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John Broadus (Nineteenth-Century Calvinistic Baptist) "As Peter means rock, the natural interpretation is that ‘upon this rock’ means upon thee. . . . It is an even more far-fetched and harsh play upon words if we understand the rock to be Christ and a very feeble and almost unmeaning play upon...

Who do you think discerned what books belong in the NT in the 1st place??? Did Paul live to the year 397 AD??? So what. My list covers the whole NT. They are indicators, not proof texts. Peter was leader of the apostles and of the whole church. There's no way around it, unless you start...

Slow down. I count at least 4 false assumptions in your post. 1. Peter preached the gospel to Jews and gentiles. Acts 10:34-48, 11:1-18. So what makes you think he didn't know what he was doing? 2. There were no Gentiles at Pentecost that I am aware of. Chapter and verse, please. 3. "Explain...

THEE PRIMACY OF PAUL??? It is incorrect to regard St. Paul as some kind of spiritual “lone ranger,” on his own with no particular ecclesiastical allegiance, since he was commissioned by Jesus Himself as an Apostle. In his very conversion experience, Jesus informed Paul that he would be told...

Nonsense. I am using the whole NT, you are fixed on Acts 15. There are only 2 exceptions in the whole NT, that I already named, and harping on them is the best you can do to discredit Peter's role in the Church. If there were a time when your 'first mention' rule would be paramount, it would...

THE PRIMACY OF PETER Matt. to Rev. - Peter is mentioned 155 times and the rest of apostles combined are only mentioned 130 times. Peter is also always listed first except in 1 Cor 3:22 and Gal. 2:9 (which are exceptions to the rule). Matt 10:2; Mark 1:36; 3:16; Luke 6:14-16; Act 1:3; 2:37; 5:29...

That is a straw man fallacy. Acts 10:34-48, 11:1-18 - Peter is first to teach about salvation for all (Jews and Gentiles). Maybe you have another Bible. The idea that the florid Renaissance pope is typical of all popes is not a Catholic invention, but a Protestant one. Protestantism has been...

"intermediaries" in your context is a standard Protestant myth. Prayers to the dead have nothing to do with enquirers of the dead... does not mean what you want it to mean. "nothing to do with enquirers of the dead." What part of "nothing to do with enquireis of the dead" don't you...

I am not here to give lessons in grade 4 English.

Prayer has many definitions and if you are hung up on just one (the one you like) then it's not me with the problem. I've given you a response to the same psychotic charges previously. Maybe you don't know how to click on links, so I will paste in my response that you missed the first time...

I am not the one that denies Lazarus and Tabitha were spoken TO when they were dead. I would rather be accused of mishandling Scripture than be guilty of flat out denial of them.

You are splitting hairs. When Jesus told Lazarus to "come out" and Peter told Tabitha to "arise" they both used verbs in the imperative mood. Yea, it's called "prayers to Lazarus and Tabitha in the imperative mood". You guys keep trying to squirm your way out of it. Jesus and Peter spoke to dead...

You are not equipped to compare Catholic theology with mormons and JW's. I suggest you read some debates and learn by sound bytes and carnival barkers, which is what you are accustomed to.

They don't. You must live in a religious bubble. ; One day you will grow up and realize that salvation and a quickened spirit doesn't answer all of life's problems. How is it a "bypass" when the prayers go to God? I see how badly you have been indoctrinated in a lot of anti-Catholic nonsense...

Chapter and verse, please. I've already demolished your man made theology, I suppose I have to repeat myself 100 times but you still won't get it. You are so schooled in hostility you can't be reasoned with. Tell that to Jesus' parable of the rich man in Luke 16. Jesus CLEARLY teaches that the...

WHAT ARE THE ROMAN CATACOMBS? The catacombs are underground tunnels that were forged out of soft rock. They are long, marrow winding corridors. The dead were buried in the walls on either side. From time to time, going through these corridors, one comes to a wider space like a room. In these...

Why didn't you discuss them instead of shoveling this as manure in my face? Why did you dismiss post #296? Ignoring and denying doesn't make for much of a discussion. You should try and deal with Luke 16 instead of running from it. Prayers to the dead have nothing to do with enquirers of the...

The "all statues" = idolatry is a stupid argument and guaranteed a loosing one.

This blows away Taken's anti-statue obsession.

Have you ever talked to anyone who exclaimed: “The Bible never shows anyone praying to anyone other than God! And we can never communicate to anyone who is dead, either; that’s occultic!” Yet it’s indisputable that Jesus indeed plainly teaches the very thing that they claim is nonexistent in...