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I’ll get around to it when it quiets down around here!xrc,
I’m still waiting for a cogent point by point response.
In Christ Alone,
**Mike:yup: **
I’ll get around to it when it quiets down around here!xrc,
I’m still waiting for a cogent point by point response.
Please read Ozzie’s post!The word of God is inerrent but your interpretation is not. The people first generation Church leaders, Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement and others, were taught directly by the Apostles. All of the Apostles (Peter, Paul, James, Jude . . .) explained to them the intended meaning and correct interpretation of their writings. No one today or even the 16th century reformers have that kind of knowledge.
The scripture is quite clear on this. Our Lord Jesus Christ said it in Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."
Christ said in Luke 10:26-28
“He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
And he andwering sail, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heard and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
And He said unto him, Thou has answered right; this do, and thou shalt live.”
These are the words of Jesus Himself. Of course, if you would prefer to take the words of men who weren’t even around until 1600 years later, that is your decision.
Heavenly Father, we pray the You will open our eyes and lead us to the pillar and foundation of Truth which You gave us to guide us in our journey to you.
**Thanks for the help! :tiphat: **Well now, this is certainly an interesting statement. Can you tell me where these Patristic, expository, verse by verse, commentaries on the N.T. Epistles are kept? Who has access to them?This too is a very interesting comment. Jesus quotes the Law to a Jew who, at that time, is under the Law. And yet after the cross (and because of the cross) Paul states *“For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law” *(Rom. 3:28). And in reference to his Jewish brethren, Paul states, *“But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith that was later to be revealed. Therefore the Law has become our tutor (child-conductor) to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith. But now that faith has come we are no longer under a tutor” *(i.e., the Law, Gal. 3:23-25). And concerning his Jewish brethren he states elsewhere, *“Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, *that you might be joined to Another, to Him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit for God” (Rom. 7:4). "But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter" (i.e., the Law, Rom. 7:6). So one is neither saved by any commandments of the Law, nor can one even bear fruit or serve God through the Law.
So let’s compare. You claim that one is saved/justified by abiding in the commandment of the Law to love God with all his heart, soul, strength and mind, and his neighbor as himself. Yet Paul states very emphatically that the reason for the Law was not at all to save (Law can only condemn) but to lead men to Christ in order that they may be saved strictly by faith.
Now you also claim that what you teach is Patristic, hence, even those writers differ with Paul. But can you quote for me all those Patristic writers who taught that by the works of Law men are saved/justified?
And, don’t forget, let me know where I can get copies of those verse-by-verse commentaries written by Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement and the “others,” that interpret all of the Epistles. Such works are most valuable to me since according to you, “all of the Apostles (Peter, Paul, James, Jude . . .) explained to them the intended meaning and correct interpretation of their writings,” and, “no one today or even the 16th century reformers have that kind of knowledge.” None of the Patristic writings that I’ve seen interpret the whole Book of Romans or Hebrews or any of the Epistles. I’m anxious to read Polycarp’s commentary on the Book of Revelation. Please get back with me quickly!
Booklover said:**I actually agree with you on this one! The road to Rome is very busy indeed…and so is the road to hell! **
In Christ Alone,
Mike
Please don’t flatter yourself, my comment wasn’t directed toward you!xrc,
I’ll take that as a personal shot since I did my patient best to engage you. Oddly, however, you have not responded to me in kind. I’m game for serious debate.
**It’s your “bible only” theory that is unbiblical! Nobody in the early church taught that! It’s the invention of the so-called reformers and certainly did not come from our Lord Jesus Christ! ****me. But this is typical of someone who cannot defend the unbiblical teachings of the Catholic Church. **
Just where did this come from? Did you consult with the dead to obtain this information? The Roman Catholic Church is wrong because it’s teachings are in opposition to the Word of God!
In Christ Alone,
**Mike **
Booklover said:**It’s your “bible only” theory that is unbiblical! Nobody in the early church taught that! It’s the invention of the so-called reformers and certainly did not come from our Lord Jesus Christ! **
You know nothing about the Catholic faith! Everything you say is a distortion or misconception. Every time somebody tries to EXPLAIN what the Church really teaches, you come back with the same old attacks!
:banghead:
Booklover said:**It’s your “bible only” theory that is unbiblical! Nobody in the early church taught that! It’s the invention of the so-called reformers and certainly did not come from our Lord Jesus Christ! **
You know nothing about the Catholic faith! Everything you say is a distortion or misconception. Every time somebody tries to EXPLAIN what the Church really teaches, you come back with the same old attacks!
