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Could you provide the document of the early Church fathers saying that?

TexUs, it was the early fathers who stated in their writings that the Apostle Peter was the first bishop of Rome. As I said, we are not the only Church that can trace its lineage all the way back to the first century and even to an Apostle. The Orthodox Church in the East can also do the same.

I think the best way to handle them is to ignore them and walk away. Attacking them would only prove that they are right about us. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, "you cannot conquer darkness using darkness. Only the light can conquer darkness." As Christians, we must live out our true creed...

Hello TexUs, That biblical verse that I quoted in my post did NOT come from any Catholic Bible. It came from the King James Version (a Protestant Bible). Why the Protestants put those words in brackets, I do not know for I am not a Protestant. 1 Peter 5:13 The [church that is] at Babylon...

Hello Foreigner, The term "Babylon" in the New Testament is a code-name for Rome. It is not Assyria because Assyria no longer became a great city. During Jesus' time it was the Rome that became an empire and Babylon was the code name for Rome. It was used that way multiple times in works...

I just watched the videos and SHEEZ..........they hate the Jews???? :blink: Don't they know that Jesus was a Jew?

The two statements DO conflict with each other. Jesus never said He was better than anyone. He always humbled Himself. He knew He was better than everyone, but He never said it. The fact that He never said it shows His humility. If you truely are better than the Christians, it starts by...

St. Peter was in Rome. St. Peter wrote his letter from Rome. Babylon is another name for Rome during Jesus' time. 1 Peter 5:13 The [church that is] at Babylon, elected together with [you], saluteth you; and [so doth] Marcus my son. There are also historical documents showing that both St...

You misunderstand my post. I agree with you. God is not a murderer. One knows who God the Father is through His Son. His Son does not have any sins. God also does not have any sins. God is not a murderer. In the Old Testament, it only looks like God is a vengeful and murderous God only...

My brother, God gave us free will. God does not force anyone to do anything.

God revealed Himself to the Jewish people in their history. Thus, despite how violent their history was, God's message was written in their history; therefore, Joshua was not a fraud. For Christians, God revealed Himself in the person of His Son. As I said, we read the Old Testament in light...

Hello Dr. Smart, In the Bible, it says that to know the Father is through His Son. We read the Old Testament in light of the New Testament. So, I agree with you. God did not do this. It was man who sins, and there are consequences to sin. When Adam and Eve sin, the consequence to sin is...

When Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, He was baptized in BOTH water and spirit. One baptism includes a baptism of water and spirit. Water and spirit make up one baptism. Water baptism is part of the New Testament. It began with St. John the Baptist, and it was commanded by God. It...

My brother, what you say does not upset me at all. After all, if Aspen post things that are not in line with Catholic doctrines, I don't see why that should bother you. If you look under the thread "Hell is God's mercy," you will see that I have told Aspen that I don't recognize it as...

I take this parable to mean faith because in the SAME Gospel, Matthew describes the mustard seed as faith in Matthew 17:19. Matthew 17:19 Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove...

My brother, you did accuse me of posting that the earth is the Church. I never said such thing in my post and the proof is under this thread. Okay, so you have your own interpretation of the parable, and I have mine. So, why are you telling me your interpretation when in the first place, I...

No, Bud, you are simply jealous that he thanked me for my interpretation. I did not ignore Jesus' interpretation. I know that He not only died for us, but He also built His Church to carry on His mission to let all peoples of the earth know of Him. What Christ planted was the Church. Those...

My brother, if I was uptight I would have attacked your post. But YOU were the one who attacked my post simply because I am Catholic. How can I be ashamed of its teaching especially when I even admitted that we do have bad people inside our Church? Jesus gave the interpretation as everyone...

My brother, the poster of this thread asked for an interpretation of the parable. I answered it, and nowhere in my post to him did I even bring up anything about the Catholic Church. YOU were the one who made it an issue. That is the truth. Anyone reading this thread knows that nowhere in my...

Of course, it is about me being a Catholic because after I posted my response to the original poster to this thread, below is your very first post to me: From bud02: Are you indicating tares are in your church Selene? Now that would be the RCC right? Congratulations to you as well. Everyone...