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Interesting post, Truthnightmare. So, if what you say is true, there is no way to know, for sure, what Christ's message is. It's basically a crapshoot, left to each individual to find for him/herself. That means Christ left us no sure way to know what His message was for humanity. Truth is...

Say a child had two parents (as should be). One was strict and didn't put up with any humbug, and the other was lenient (a marshmallow). Say a child is contemplating doing someting bad. If the lenient parent is in the room (alone), the child is far more likely to attempt doing something bad...

If you obey Christ, you obey His Church! The Church declares why, verse Matt. 18:18, “for whatever the Church binds on earth is bound in heaven, and whatever she loses on earth is loosed in heaven.” The foundation, really, for all the extraordinary claims of the Catholic church, unique claims...

Good question. What DOES the Bible say? If you have 100 people read the Bible through their own light, you get 100 different answers for some passages. Where does the buck stop? Is there a way to know, with certitude, that the interpretation of the Bible that you have is 100% correct?

Ah, okay. This is never about me. It's about truth. I'm always open to the truth. I have studied the faith for over 60 years now, and am always learning. That said, nothing you or Cardinal Baronius said contradicts what I said regarding that there was but one Church founded by Christ, and...

I'm sure you intended to make a point here???

Truthnightmare, I'm coming in a little late in the game here, which is why I went to the end of the thread to start. :) I have to point out that this nonsense about the Church starting around 350 A.D. is demonstrably false, however. There was but one Church for the first 1000 years of...

Spyder, I think you may be confused. I hope I haven't contributed to your confusion. If I have, I apologize. Apostolic Succession is the authority God gave man. Authority is given, not taken. The New Testament is clear that God (Jesus) founded a Church, with His authority to teach, preach...

There is one God made up of Three Divine Persons:, which we call the Holy Trinity: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. All you can give is your personal opinion, since you do not have Apostolic Succession or a guarantee that you are doctrinally correct. And opinions are like noses...

Rather than try to just copy and paste an explanation, I'll put the link here for you that explains that Jesus is God, knew it, and claimed it to be so: Jesus Knew He Was God, and Said So

It would be helpful if you know what you were talking about. But, alas, that's not the case. There is no doctrine called "the ascension of Mary." There is a doctrine called the "Assumption of Mary" that states that Mary was assumed into heaven at the end of her life. But the doctrine wasn't...

The Catholic Church is built upon the teachings of Christ. All the teachings of Christ, unblemished and unchanged. Think for a moment... IF the Catholic Church, which was the only Church for the first 1000 years of Christianity, does not have the fullness of Christ's teaching, WHERE did they...

We don't hold the Early Church Fathers to be infallible in everything they say. We look to them to get an idea of how they viewed and lived the faith since they lived closest in time to Christ when the Church was young. Since there was no New Testament assembled until the late 4th Century...

Actually, they did. Both are within Scripture, if properly interpreted. I would invite you to read what the first Christians thought about these things by reading the Early Church Fathers. They were decidedly Catholic in their beliefs, doctrines, and worship.

Keep in mind that it's only been in the last 100 years of history, give or take, that universal literacy was of interest to mankind. Before that, the vast majority of makind was illiterate. A Bible-onlyl approach would have excluded the vast majority of mankind for the majority of time...

And, your point is...? (I'm claiming that the Apostles and their successors, the bishops, belonged to the one, true, original Church founded by Christ, that we call "Catholic.") The word "Catholic" comes from the Greek katholikos, the combination of two words, kata (concerning), and holos...

I can see how you might think that. But, no. I read Scripture in light of the original doctrines that Christ handed over to His Apostles, who, in turn, handed them over to their successors, the bishops, who have done likewise for 2000 years now. Not once have any of these doctrines been...

All that means is someone comparing doctrines against their personal interpretation of Scripture, which Scripture warns against in 2 Peter 1:20-21. And, it's assuming that everything must be in Scripture, which is the opposite of what Scripture says. It's making oneself one's own Pope and...

Galatians 1:8 "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be accursed!" So, if someone preaches unsound doctrine, isn't that "a gospel other than the one"? God is infinitely just, however. Someone can be...

Spyder, that's an interesting testimony. Clearly, you are seeking God and His truths. That is admirable. When you say something is "not scriptural" to what are you comparing it with regard to Scripture? Your own personal interpretation? Or the interpretation that has always been held since...