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Thank you, Paul. Somehow, I did not see the weblink. I should have put on my glasses. B) At any rate, I read through the weblink. It was an interesting read; however, I disagree with it. First of all, it was God who created the tree of knowledge of good and evil (See Genesis 2:9), and it...

Hi Templar, To answer your question, Cain is not alive today. He died on earth because there is no such thing as eternal life on earth. Eternal life exists in Heaven. In Christ, Selene

Hello Templar, The Jerusalem Bible and the revised New Jerusalem Bible has all 7 books including the parts of Esther and Daniel that was taken out. Below is the website of the Jerusalem Bible. http://www.catholic.org/bible/ All Catholic Bibles include all 7 books including the parts of...

Hello Paul, That is the line of Seth. As you know, Abel is the son of Adam and Eve. Do you see Abel's name in Seth's line? Of course not. Why? Because that is Seth's line. If Abel was not murdered by his brother, he would have a line of his own. However, this still makes Abel the son of...

Hello Paul, Cain's father was Adam. Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife: who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God. In Christ, Selene

Hi Templar, The passage in Ephesians does not mention any Old Testament figures. It is the passages in Hebrews 11 that do. At the end of Chapter 11 of Hebrews, it says "God providing some better thing for us, that they should not be perfected without us." We have always taught that when...

My priest finally got back to me about the translation betweeen the Latin Vulgate and the Douay-Rheims. First of all, the Latin words "Dei," "Deo," and "Deus" all mean God. According to my priest, which word we use actually depends on the sentence that is being used. It depends on whether one...

Hi Templar, The Greek Septugent only included the Old Testament books. Those books were the Alexandrian canon and used by Jesus and the Apostles. Those books were written before Christ resurrected from the dead; therefore, these books were already set and kept by the Apostles and the early...

Hello Templar, The seven books of the Old Testament was never added by the Catholic Church. At the end of the first century long after Christ died and resurrected, the Jews cannonized their Hebrew Bible. The Jews took out those 7 books that were written in Greek and parts of Esther and...

I agree. We have gone from discussing the Holy Trinity to discussing scriptural translation. By the way, thanks for the information on the Massorah.

Hi Trulyelmo, God was not created. He simply exist. In Christ, Selene

I am sorry, but this is false. The Catholic Church has never preformed any same-sex marriage. It is against her catechism. If you are referring to "New Way's Ministry," that group is not recognized nor approved by the Vatican; therefore, they cannot speak on behalf of the Catholic faithful...

Hi Pegg, The problem is that original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts do not exist anymore. Also, I'm sure that Greek and Hebrew idioms need to be understood. By the way, my priest said that he understands Latin, so I will be meeting with him on Wednesday after Mass, so he can explain why there...

Hello Richard, Your apology is accepted. Satan is the enemy of both God and man. Satan will do what he can to lead men astray and we must always guard ourselves and cling to God. In Christ, Selene

If you actually believe that it is Satan who is responsible, then why blame religion? :huh:

By the way, the Latin words "Dei," "Deo," and "Deus" all mean God. I am not certain about the Latin language, but I think "Dei" is often used to refer to Christ such as "Agnus Dei" (Lamb of God), and Deo is used to refer to God the Father such as "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Glory to God in the...

My brother, of course, the Catholic Church has a bad history simply because the Church is full of sinners just like any other church. What church do you know is full of people with no sins? As a matter of fact, God's chosen people, the Israelites, were also sinners. There were not perfect...

Hello Pegg, As you pointed out in Romans 5:10, the Latin word "tribunal Dei" was used for "seat of Christ" in the Douay-Rheims.. Below shows the Douay-Rheims in comparison to the Latin Vulgate. 1410But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? Or thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we...

Hello Pastor, With all due respect, sir, you misinterpret Sacred Scripture. The confession of St. Peter is NOT the foundation of the Church. The foundation of the Church is based on our Lord Jesus Christ because He is the Founder and the Head of our Church. Pastor, to this day, a...

Hello Pastor, I respect your position as a man of God, and I ask your forgiveness in disagreeing with you. Christ was referring to St. Peter because He changed Simon's name to "rock." Peter means "Rock" in "Aramic. If Christ was only referring to St. Peter's confession, He did not have to...