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4. As the sacred synod searches into the mystery of the Church, it remembers the bond that spiritually ties the people of the New Covenant to Abraham's stock. Thus the Church of Christ acknowledges that, according to God's saving design, the beginnings of her faith and her election are found...

That's 3 in a row.

If Jesus thanked the Father for hearing Him, isn't that what prayer is? It isn't logical to pin God down as to which group He will answer, because He hears the prayers of both. How God answers seemingly opposing prayer requests is to put God into a box. Since Baptist preachers don't believe in...

What Is Infallibility? Infallibility is commonly understood to mean exemption from error. So it is. But what does this mean? It means that a person, or persons, who are infallible not only, do not err; they cannot err. Clearly it is one thing to not make a mistake, and something else, and much...

I explicitly defined the Magisterium in Bible times as Peter and the Apostles, they had teaching authority. That teaching authority did not die off, or we would have no Bible. Athanasius was bishop of Alexandria, who do you think ordained him?, and who ordained that bishop? Separating Tradition...

Apostolic succession Magisterium Athanasius The Canon of Scripture Paul confronts Peter the primacy of Peter I can't reply to this list in one brief post, so I will briefly summarize each of your points. Apostolic succession I respectfully submit that your position is full of holes. The...

I agree with that, but the Holy Spirit needs qualified men to work with. Not just the Council of Jerusalem, but future councils as well. There is nothing in Scripture saying it would be the last council. Doctrinal development is a growth of depth and clarity in the understanding of the truths...

The Holy Spirit is mentioned twice at the Council of Jerusalem: Acts 15, but it is not the job of the Holy Spirit to settle disputes but to guide the Church in her decisions.

The "Chair" is passed on to successors, not generation to generation. That's correct. The Church has never been overthrown. She has been attacked from inside and out, but the gates of Hades have never prevailed, and never will. Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in...

Protestant reformers Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli ALL professed the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. (for documentation, see for example Mary, Mother of All Christians by Max Thurian, written while he was a Calvinist theologian). ...can you say "flip flop"? How about "Ephesians 4:14???" Matthew...

Without question, one of the most important analogies God has given to us in His Word on the new restored relationship we now have with Him as a result of Jesus dying on the cross for all of us is the vine and branch analogy – where Jesus is the vine and we are the branches.

God will listen to both. How He answers is none of your business.

A very good link. Did you actually read it?

It amazes me how many people don't understand what an analogy is. It is not a proof text, nor is it an exact duplicate. The human family is ANALGOUS to the Trinity because 3 entities are involved. Father, Son, Holy Spirit are One; husband, wife, and children are one flesh. Please quote the...

There is plenty in Scripture that teaches the infallibility of the Magisterium far more than any biblical support for sola scriptura. Infallibility means teaching without error, and bad teachers teaching wrong things are not the Magisterium. Show me were Peter taught an error. Matthew 18 And I...

If you don't understand what you re looking at, or refuse to understand, then you can make it what ever you want.

You have to break it down into sound-bytes. Most anti-Catholics have no knowledge of Church history. St. Peter was crucified up-side-down, that is where the up-side-down cross came from.. a symbol of his execution. That is why it is on one of the papal chairs. It wasn't until recently that...

Trinity add-on theories were invented after the Enlightenment era; such modernists can disprove most of the Bible with dubious historicity methods. Adam and Eve were one in the marital sense, before, during and after Cain. Will you answer my questions? Are offspring made in the image and...

In seeking to understand the traditional family, Christians should keep in mind that not only are individual persons created in the image of God, but so is the family itself. The human family is the closest analogy that mankind will ever come to concretely understanding the Blessed Trinity. The...