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But, Peter, if you look at Christ, how can you ignore that He founded a Church, and gave that Church His Godly authority to teach, preach, confect the Sacraments, etc.? It's all over the New Testament. Or, are you looking at a different Christ, like the Mormons? (I either don't recall, or never...

You would have more accurately posted, "There is nothing the Catholcis teach that lines up with my personal interpretation of the Bible" Or, more simply, "Catholics don't agree with me." That would have been an accurate, honest post.

All tens of thousands of man-made, doctrinally contradicting Protestant denominations CLAIM that their interpretation of Scripture is through the Holy Spirit's inspiration. However the Holy Spirit is not the spirit of contradiction, and the truth never contradicts itself. For example, the...

You're confusing Church with church. I agree that the "body of believers" comprise the Church. The Church is not a building, although we usually refer to the building in which the Church worships as a church. Catholics are the original Christians. The word Catholic comes from the Greek...

God's living witness is His Mystical Body, the Church, which preceded the New Testament, wrote the New Testament, and set the canon for Scripture (in the late 4th century). It is by the authority of Christ's Church that you even have a Bible. If you accept the Bible, you accept the authority...

No, "Church of" refers to location, not the entity. Like, we refer to the "Church in America" or the "Church in Europe" not as a different Church, but a location of the Church. The Catholic Church is the original Church founded by Christ. St. Ignatius of Antioch, the bishop of Antioch ordained...

1 Peter 1:23, that you've highlighted, relates to 1 John 3:9 No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God. A habitual sinner is a child of the devil, while a child of God, who by definition is in fellowship with...

Remember, no one knows Scripture better than Satan and his demons. Knowing what Scripture says and what it means are two entirely different things. You could train a parrot to recite Scripture, but there is no cognitive understanding there at all.

Behold, it only seems like nonsense because you have strayed so far away from Christ's Church and the original message He gave. You are not very educated in the faith, although you are trying, and have allowed your prejudices to shade your understanding. The Rock issue isn't an either/or, but...

You are still missing the point, I suspect because you are taking things out of context of the whole of Scripture. Sacramental (water) Baptism is normatively necessary for salvation. Slight side point: strictly speaking, the Word of God is NOT a book (Bible). John 1:1 says, "In the beginning...

LOL. That's funny. "I know a bit about the Pope. My friend was a Catholic." Is that your claim to fame and knowledge? That's like me saying, "Well, I know a bit about medicine. I had a classmate who became a doctor." Except in this case, there is no guarantee that your Catholic friend...

I was explaining a principle, that you were evidently not capable of grasping. The principle was the there are many things that aren't in the Bible, that are acceptable in practice. Jesus taught us the prayer, the Our Father. He never said, however, "This is the ONLY prayer you will every...

It's not an either/or. It's a both/and. Simon was RENAMED to Peter, which means Rock. God renames people when He establishes something important. He renamed Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah, Jacob to Israel, and Simon to Peter. If Simon wasn't renamed to Peter then why does the Bible refer...

Nor did Jesus ever drive a car, ride a bicycle, use a telephone, watch TV, etc. You rely completely on yoru fallible, personal interpretation of Scripture, rather than on the authentic, infallible interpretation of Scripture. Jesus didn't write a book to spread His truths. He founded a...

Yes, Got will forgive again and again, as long as we repent. Remember, we are all afflicted with the affects of Original sin, namely weakness of will and darkness of intellect. The angels, on the other hand, cannot be forgiven because they have no such excuse. Once the rebel angels made a...

No, God never forgets. However, if we repent of our sins, He will no longer apply justice to them. He will apply mercy.

Interesting post. Let's see if I correctly understand what you mean here... You don't think a MAN should teach, right? Yet, Jesus founded a (ONE) Church and commanded the Apostles (the first members of His Church's heirarchy) to go forth and TEACH everyone. Matt. 28:19-20 Go, therefore, and...

We can only post so much at a time. So, I'll start here, and if I have the energy and time, proceed with the other parts. Your post has so many parts that need to be addressed that I'd almost have to write a book. LOL So, here we go... Consider God’s original plan for man and creation. God...

I would encourage you to grab an objective history book (from the library, perhaps?) on early Church history, the first Christians, etc. The Romans had nothing to do with founding the Catholic Church. In fact, they persecuted the Church, sending many martyrs to their death until the 4th...

So, you still didn't answer my questions. So, my question to you is, do you claim to be infallible in your personal interpretation of Scripture? Or is it very possible you have erroneous interpretations? And if you can be erroneous, how would you ever know if you have everythig right or not...