For Protestants: Seminary and Self Intrepretation; Why go?

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To All Protestant Christians,

If you believe that the Bible is easy to read, and that everyone should intrepret the Bible by themselves, then why do you have your pastors or ministers go to Seminary School?
 
Mannyfit75 said:
To All Protestant Christians,

If you believe that the Bible is easy to read, and that everyone should intrepret the Bible by themselves, then why do you have your pastors or ministers go to Seminary School?
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Why do Catholics go to seminary if the magisterium can interpret for them?
 
Mannyfit75 said:
To All Protestant Christians,

If you believe that the Bible is easy to read, and that everyone should intrepret the Bible by themselves, then why do you have your pastors or ministers go to Seminary School?
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Now for the serious reason;
Not all Protestants say the Bible is easy to read.
Not all Protestants say that everyone should interpret for themselves.
Not all Protestants say their pastors SHOULD go to seminary
Not all Protestant churches have a pastor like you think of it.

Some Protestants believe that the more you study the Bible, the more qualified you are to preach.
Seminary is a lot more than interpreting the Bible.
 
BrianH said:
Why do Catholics go to seminary if the magisterium can interpret for them?
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Because the Magisterium have many documents containing the teachings of the Church. When priest go to these seminaries, they learn theology.

From Wikipedia,
A seminary or theological college is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. The English word is taken from the Latin seminarium, translated as seed-bed. In the Occident, the term historically refers to Christian educational institutes for clergy (mostly Roman Catholic, as many Protestant denominations preferred another term for their theological colleges), but in modern usage has also come to be used to refer to Christian, Muslim, Jewish and other religious centres of higher education for religious professionals and laity.
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Seminary is a long profess so the seminarians will learn and understand theology. As a man discerning priesthood, there are things I don’t know about being a priest. How do I administer the sacraments, what are my duties as a priest? What is moral theology? What is ethnically right?

On higher educations, some seminarians upon graduation may go to Doctorate School to get a Doctorate in Scripture. This degree is difficult to earn. Anyone who tries to get this degree must learn the four ancient languages, Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Latin.

Now you answer the question. Why do Protestant minister go to seminary school? Isn’t self intrepretation good enough?

Unlike Protestants, Catholics do not believe in self-intrepretation of the Bible even Peter condemned it.
 
BrianH said:
Now for the serious reason;
Not all Protestants say the Bible is easy to read.
Not all Protestants say that everyone should interpret for themselves.
Not all Protestants say their pastors SHOULD go to seminary
Not all Protestant churches have a pastor like you think of it.

Some Protestants believe that the more you study the Bible, the more qualified you are to preach.
Seminary is a lot more than interpreting the Bible.
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Sounds like a lot of disunity…See John 17:22:confused: :confused:
 
Manny
For educated Christians, there is no discernable difference between why Catholic priests and Protestant ministers go to church. For some, a select few(JW’s and Primitive Baptists lets say) higher education is frowned upon but that is certainly the exception.
BH
 
BrianH said:
Manny
For educated Christians, there is no discernable difference between why Catholic priests and Protestant ministers go to church. For some, a select few(JW’s and Primitive Baptists lets say) higher education is frowned upon but that is certainly the exception.
BH
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I think its benefits the minister, Catholic or Protestant to go to seminary school.
 
teachccd said:
Sounds like a lot of disunity…See John 17:22:confused: :confused:
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Of course it is. But most of us do not get too worked up if a particular denomination thinks differently about their particular requirements for ministry.
 
BrianH said:
Of course it is. But most of us do not get too worked up if a particular denomination thinks differently about their particular requirements for ministry.
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What do you Jesus would think of your statement? See John 17:22…:confused: :confused:
 
teachccd said:
What do you Jesus would think of your statement? See John 17:22…:confused: :confused:
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We are not one, although that is the goal. Catholicism is not one, unless you count a few matters of official doctrinal unity. The argue about everything we do!!
 
BrianH said:
We are not one, although that is the goal. Catholicism is not one, unless you count a few matters of official doctrinal unity. The argue about everything we do!!
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In the niceen creed we state that we are ONE, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. We DO NOT disagree an essential Christian doctrine… Please provide an example…:confused: :confused:
 
BrianH said:
We are not one, although that is the goal. Catholicism is not one, unless you count a few matters of official doctrinal unity. The argue about everything we do!!
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Doctrinally speaking the Catholic Church is one. Those who do not agree with the Catholic Church teachings and have officially say it publicly are schismatic, of have officially left the Catholic Church.