:banghead:
xrc said:It is the teachings of the "Roman" Catholic Church that are unbiblical. You cannot see it because you are blinded by your indoctrination! :yup:
I pray that the Holy Spirit will unveil your eyes.
In Christ Alone,
Mike
xrc said:How about answering this question:
If you were to die and were standing before God and He asked you, “Why should I let you into My heaven” what would you say? It seems that Catholics are having a hard time with this one!
In Christ Alone,
**Mike **
Your answer is nothing more than a cop-out. Can’t you give a real response?If you were to die and were standing before God and he asked you, “why should I let you in my heaven” what would you say? “I’m really waiting for someone to answer this one!” It seems catholics are having a hard time with this one.
What I would say to God is between me and God and is nobody’s business. Perhaps other people have a hard time with this. To me is actually simple.
God bless
xrc said:How about answering this question:
If you were to die and were standing before God and He asked you, “Why should I let you into My heaven” what would you say? It seems that Catholics are having a hard time with this one!
In Christ Alone,
**Mike **
Booklover said:If I am in a state of grace I will go to Heaven.
Now, please answer me, what would you say?
MIKE, HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
AMEN MY BROTHER!That they have a hard time with this question is most tragic, indeed, since the whole beauty of living this side of the cross is the certainty provided by the written Word of God that all who truly believe in Jesus Christ HAVE eternal life. It’s the very core of the Gospel message (Jn. 3:14-18; 20:31).
1JON 5:9 “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for the witness of God is this, that He has borne witness concerning His Son.”
1JON 5:10 “The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne concerning His Son.”
1JON 5:11 “And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.”
1JON 5:12 “He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.”
1JO 5:13 “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.”
The Roman Episcopate through its religious system keeps them in the dark. How sorrowful, how tragic!
Well I am not going to be drawn into any trap about who goes to heaven and Hell, as that is sinful and judegemental, but it is true that the Protestants feel that they do not have to do any Pennance or expiate any of their sins, and that they can reach heaven by scripture alone, do not believe in the sacrements which give us life, and of course we all could go on and on, hence the reason for Martin Luther, John Calvin and the rest who split away from the church. Luther left and married a nun and formed the Lutheran church and threw out many principals of Catholicism, a church which was set up by the Apostles (remember.You are Peter the rock and it is on you I shall build by church etc etc) and from that the Catholic Church took off. There were some good reasons in the early 1500’s for Luther to be upset, but he did not go and form a church which was traditional in nature upholding the sacrements and church dogma which, I must credit some of the Traditional groups have done, he took the church and essentially threw out all he did not like (which is so contradictory if you had ever done any readings on him as he was a devout devout catholic up till that point) and out of I think madness made his own church, not one instituted by God. I know selling of indulgences by the Pope was horrible, but to leave the church over that and then form all of these offshoots? But heaven and Hell, no I dont go there.
Lets look at 1Timothy 4:1-3 - “The Spirit clearly says that in later times, some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come from hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth”. The last I knew priests and nuns were forbidden to marry and during Lent Catholics are ordered to abstain from eating meat. Therefore, on these issues alone, The Catholic Church is in conflict with the Scriptures.Well I am not going to be drawn into any trap about who goes to heaven and Hell, as that is sinful and judgemental, but it is true that the Protestants feel that they do not have to do any Pennance or expiate any of their sins while on earth and we as Catholics truly believe we do. Protestants beliveve that they can reach heaven by scripture alone, do not believe in the sacrements which give us life, and of course we all could go on and on. Martin Luther, John Calvin and the rest who split away from the church as they were devout Catholics from what I read and saw abuses going on, so what was their answer. Well, to throw away everything, and make up their own church as to how they saw fit. Luther left and married a nun and formed the Lutheran church and threw out many principals of Catholicism, a church which was set up by the Apostles (remember.You are Peter the rock and it is on you I shall build by church etc etc) and from that the Catholic Church took off. Can you imagine if Luther went to Rome and saw the Pope with a wife, would he not have posted that as one of his many demands that he hammered up on that church door. So what does he do, he goes ahead and does something worse, throws out celibasy.
There were some good reasons in the early 1500’s for Luther to be upset, but he did not go and form a church which was traditional in nature upholding the sacrements and church dogma which, I must credit some of the Traditional groups have done, and dont know why some consider these groups as heretics or schismatic, because all they are really doing is worshipping as the Church has always done, and not invented a new religion.
What Luther dod was essentially threw out all he did not like (which is so contradictory if you had ever done any readings on him as he was a devout devout catholic up till that point) and out of I think madness made his own church, not one instituted by God. I know selling of indulgences by the Pope was horrible, but to leave the church over that and then form all of these offshoots? But heaven and Hell, no I dont go there.