That's simply not true. I LOVE Protestants.You don't "hear"....you're too ready to attack.
And I'm beginning to believe you really hate Protestants.
9 of my 12 siblings are Protestants.
YOU just don't like it when I expose YOU . . .
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That's simply not true. I LOVE Protestants.You don't "hear"....you're too ready to attack.
And I'm beginning to believe you really hate Protestants.
So, tomorrow - you will PROVE that Constantine "forced" people at the point of a sword to be baptized.LOL
I'll have my computer and will be better able to type.
Mmmmmm. No wonder you're so mad all the time.That's simply not true. I LOVE Protestants.
9 of my 12 siblings are Protestants.
YOU just don't like it when I expose YOU . . .
I've reached that same conclusion. The constant attacks and arrogance... actions speak VERY loudly. Much more so that a typed comment of "I love Protestants".You don't "hear"....you're too ready to attack.
And I'm beginning to believe you really hate Protestants.
Ummmmm, this has ZERO to do with the Catholic Church.Interpretation, everything has to be filtered through Catholic doctrine.
The only lesson you gave is to affirm more and more you are brainwashed by Catholicism.
At the point of a sword???So, tomorrow - you will PROVE that Constantine "forced" people at the point of a sword to be baptized.
Can't WAIT to see THIS . . .
Ummmmm, this has ZERO to do with the Catholic Church.
This has to do with linguistics and grammar.
"I will shed a tear when they tear down my old school."
SAME word - DIFFERENT meanings . . .
At first I believed @BreadOfLife was a very frustrated Catholic, and he might have reason to be since many don't even believe they're Christian.I've reached that same conclusion. The constant attacks and arrogance... actions speak VERY loudly. Much more so that a typed comment of "I love Protestants".
I am fully aware of that. My comment stands.Again, my ignorant friend - the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) are a PRIESTLY ORDER.
They are NOT some sort of "Level" of Catholicism that one aspires to.
Agreed. That was my thought process /observation too, even after being civil and offering a hand.At first I believed @BreadOfLife was a very frustrated Catholic, and he might have reason to be since many don't even believe they're Christian.
But I see it goes beyond this. The posts are aggressive and hateful.
WHY do you keep RUNNING from the question?? Are you that ill-equipped to answer it??
Tell me HOW an 8-day-old Baby could be brought into the Covenant with God by his PARENTS making the decision FOR him - but a baby under the NEW Covenant CANNOT have his parents speak FOR him.
Can you answer that??
And in the end - ALL evil is a REFUSAL TO SUBMIT to God.
ALL of it.
In the end - Satan refused to submit to Almighty God and THAT was his downfall.
It means Same Sex Attraction, Einstein.
THAT'S what we were discussing - and YOU condemned ALL of them to Hell. God doesn't . . .
Thanks for YOUR opinions - but you KNOW what they say about opinions . . . .
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a man is born of WATER AND SPRIT - he cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven" (John 3:5).
Water AND Spirit.
falsely preach a baptism of Spirit alone - but Jesus DIDN'T.
WHY would it boggle your mind that God would use WATER for Baptism of the Holy Spirit - when HE said that it would be that way??
What an appalling lack of faith you have . . .
Pretty much correct on all.Your post here has a lot to go through so I'll try to pull out the big points here. In the likely event I am misunderstanding something here, please let me know. I very much want to understand your perspective here.
- You differentiate between the "People of God" and the "Servants of God".
-- The People of God are those that grew up in a Christian environment and were welcomed in via water baptism. Each individual may or may not be saved eventually-- they need to become also Servants of God first to be saved.
-- The Servants of God are those that have accepted Christ and the Holy Ghost. They personally know God and serve Him better.
-- People whom are not Servants of God don't have the Holy Ghost, don't personally know God, and are lesser servants.
(Back to baptism specifically)
- Water baptism itself doesn't save. A baptized person can go astray.
- A child growing up in a practicing Christian home is very good thing and should be encouraged.
-- Being baptized makes a person part of the People of God. It serves no other purpose.
-- You want babies to be part of the People of God, so you baptize them.
-- But you still feel that a person raised in a Christian environment without baptism is a good thing.
-- You didn't speak to your thoughts as to a child that is baptized but then raised in a non-practicing home.
Ok... I'm sure I got part of that wrong somewhere, but am I at least on the right track?
Hi Jane,Correction: what I said was that I don't find history to be a good epistemological method for determining Truth. All history. Ain't nothing special about pre or post Reformation.
Because history is the imperfect recounting of imperfect events told by the imperfect victor. It has little to do with Truthfulness, and much to do with military/political/popularity might.
God is the Teacher. God testifies of Truth.
Ok....now you really have me confused.On phone and cannot write too much.
We are NOT individually held responsible for Adam's sin.
We suffer from the consequences of his fall and the breaking of the Edenic Covenant as he represented all of mankind.
Romans 5 is referring to the change in our nature due to Adams fall,,,,it does not state we are personally responsible for his sin. This would not be justice from a just God.
If we were imputed his sin, any child that died would go to hell since he would not be born from above as in John 3.
Sorry, can't post scripture right now.