The myth of grace-only & easy-believism shattered forever

[RogerDC]

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But we are not to take the blessing of Mary beyond what it was and call her, for example, the "mother of God"

Luke 1:43 says Mary is the mother of God. That's good enough for me.

 

[justbyfaith]

She is the mother of His humanity only. His Deity is utterly begotten of the Father.

Therefore to say that she is the mother of God is misleading.

Is she the mother of the Father, that high and lofty one who inhabiteth eternity (Isaiah 57:15) is the question.

 

[Truther]

Nowhere does the Bible tell us to study only the Scriptures - that is a man-made tradition. On the contrary, we are told that the Church is the "pillar and foundation of the truth". So if you should study anything, it's the teachings of the Church. Therefore I recommend that you replace the Bible as your primary and sole source of truth with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In this way, you will learn the correct interpretation of Scripture and a lot more besides.

Did Jesus say “search the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life....,”


Or, “search the commentary.....”

 

[Truther]

If the Church was initially nameless, so what?

So what?..here’s what.....


Since the church had no name, they can only be identified by the doctrine and experience they are recorded having.

The only way anyone can know they are in that specific church is if their doctrine and experience is exactly like the 1st century church.

We are accountable to the 1st century church, and no other one.

 

[Truther]

No Catholic is taught to talk to statues. What happened was, you're such a dunce that you totally misunderstood what Catholic statues are for. Sadly, you're still a dunce, and you still totally misunderstand Catholic teachings.

Funny, my grandmother, mother, my siblings and I were kneeling and praying to statues and you say we did not learn that from the RCC.

Lol

 

[Truther]

Now the public can read the Bible and millions of them get it WRONG. That's because only the Catholic Church is guided by the Holy Spirit to correctly interpret the Scriptures.

Lol

The RCC is guided by a spirit alright.

A lying spirit.

She pumps out “God told Mary this and that” etc, constantly.

 

[justbyfaith]

Since the church had no name,

I believe that it was called "The Way" and "the sect of the Nazarenes."

 

[Truther]

I don't replace Jesus Christ with anything or anyone. The Catholic Church acts as a mediator between mankind and "the man, Christ Jesus." .That's one reason for Jesus creating the Church.

It’s an act alright.

There is one God and one mediator, right?

Now for your test.
Who is that one mediator?....

Jesus?

Priest?

Pick one.

 

[Truther]

I believe that it was called "The Way" and "the sect of the Nazarenes."

No official name given

 

[justbyfaith]

No official name given

And they were first called Christians at Antioch.

 

[Truther]

And they were first called Christians at Antioch.

What is the church name?

 

[justbyfaith]

What is the church name?

"The Way" (Acts of the Apostles 9:2) or "the sect of the Nazarenes" (Acts of the Apostles 24:5).

 

[Truther]

They called themselves 3 different official church names?

Or, outsiders called them names?

 

[justbyfaith]

They called themselves 3 different official church names?

Or, outsiders called them names?

outsiders.

 

[justbyfaith]

They were still names given to the church.

 

[Truther]

They were still names given to the church.

By whom?

Their constituents or outsiders?

They also had other by words for them.

 

[Truther]

These names were slang insults from sinners

 

[justbyfaith]

These names were slang insults from sinners

Ok.

 

[Truther]

If sinners call you “holy rollers”, will you name your church the church of the holy rollers?

 

[Truther]

If I was commissioned by God to name the 1st century church, I would call it


....the Church of Acts.

That has a nice ring to it.