I knew a COC minister. He knew the Bible much better than I did I can tell you that. I also have family members who are COC. They are literalists to the core. Like the CC they believe in baptismal regeneration, but it must be “believer’s baptism” and they seem to abhor infant baptism.
I give credit that the pamphlet quotes the Catechism. But they totally lost me when they stated: “The Bible does not teach the dual concept of mortal and venial sins.” HOW in the world can one read I Jn 5:16-17 and say that the concept of mortal versus non-mortal sin is not in the Bible? What are they looking for? the WORD “venial?” This just boggles the imagination.OkayI just didn’t want my fellow brother and sister Catholics thinking I believe that.
Peace…
MW
Yeah, I know. They speak of communion of saints as well and Marian devotion. I never heard of mortal and venial sins till I began to study Catholicism. I was very surprised and confused. I understand it more now. They are literalists after all.
Isn’t Colson Christian (Dutch) Reformed? He’s married to a Catholic, BTW.
So I decided to google this issue and found this article (amongst others) where Charles Colson explicitely says he is Southern Baptist.
You really have to admire Colson’s work in the prison ministry. The guy was only in the joint for 3 months (if I recall correctly) and he parlayed that experience into a ministry that has brought many to Christ and has comforted the families and loved ones of those left on the outside.
Cat, I tend to agree with you.
Billy Graham a notorious anti-Catholic? Was this during his youth or something?
All three of these men are SBC, but I would not regard them as “notorious anti-Catholics.” I have heard Graham preach perhaps 100 or so sermons and have never heard him denounce anything Catholic in nature. Colson is a member of First Baptist Church, Orlando, but he is so pro-Catholic that many Baptists criticize him severely. If you doubt this, read his book, *The Body. * I’m not too sure about Warren. He won’t be overty critical about Catholics but his church actively recruits Catholics to become members. Warren has a lot of rather unorthodox beliefs–he will twist scripture to say whatever he wants it to say.
I'm not a fan of Billy Graham, but I have followed him closely enough over the years to believe that he is not anti-Catholic. He is a 'mild' evangelical Protestant who has tried throughout his ministry to appeal to a broad spectrum of Christians, including Catholics as well as other Protestants of a more theologically liberal persuasion..
True, he would not embrace various Catholic doctrines, but that is not synonymous with anti-Catholicism. What he did was try to avoid sectarian controversy and bring together as many people as possible, regardless of affiliation, and preach Christ as a unifier and not a divider. Good advice for Christians today. Any insistence that the only full truth is contained in only one church contradicts the words of Jesus when he announced that he had other sheep not of this flock. Who can explain this except to leave open the likelihood that there is more than one 'organizational' route to Christ?I wouldn’t call Billy Graham anti-Catholic, he was actually on very good terms with JPII and was giving a lecture at the Krakow cathedral, at the invitation of Karol Cardinal Wojtyla, when he was elected Pope. He also wrote a very touching forward to the Life tribute to JPII.
Sorry, mozart-250. I see it now, looking back.Umm…I think my attempt at subtle irony was perhaps a bit too subtle…
If your ellipsis had contained three dots, and not two, I would have gotten it…
Well, after all we’re Catholic and, y’know, not all that bright!Umm…I think my attempt at subtle irony was perhaps a bit too subtle…