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Koineman
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I’m not quite there yet, but I thought I’d share some things that have come into sharper focus for me in the time that I’ve been reading about the Catholic Church, strengths that have really stood out to me clearly:
In all the time the Church has been in existence, it has successfully and steadfastly resisted corrupting influences from within Christianity. While some Protestant churches have been infiltrated by false teachers, resulting in further splits, the Catholic Church has not succumbed to corrupting teachings. They have held their teachings intact for the past 2,000 years. For example, they have not abandoned the doctrine of the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and their stand on the inspiration of Scripture–all highly important teachings.
Along the same lines, they consistently resist corruption from the world. I’m thinking here of their continued, unwavering stand against society’s pressures to condone homosexuality, abortion, and contraception. Many today are giving in to those pressures, but the Catholic Church has stood firm.
Then, of course, there are the problems with Sola Scriptura, i.e., since the Bible is itself a tradition, and therefore had to have come into existence through the Church, how can the Bible be the only infallible rule for Christian faith and practice?
There are still things I’m working through, particularly the big issue between Protestants and Catholics: salvation, particularly justification. That to me is a huge sticking point. I’ve found some help, though, in the posts at this blog: calledtocommunion.com and this one as well: principiumunitatis.blogspot.com/, not to mention some books I’ve been reading and others I plan to still read.
God bless you,
Jeremy
In all the time the Church has been in existence, it has successfully and steadfastly resisted corrupting influences from within Christianity. While some Protestant churches have been infiltrated by false teachers, resulting in further splits, the Catholic Church has not succumbed to corrupting teachings. They have held their teachings intact for the past 2,000 years. For example, they have not abandoned the doctrine of the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and their stand on the inspiration of Scripture–all highly important teachings.
Along the same lines, they consistently resist corruption from the world. I’m thinking here of their continued, unwavering stand against society’s pressures to condone homosexuality, abortion, and contraception. Many today are giving in to those pressures, but the Catholic Church has stood firm.
Then, of course, there are the problems with Sola Scriptura, i.e., since the Bible is itself a tradition, and therefore had to have come into existence through the Church, how can the Bible be the only infallible rule for Christian faith and practice?
There are still things I’m working through, particularly the big issue between Protestants and Catholics: salvation, particularly justification. That to me is a huge sticking point. I’ve found some help, though, in the posts at this blog: calledtocommunion.com and this one as well: principiumunitatis.blogspot.com/, not to mention some books I’ve been reading and others I plan to still read.
God bless you,
Jeremy
