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I apologize in advance if anyone has already worked on this (Church Militant). But I had been addressing some of the inconsistencies in it (when a Protestant friend linked me to this a few days ago) and figured I could use the practice…so here goes. I’ll break the whole thing into at least 6 posts. Please feel free to comment/correct/etc… I am still new at this, so I probably have some weak arguments that need work. (Mike’s orignial words are in black, my responses in blue.)
Deception will always be exposed by Truth. Have you ever realized that you could be deceived and not even be aware of it? Those who are deceived will never know it unless they are confronted with the truth. Many go to their grave deceived about the most important issue we all face, and that is, locating the narrow road that leads to eternal life. Who are you trusting to show you the way and the truth to eternal life? What is your source for truth? Is it absolutely trustworthy? Will it protect you from the schemes and lies of the master deceiver? The prophet Jeremiah gave us wise counsel for choosing whom we should trust. He said if you trust in man you will be cursed liked a bush in the parched places of the desert. But if you trust in God you will be blessed. You will be like a tree planted by water always bearing fruit, whose leaves are always green. No worries or fears will come upon you in a year of drought or when the heat comes (Jeremiah 17:5-8).
Amen, Mike! And here, we are about to see that truth will expose the deception you have put forward, whether intentionally or not. It’s interesting here that, while Gendron is about to launch into decrying Catholics for trusting “in man”, as he’d have you believe, the entire article he wants us to trust and accept as being truthful is written by…God??? No…by a man. So, how trustworthy is Mike Gendron? Let’s find out.
Who will you trust? Many people disregard Jeremiah’s advice and put their trust in religious leaders. Catholics believe that the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church accurately teach what Jesus and His Word reveal. This can be a fatal mistake.
Hold it…it can be a mistake to trust that God was telling the truth when, after establishing His Church on earth He said that He would guide it in all Truth? Jesus said He would establish a Church (Mt 16:18-19) and that the Holy Spirit would guide it in all Truth for all ages in teh very voice of Christ (Jn 16:13, Jn 14:26, Lk 10:16, Mt 28:20). Are we not to trust God that the Church is the pillar and bulwark…the support and defender…of truth? Would Gendron have us believe that 1Tim 3:15 is wrong?? It seems to me that the issue here is that Gendron has an unbiblical view of what God’s Church is and he thinks God only established an invisible body of believers…another topic for another day I suppose.
Those who disregard the objective truth of the Bible and rely only on the subjective teachings of men leave themselves open to deception.
“…subjective teachings of men…” like…Mike Gendron? Or does Mike enjoy the gift of infallibility? You see, at the very best, when it comes down to it, teh very best Mike can hope for when interpreting of seeking to understand the Bible, is a tie with the Catholic view. IF he claims his understanding is better, then he has set himself up as an authority…and now he is completely contradicting himself.
We know God would never deceive anyone because He wants all people to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth (l Timothy 2:3). He gave us His Word so we could know, understand and believe the truth (John 17:17).
AMEN! We also know that God gave us a Church (Mt 16:18-19), that we are to go to this Church when an unresolvable issue arises (Mt 18:17-18) and that His Church is the pillar and bulwark of Truth (1Tim 3:15). We also know that His Word, Christ (Jn chapter 1) is not limited to what is written (Jn 1:1 and Jn 21:25) and that He also left us with His Sacred teachings passed down in a way other than in written form (Rom 10:17, 2Thess 2:15, 2Tim 1:13, 2Tim 2:2).
Deception will always be exposed by Truth. Have you ever realized that you could be deceived and not even be aware of it? Those who are deceived will never know it unless they are confronted with the truth. Many go to their grave deceived about the most important issue we all face, and that is, locating the narrow road that leads to eternal life. Who are you trusting to show you the way and the truth to eternal life? What is your source for truth? Is it absolutely trustworthy? Will it protect you from the schemes and lies of the master deceiver? The prophet Jeremiah gave us wise counsel for choosing whom we should trust. He said if you trust in man you will be cursed liked a bush in the parched places of the desert. But if you trust in God you will be blessed. You will be like a tree planted by water always bearing fruit, whose leaves are always green. No worries or fears will come upon you in a year of drought or when the heat comes (Jeremiah 17:5-8).
Amen, Mike! And here, we are about to see that truth will expose the deception you have put forward, whether intentionally or not. It’s interesting here that, while Gendron is about to launch into decrying Catholics for trusting “in man”, as he’d have you believe, the entire article he wants us to trust and accept as being truthful is written by…God??? No…by a man. So, how trustworthy is Mike Gendron? Let’s find out.
Who will you trust? Many people disregard Jeremiah’s advice and put their trust in religious leaders. Catholics believe that the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church accurately teach what Jesus and His Word reveal. This can be a fatal mistake.
Hold it…it can be a mistake to trust that God was telling the truth when, after establishing His Church on earth He said that He would guide it in all Truth? Jesus said He would establish a Church (Mt 16:18-19) and that the Holy Spirit would guide it in all Truth for all ages in teh very voice of Christ (Jn 16:13, Jn 14:26, Lk 10:16, Mt 28:20). Are we not to trust God that the Church is the pillar and bulwark…the support and defender…of truth? Would Gendron have us believe that 1Tim 3:15 is wrong?? It seems to me that the issue here is that Gendron has an unbiblical view of what God’s Church is and he thinks God only established an invisible body of believers…another topic for another day I suppose.
Those who disregard the objective truth of the Bible and rely only on the subjective teachings of men leave themselves open to deception.
“…subjective teachings of men…” like…Mike Gendron? Or does Mike enjoy the gift of infallibility? You see, at the very best, when it comes down to it, teh very best Mike can hope for when interpreting of seeking to understand the Bible, is a tie with the Catholic view. IF he claims his understanding is better, then he has set himself up as an authority…and now he is completely contradicting himself.
We know God would never deceive anyone because He wants all people to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth (l Timothy 2:3). He gave us His Word so we could know, understand and believe the truth (John 17:17).
AMEN! We also know that God gave us a Church (Mt 16:18-19), that we are to go to this Church when an unresolvable issue arises (Mt 18:17-18) and that His Church is the pillar and bulwark of Truth (1Tim 3:15). We also know that His Word, Christ (Jn chapter 1) is not limited to what is written (Jn 1:1 and Jn 21:25) and that He also left us with His Sacred teachings passed down in a way other than in written form (Rom 10:17, 2Thess 2:15, 2Tim 1:13, 2Tim 2:2).
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I’m surprised at teh similarity between this one and the “Are You Being Deceived” article. It looks like a few places he just copied and pasted the same arguments. Oh well, it was certainly worth the practice. 