Cardinals or priest who disobey the Magisterium of the Church like that cardinal who ordain married priests, are execommunicated.

The teachings of the Catholic Church are one.There is no Catholic dioceses with that teaches different doctrines. There are Churches who claim with be Catholic, but they are not in union with the Pope.

To be truly Catholic, a Catholic must adhere to the teachings of the Church, which Jesus has given to Peter and his successors the bishops, and the Pope Benedict.
 
teachccd said:
In the niceen creed we state that we are ONE, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. We DO NOT disagree an essential Christian doctrine… Please provide an example…:confused: :confused:
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LOL…what are the essentials?
Can a Catholic speak in tongues?
What is the Catholic view of predestination?
What does “no salvation outside of the Catholic church mean”?
What is the correct doctrine on Limbo?
Etc etc
 
Sorry Mannyfit. I’ll let you get back to your topic… It just makes me wonder shy some protestants are Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, born-again and so on. If protestantism is correct, how does one decide where to go? I’ll stick with the 2000 year old Church that Christ founded, not some other person in some later year… God Bless and I’m backing out now…:confused:
 
BrianH said:
LOL…what are the essentials?
Can a Catholic speak in tongues?
What is the Catholic view of predestination?
What does “no salvation outside of the Catholic church mean”?
What is the correct doctrine on Limbo?
Etc etc
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Check the Catechism of the Catholic Church. All of your above list is agreed upon by the Magisterium. There are encyclicals written on your topics. Please educate yourself before you LOL because you cause me to do the same…😃
 
BrianH said:
LOL…what are the essentials?
Can a Catholic speak in tongues?
What is the Catholic view of predestination?
What does “no salvation outside of the Catholic church mean”?
What is the correct doctrine on Limbo?
Etc etc
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The answer is in the Catholic Catechism.
 
Mannyfit75 said:
Doctrinally speaking the Catholic Church is one. Those who do not agree with the Catholic Church teachings and have officially say it publicly are schismatic, of have officially left the Catholic Church.

Cardinals or priest who disobey the Magisterium of the Church like that cardinal who ordain married priests, are execommunicated.

The teachings of the Catholic Church are one.There is no Catholic dioceses with that teaches different doctrines. There are Churches who claim with be Catholic, but they are not in union with the Pope.

To be truly Catholic, a Catholic must adhere to the teachings of the Church, which Jesus has given to Peter and his successors the bishops, and the Pope Benedict.
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Very well said. We are a sacramental community of believers of which there is NO disunity in doctrine. Limbo is not a doctrine and Brian needs to do a little studying. God Bless and unless anything is directed to my posts, I’ll be on the side…
 
BrianH said:
LOL…what are the essentials?
Can a Catholic speak in tongues?
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Yes, and is also free not to do so. This is a practice; not a dogma, doctrine, or discipline.
What is the Catholic view of predestination?
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That there is no such thing as negative predestination - we all have the free choice to become Catholics, obey Christ, and go to Heaven. Whether there are some who cannot go to Hell, we don’t know - we are free to follow whichever theory makes the most sense to us.
What does “no salvation outside of the Catholic church mean”?
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That regardless of what we are on earth, everyone in Heaven is Catholic. They became Catholic by being brought up in it, converting to it during their lifetime, or by being so open to the Word of God that when they died they recognized Christ as the one whom they had been seeking all their lives, and became Catholic at the moment of death.
What is the correct doctrine on Limbo?
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Limbo isn’t a “doctrine” - it’s a pious opinion. We don’t actually know what happens to unbaptized innocents, so we trust them to the mercy of God.

“Limbo” (for those reading along who might not know) is the theory that although unbaptized persons cannot go to Heaven, those who have never committed any personal sin go to a “happy” region of Hell called “Limbo” where there are no terrors or punishments, but also no relationship with God. It’s just a pious opinion, though. We have absolutely no evidence anywhere in Scripture or Tradition that those who retain the stain of Original Sin can, or cannot, go to Heaven, nor what happens to them if they don’t.
 
teachccd said:
Very well said. We are a sacramental community of believers of which there is NO disunity in doctrine. Limbo is not a doctrine and Brian needs to do a little studying. God Bless and unless anything is directed to my posts, I’ll be on the side…
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Cant a guy have a little fun…
😃
 
teachccd said:
Check the Catechism of the Catholic Church. All of your above list is agreed upon by the Magisterium. There are encyclicals written on your topics. Please educate yourself before you LOL because you cause me to do the same…😃
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Like I said the other day, already read the book , just waitng for the movie…
Obviously there are serious issues…
Educate myself…that is funny though…
 
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