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You're funny. Sometimes it's 400 sometimes it's 30,000. I will tell you that there are much more than 30,000 churches of Christ in the world and they all mostly believe the main doctrines and tenets of the faith. They all agree much more with one another than with you and the RCC which itself...

Of course you should always obey what God is speaking to you!

Peter told us who the Rock was. "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God". What is built upon the Rock are the Apostles and prophets and the Church". We are not the foundation, we are built on the foundation. There are four passages in the New Testament where both the foundation and...

Neo, gotta love you man. You always say that anyone that does not agree with you just does not understand your Catholic doctrine. I think you are probably, right. When you put all the RCC writings together, it's quite a bit to go through (kind of like the IRS regulations). Well, when it comes...

The gates of hell will not prevail against Jesus Christ nor those who have Him as their foundation (Rock) in their lives. Mat_7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Mat_7:25 And the rain...

The chronology of the New Testament times is quite easy to establish from dates and events in Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles. The dates are also reliably confirmed by secular history. From the dates that are easily established, it is evident that Peter was in certain places at certain...

Christianity is the Word of God and the Spirit of God and they both agree with one another.

Hi Gypsy, One of the major shifts in one's life when they are truly born-again and receive the Spirit of God is that they become hungry for the truth in EVERYTHING! Everything they do and everything they say and everything they read. Because the Spirit of Truth dwells in a person that has been...

Neo, I am always impressed by your eisegesis.

Good post, Ruth, BigAnddy and Gypsy. The greatest story ever told has me convinced that we can never be thankful, enough. Axehead

Good stuff, Rex, mjrhealth and dragonfly. You guys really bless me.

Yes, and the nature and character of God that demanded obedience in the OT is the same God that demands obedience in the NT. Now, by His grace and changing our hearts, we are able to obey Him and His commandments are not grievous. Don't you think this is interesting? In the start of Romans and...

Ahh, yes, because the Pope not only declares he is the Spiritual head of the Church but also that he is the Temporal King on earth. This makes him a head of state and a political leader and fair game in a political war. He still retains power to depose princes.

Hi dragonfly, I almost forgot this question that you had asked. It's been so busy on CyB, lately. No, I did not mean that in "respect to righteousness" but rather in "respect to God's purposes". The Holy Spirit is working in all of our lives to bring us into maturity. Eph_4:13 Till we all...

There has been much said about "the Keys" of the Kingdom in various threads and I would like to use the Word of God to establish the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus gave Peter is not Authority and Power over the "government" of His Church. That alone rests in the hands of Jesus Christ...

Popes have bodyguards (The Swiss Guard) and used to have their own armies.

Excellent post, dragonfly. Another glaring omission amongst so many is Paul's neglect of mentioning Peter in Rome. Paul does not hesitate to mention Peter's presence in Antioch (Gal 2:11) or Peter's presence in Jerusalem (Gal 1:18). But Paul never even breathes a syllable of Peter in Rome...

Yes, you are referring to Witness Lee's, "The Local Church", and I quite agree with you. In a sentence, they fall short, glorifying the Church (Body) instead of Jesus Christ (the Head). Everything revolves around the church instead of the Lord. Theirs is a unity based on doctrinal conformity...

Alan, Do you believe Jesus Christ was fully God and fully man? Do you believe in the Deity of Christ? My conviction has been since the time of my salvation that Jesus NEVER sinned or became a sinner (including while on the Cross), and the simple easy reason to remember without a long...

I thought this was an interesting article with some good lessons to ponder. http://www.charlesnewbold.com/books/TheHarlotChurchSystem.pdf I hear you loud and clear, Andy. Just post lots of links like Kephah does, right? How about the Justin Mangonel pulpit? Are you sure there wasn't...