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If the first step in a journey is incorrect, then even if one follows the directions perfectly thereafer, they cannot reach their desired destination. The notion that everything we are to believe and know is explicitly in the Bible is non-Biblical. It is a man-made doctrine. Christ founded a...

When trying to understand these verses, note that the term “brother” (Greek: adelphos) has a wide meaning in the Bible. It is not restricted to the literal meaning of a full brother or half-brother. The same goes for “sister” (adelphe) and the plural form “brothers” (adelphoi). The Old Testament...

Not at all. Nothing is "shot down." Mary did, indeed, need a savior, and Jesus did save her....before she sinned! The way it was explained in days of old was similar to this... A young man was walking through the forest and didn't notice a quicksand pit ahead. (sin) He fell in and couldn't...

Good point! Translations from one language to another, especially from Greek and Hebrew, are usually problematic, because there are some words and phrases that do not completely translate well between languages. For example, the Commandment, "Thou shalt honor thy father and mother." The word...

True belief, remember, is not mere intellectual assent. True belief dictates the way we live and what we do.

Stan, you and I are "growths" also, and, like the unborn, we also have living brains, heart, etc. Let me correct your statement "I take my theology from the Bible" and make it a really true statement. You should have said, "I take my theology from my personal intepretation of a translation of...

When a baby is born, sometimes the parents don't name it for a few days. When the baby is named, does it change? Or is it just a label assigned to the person that the baby is? Similary, the Catholic Church was and is the one Church founded by Christ. Early on, this one Church, founded by...

The Catholic Church is not a "denomination," strictly speaking. The word "denomination" infers that it comes "from" something else. It is the original Church founded by Christ. And it's not even a close call.

Stan, I understand that you are challenged (as you said in a previous post a week or so ago). I think that lessens your culpability. But for others who may be reading these posts, unborn babies are not "something" but "someone." They don't suddenly change once they are born. They have their...

Well, it's a start, but doesn't go far enough. Ban abortion completely. Murder of the unborn innocent is a sin that cries out to God for vengeance!

Satan has truly gotten hold of our educational system, our government, and the media. All are controlled by Marxists, who are anti-God. There is no lie they won't tell, no trick they won't try to gain control of the culture and enslave them to the state (government). The educational system...

Your comment sounds an awful lot along the same lines of when Mary poured the expensive perfumed oil on Jesus, and Judas Iscariot complained that it could have been sold and the money given to the poor. See John 12:5... “Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days’ wages* and given to the...

Simple question, Jim. Should be a simple answer, right? If the Bible were so easy to interpret, why are there literally thousands of man-made Protestant denominations based on contrary and disagreeing interpretations of the same Bible. They all claim to be led by the Holy Spirit in their...

The Catholic Church is the only one founded by Christ. It's nature is decidedly different than all other man-made denominations, in that it is the a living, Divine entity, the Body of Christ, as St. Paul says. Eph. 1:22-23 says: And he put all things beneath his feet and gave him as head over...

Part 2: Consider how honor is given. We regularly give it to public officials. In the United States it is customary to address a judge as “Your Honor.” In the marriage ceremony it used to be said that the wife would “love, honor, and obey” her husband. And just about anyone, living or dead...

Part 1: The word “worship” has undergone a change in meaning in English. It comes from the Old English weorthscipe, which means the condition of being worthy of honor, respect, or dignity. To worship in the older, larger sense is to ascribe honor, worth, or excellence to someone, whether a sage...

I can teach you, but I can't understand it for you, unfortunately. Try reading the article at the link below. Then, we can try to discuss... Saint Worship?

Again, Catholics are forbidden from "worshiping" Mary. It is against Catholic teaching. You need a lesson on what "worship" is. You can't just make it up like the leftists in our country make up new meanings for whatever word they want, like "marriage."

The Catholic Church is about authority and responsibility, not power. The difference between authority and power is that authority is given; power is taken. Christ gave His authority to His Church, the Catholic Church, to teach, preach, and sanctify. Protestantism took power upon themselves...

So, you have something against the Bible? Questions to spark you to think... 1. Are we to immitate Jesus as much as possible? (I say, "Yes!") 2. Did Jesus ever disobey any of the Commandments? (I say, "No!") 3. So, Jesus obeyed the Commandment to "Honor thy father and mother." Right...