jewish practice was for the junior man to speak first – using the ritual words, “It is my decision.” Then the next junior would speak, using the same words, with a different or modified decision, and so on.
At the Council of Jerusalem, the junior man’s pronouncement required no modifications and was accepted.
You’ll notice throughout the gospels Jesus NEVER chases after anyone who doesn’t accept his teachings. Even the rich young ruler went away sad although the Scriptures say that Jesus loved him. Jesus often spoke in parables and figuratively to obscure his teachings from those who really did not have a heart to hear.Ever eat a ham sandwich? Who said you could violate that Law of Moses?
Nonsense.
When Christ’s followers turned away from him, saying, “This is very hard” when He told them they must eat His body and drink His blood you notice He did not chase after them and say, “Hey, Y’all, I was only funnin’ ya.”
Wow, you tripped over it and didn’t even notice it.
And nowhere does Jesus claim His command to eat His body and drink His blood is a parable. In fact, He’s rather emphatic about it being His literal blood and body.
Wow, you just make it up as you go along don’t you?Wow, you tripped over it and didn’t even notice it.
The Council was in two parts (again, Jewish custom.) The first part was the debate phase, and the second was the decision phase.
Those qualified to judge participated in both phases. James was the first to speak in the decision phase.
Sounds very much like comedian (r.i.p.) Flip Wilson’s “Church of What’s Happening” - or the Unitarian church.
You don’t think it was the Jewish custom to debate first, and decide later?
This is a good example of what I call “Garage Sale Theology.” It operates on the unspoken idea that the Bible was just discovered (perhaps found at a garage sale), and no one has ever read it before. The “discoverer” finds insights that no one ever found before.
Parables Christ told to the masses. When in private, Christ spoke in plain old Aramaic. And what He said in private to the Apostles was to take and eat His Body and drink His Blood. Even more important was that he then gave them His Body and Blood, and they ate and drank it.And nowhere does Jesus claim His command to eat His body and drink His blood is a parable. In fact, He’s rather emphatic about it being His literal blood and body.
Now, how come you always ask questions, but never answer any?
You can start with my question about the ham sandwich.
Boy, to take Christ on his Word, who would have thought one could go so wrong. If you dont believe what Christ said your issue is with Jesus not the Catholic Church. We didn’t write it or say it, Jesus did. Maybe if He had repeated the statement 5 times you would get it. I wonder if Jesus was testing us in the Beatitudes … how silly of me to confuse Blessedness with Peacemaking. Are you sure you interpret the Beatitudes correctly? Maybe he jumbled up a couple just to see if we would figure it out later. Hmm I better go check!
Not so fast, there! Acts 15:7
Let’s see how your lofty opinion of Paul holds up against his own: Romans 7:17-20 “As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it”.
Great private interpretation! We disagree. Vern Humphrey is right! How many times in John 6 does Christ say exactly this. Many disciples left Him because of the teaching. How come no one left him in droves over any other teaching? Hey, sola fide: do you have knowledge of the practices (Traditions) of the early church? Those traditions produced and preserved the bible that you now hold in your hands. Those Traditions produced a bible even thicker than the one you have - at least for 1,100 years. Then, someone’s ego decided they were smarter than the Early Church Fathers, and began ripping pages out of it. Revelation stopped with the death of the Apostle John, right? 1,400 years later Luther edited Sacred Scripture. And, you’re OK with this?
Who, for example? Please give us a citation of a writer for the declaration of the Doctrine of Sola Scriptura prior the the 16th century. I’m not talking about scripture being profitable for teaching, correction, etc. Give a citation which says that Scripture Alone is the Sole Rule of Faith.
I don’t get your tag line. Who said it? What were they addressing?
Please do. If Prots are right, then I want to please God. No joke. Help me out.
Is there a list of those who thought of denying the Eucharist?