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Idolatry is worship of any created physical object, which does not include all created objects as Scripture clearly shows. The Eucharist is not created by human hands alone and cannot be an idol. You are just being arrogant. Jesus becomes an idol or magician when he is made subservient to...

I can't help but be skeptical over a teaching that was invented in the 1800's. Problems with the pre-tribulational view are highlighted by Baptist (and premillennial) theologian Dale Moody, who wrote: "Belief in a pre-tribulational rapture . . . contradicts all three chapters in the New...

Aren't we supposed to do that every day?

MISCONCEPTION REGARDING CATHOLICS BEING FORBIDDEN FROM READING THE HOLY BIBLE. There is a myth circulating in the Protestant circle that, now and/or in the past, Catholics were forbidden from reading the Holy Bible. This myth opposes the centuries old practice of promoting the Catholic Bible...

Scripture is the primary source for Catholic doctrine, and always has been. But there is nothing in scripture that says scripture is the ONLY source. (ALL Scripture...does not mean exclusivly Scripture) Writing was not abolished after John wrote Revelation, and post-biblical writings have never...

If God is going to "destroy the wicked", I wish He would hurry up. “Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians Oppressed for their Faith, 2015-17,” is a study released by Aid to the Church in Need, an organization chaired by George J. Marlin. Its findings are devastating. “In 12 of the...

Nature and Person A helpful distinction to make when evaluating the doctrine of the Trinity is to understand the difference between nature and person. The nature of something corresponds to the questions “What is it?” Person, on the other hand, answers the question, “Who is it?” In the world...

Yes. The Catechism is both primary and secondary. There is no need to create another false dichotomy of either/or when it is both/and.

Let's try something else: Different Kinds of Tongues by Dave Armstrong ::

The thread title: It is not in the bible.....sola scripture has nothing to do with the OP: "so why is it believed and accepted that Mary had children other than Jesus." It has been answered with post #4, 6, 8, and 9 on the first page, with some posts weightier than others. The thread has...

Different Kinds of Tongues: A Biblical and Linguistic Defense

Speaking in tongues made a comeback with the Classical Pentecostal Movement at the turn of the 19th century. There may be a scarce pre-existence before then, it's debatable. This was followed by the Neo-Pentecostal Movement, meaning charismatic prayer groups forming within churches without...

Accepted.

Christmas and Easter are not concessions to idolatry. They are largely cultural holidays with heavy Christian influence. You must live in a scary world. I hope you don't have children. Martin Luther Day, Oct. 31, coincides with Halloween. According to your logic, the founder of Protestantism...

You brought it up. The thread is about idolatry. Misunderstanding prayers is one thing, refusing to understand after explanations is something else. There are places in scripture where prayers are not given to God but to someone else, it is not idolatry. That discussion does not belong on this...

The thread is about idolatry. An excellent point.

I completely agree, if kneeling is not ultimately directed to God. Veneration does not stop at art (paintings, statues). If a Catholic is worshiping art, there is definitely idolatry going on there, but that would require an I.Q. of -2. Deut. 5:8 – God’s commandment “thou shall not make a...

Idolatry 2112 The first commandment condemns polytheism. It requires man neither to believe in, nor to venerate, other divinities than the one true God. Scripture constantly recalls this rejection of "idols, [of] silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but do not speak...

The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice by Phil Jenkins, Ph.D. a non-Catholic sociologist book review Anti-Catholicism has a long history in America. And as Philip Jenkins argues in The New Anti-Catholicism, this virulent strain of hatred--once thought dead--is alive and well in...

Judging by the criteria of biblical fundamentalism (literal words literally understood) it is certain that there is no mention of the Catholic Church in the book of Revelation as the Whore of Babylon. By contortions of interpretation (not biblical literalism) some groups and individuals equate...