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Fascinating. Thanks for that.

You seem to have missed my point. The Church is the “fullness” of Christ Jesus (Eph 1:22), so if Christ Jesus a mediator is between God and man, then so is his Church. You’re saying the Church does not share Christ Jesus’ role as mediator, so you’re saying the Church does not have the...

It is impossible for God’s Church to become “absolutely corrupt”. If that happened, the “gates of Hell” would have prevailed against her - Jesus promised that would never happen (Matt 16:19). Individual members of Church can become corrupt (even a Pope can become corrupt), but what the Church...

Wrong again. Paul said that he himself could fall and not get to Heaven - "... lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified" (1Cor 9:27). And Hebrews 3:14 says, "For we have become partakers of Christ IF WE HOLD FAST the beginning of our assurance firm until the end"...

That verse refers to the resurrection. What happens to the saved (the “saints”) between the time they die and the time they are resurrected?

I have no idea what you’re talking about. The verse you quote - Eph 2:20 - refers to the Church. How it demonstrate that the Bible is the only word of God?

Your only defence is to deny history. I love it! Denying history is easy - even neo-Nazis can do it.

The Scriptures say the Church is “the pillar and foundation of the truth” (1Tim 3:15) and the Church is the “fullness” of Christ (Eph 1:22-23). The Scriptures don’t say the Scriptures are the “pillar and foundation of the truth”; nor do they say they are the “fullness” of Christ. So wake up...

In that case, Paul is saying the "living God" is the "Church". Well, that actually sounds close to the truth and what Eph 1:22 says - the Church is the "fullness" of Christ.

Israel is in Heaven?

Mr. Logic and Mr. Reasoning.

Don't hold your breath waiting for the penny to drop ...

The good news is, God will forgive him for his statue-worshipping idolatry - on account of his profound ignorance of Church teaching.

No Catholic believes statues have any power whatsoever, hence no Catholic prays to statues. So you're barking up he wrong tree - how many times do you have to be told? I suspect you're the sort of person whose pride is such that you have a great deal of trouble accepting that you're wrong -...

So Mary gave birth to all those who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ? How does Mary manage to give birth to millions/billions of Christians?

Er, you seem to have a major problem - you're implying Mary gave birth to all Christians (ie, those who "keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ").

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If the Catholic Church says Mary is a perpetual virgin and only had one child, then that is the truth. Relying on your interpretation of the Bible as your primary source of truth is barking up the wrong tree and leads to errors and false doctrines - the Church is the primary source of truth...

My understanding is, the "woman clothed with the sun" in Rev 12 has three identities - Israel, the Virgin Mary, the Church.

Try reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church - you'll learn more from studying that in one day than you will from studying the Bible for a century. Relying on your own power to interpret the Bible always leads to false doctrine and false churches