Then why don’t you make it clear as to where the teaching of the Bible being the sole authority comes from?
My friend, we should all get back to work. Please go get your EMT training. I have to work too…as you know I work with fire departments consisting of EMTs, Fire fighters, and paramedics like you. You have a very worthy career goal and profession! We can’t settle our differences in the flesh. God the Holy Spirit has to teach each one of us things that we do not know.Then why don’t you make it clear as to where the teaching of the Bible being the sole authority comes from?
Where do scriptures teach the body of Christ does not have to be one?
Your avoidance to address questions and comments only brings out more questions. It appears you are obfuscating purposely for some reason only you can answer.
You assume that we’d draw the same conclusions as you. And still refuse to answer the question about how you KNOW that you’re ABSOLUTELY right and thus we should consider your interpretation of such matters as what the Bible says, including the statement that only the “Bible” is inspired. If the Holy Spirit is really speaking to someone, Is the Holy Spirit limited to only speak what is also written about in the Bible? Is God limited now by his own book?
We know it is impossible for God to lie. I think you are starting to argue like a Mormon Christian. Roman Catholics and Protestants already agree on the Bible being God-breathed. I think you need to breath, take a break and have great reverence and fear that we hold the Word of God in our hands with the Holy Bible. It is THEE HOLY book of the Living God.
Reformed, you have been asked many great questions
I encourage you, rather than shirking them off as it seems your’e trying to do, that you sincerely look into them. That you pray for God to give you answers.If you disagree with a statement, it is up to you to provide support to your argument. You cannot make an accusation and then say, prove it’s not so.
I agree it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, if two people disagree about a Scripture passage, either:
Sorry Ashley,Reformed, you have been asked many great questions
…In his testimony, Scott Hahn had an amazing story to tell. After his “born again, saving” experience as a protestant, he set out to evangelize, much like you. He loved the scriptures and shared them joyfully! As we all should! And then he gave a young girl from his school a book. A terrible, decietful book, that he believed was true at the time. “Roman Catholicism” by Lorraine Boetenner. The girl read that book and thanked him for opening her eyes! She vowed never to go to a mass again, and to follow “the Bible alone!”
After that…he prayed thanks to God for using him to bring other to Christ. And he says in his book, “I prayed that God would use me, and that he would especially use me to help Catholics.”
I love bibilical theology because good books on theology grows our love and affection for God. Here is a book that I would highly recommend. The author actually signed the first ECT 1 agreement; therefore I’ woudn’t run from it.
I haven’t been able to visit the forums as often as I like because of school, but we are over the halfway mark now, 6 more weeks to go. I have an “A” average night now and find it becoming easier to maintain, especially with the help of the younger classmates that have “adopted” the old guy. Everything is coming together with what they’ve been teaching us. I’m even looking into an internship so I can do extra clinicals. I really like this profession and look forward to becoming employed with my new skills once I graduate.
What is the ECT1 agreement?
That is why it’s not up to us to convince you of truth. It’s not up to reformed to “get testimonies and believe them…”Sorry Ashley,
I’ve already have been given about 8 or 9 Scott Hahn testimony tapes that I received about 10 years ago. I also received and read dozens of Catholic Answers tracks, and books by Hahn and Madrid. Testimonies don’t cut it sister, because I gave out books with testimonies from ex-Priests and ex-nuns in return…to nullify the human testimonies from Catholic Answers. The only way to come to grips of our differences is to go through Bible Studies together. I know you are avoiding a Bible Study like a plauge (IMO).
Part of Bible study, is to study all you can about the Bible. You have asserted that the Bible is the sole authority, yet you fail to share where that teaching comes from, or address our questions and comments about it…kind of like avoiding a plague or something.I know you are avoiding a Bible Study like a plauge (IMO).
Great question. There were two documents trying to unite Catholics and Evangelcials together. They are ECT 1 and ECT 2.
Let God be God. He leads men through many paths before they are found home in the Church.
I disagree here. God leads in mysterious ways. Millions are sincere in heart towards God and are not yet in the Catholic Church. Let God do the leading, we’ll just be faithful where we are and trust Him.
“There are many difficulties on the way to the truth.”-Pope
How can the Bible be the sole authority? It is only as inerrant as its interpreters; hence 30,000 different interpretations.Part of Bible study, is to study all you can about the Bible. You have asserted that the Bible is the sole authority, yet you fail to share where that teaching comes from, or address our questions and comments about it…kind of like avoiding a plague or something.
You are right, I think that could have been worded better… We were only able to hear truth, when GOD decided to open our hearts to truth, and when God decided it was time to lift that old veil
I’m glad you are finding time to post again. I did miss your presence on this site. I’m really really surprised that the moderators still allow me to post. They are very charitable and gracious. Maybe many of them were ex-protestants, so they can allow me to participate without an over-reaction to ban me. I really don’t spend time reading apologetics material by either side on the issues anymore. I also try to participate on a religous forum site while I work.I haven’t been able to visit the forums as often as I like because of school, but we are over the halfway mark now, 6 more weeks to go. I have an “A” average night now and find it becoming easier to maintain, especially with the help of the younger classmates that have “adopted” the old guy. Everything is coming together with what they’ve been teaching us. I’m even looking into an internship so I can do extra clinicals. I really like this profession and look forward to becoming employed with my new skills once I graduate.
I don’t know if I told you or not, but it’s a two hour drive to school each day, one way. Everyday I’ve listened to Catholic apologetic tapes, going and coming. You may have heard of a lot of the speakers, Tim Staples, Scott Hahn, Steve Ray, Tim Grey, etc. etc. 90% of what I listen to are ex-Protestants that have converted to Catholicism. They share the Protestant perspective and the problems they found that led to their conversions. I feel like I’ve been taking two courses over the last 10 weeks. Whether you noticed it or not, I’ve been sharing alot of what I’ve learned as I find some time to start posting on the forums again.
That’s why we’ve been asking Reformed.