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bbyrd009: Howdy. Your question: " Why do questions that earnestly seek truth--not asked from "why?"--cause this?" Only a very few members of the church I attend have been excommunicated, (or treated as a tax collector etc.). Unrepentant, public sin was the cause, not earnest questioning...

P.S.: Because I am opposed to The Catholic Church. I now have enough information to reject your church's teaching on this issue.

Scripture does not mention a new ark of the covenant, as far as I can tell. So, I deny that Mary should be described that way. The first 3 questions you asked: I'm pretty sure the answer is yes to them. But, "Did Jesus become God/man before, at the point of, or after the incarnation?", I have...

Here's a quote from St.Peter's List: "Mary was “full of grace” because the (she) was born without original sin and had remained sinless in order to be the New Ark of the Covenant, the Mother of God." So, a key issue with Mary being the New Ark of the Covenant is her Immaculate Conception? If...

This meme was posted by Kepha31 in one of the forums: Anyone care to explain/defend that statement? Can the Protestants accept that name for the Virgin Mary?

liafailrock, on 24 Mar 2017 - 4:07 PM, said: Right. But now you are required to follow the entire Law of Moses, and you will die in your sins: from Galatians: "10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all...

I think it is right to say "forgive others, and you will be forgiven". But, we would not even know what forgiveness means (although only partially known) unless we had been forgiven by God first. Conviction of sin comes before the understanding of the forgiveness of that sin. So, when I...

I enjoy reading what you have to say, but I have never understood the phrase "forgive yourself". I kinda doubt it is a principle of Scripture, so maybe it is a psychological thing for better self esteem? I'm sure I have the "old nature (man)" and the "new creation" within me, so maybe one says...

"There were two gospels, two." How about three? In Galations 3: "8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.”[d] 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with...

BreadOfLife said: "3.) And every "church" that doesn't have Bishops with valid Apostolic Succession is not the Church. It may be a Christian splinter group - but not the Church, by definition. Jesus built ONE Church - not 50,000 disjointed and perpetually-splintering offshoot sects who ALL...

When you say "You may want to take heed.", tell me exactly what I must do to "take heed". If it is anything more than Scripture already commands me to do, then I will probably reject what you say.

Thanks to BreadOfLife for this one: " ...perpetually-splintering Protestant sects..." Say that fast, 10 times!

And: John 6: "28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." So, belief in the Son of God accomplishes (begins?) the works of God.

Can you explain your statement: "...Christ was not a Christian"? Wasn't He the first one? At the very least, a Christian must be "in Christ", so Jesus was that for sure!

Michael Pardo explains above: "The letter is interesting for a number of reasons, but Paul's action was a direct transgression of the law of Moses: "You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. Deuteronomy 23:15 For whatever reason Paul had in mind, he...

I really thought I was accurately stating what the Catholic Church believes about the Eucharist, and comparing that to the (generally speaking) Protestant understanding of the bread and wine at communion. The accidents remain, the substance has changed. Protestants usually believe the accidents...

The Catholic Church's Eucharist is an idol. It is an object your church worships which is not God. I imagine you might ask for proof from Scripture for that statement. Others might answer you that way, but it is very simple to believe that, at the words of consecration, the wine continues to be...

Buddhism may not call itself a religion, but I think it is. One tenant of Buddhism (from buddhism beliefs.org) : "5. The Purpose of Life Life exists in itself – there is no inherent meaning attached to life. However – as all human beings (and animals) wish for happiness and not to suffer – the...

Yup, And you have obtained your crowns and rewards so there is no need to run, no need to persevere. Why run at all if you have already obtained? I think you are missing Paul's point. None of these verses say salvation is assured. In fact, nothing in the whole Bible says salvation is assured...

Even righteous works by someone like Mother Teresa (Saint Teresa), for example, could be worthless in the sight of God if she was not a believer.