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There is only one Holy Spirit, and one set of doctrines that has never changed. Development is not change. Demonic spirits don't concern us much, unless there is a possession, which is extremely rare. First they see a psychiatrist, then the priest. There is no sensationalism like the tv preachers.

Faith and works are inseparable. Works does, in fact, play a role because they are inseparable from faith. No one is truly "declared righteous" util they are dead. No one is declared infallibly and permanently righteous, that would make them perfect and sinless. If you define faith alone as...

Similar doesn't cut it. There is no unity. St. Paul condemned division. Just having the Bible and the Holy Spirit is not in the Bible. Every heretic in history thought the same thing. Your definition of "born again" has no consistency, unless you mean "of water and the Spirit" according to...

If a person's faith is shaken by the sickness of a small % of clergyman, it doesn't say much about their faith.

It seems that whenever the pope is mentioned on most forums, the lies, ignorance, false histories and plain bigotry rears its ugly head. We are well aware of the >3% of bad popes, (who never taught anything) but most are not aware of the 100% of the early reformers moral deficiencies. I avoid...

St. Mother Teresa, whom I love dearly, acted on the grace that God gave her. In turn, by her response, the glory went to God. Faith and love (manifested by works) are always connected. Faith (a process of thought) and love (an action) are never separated in the Scriptures. Cf. Eph. 3:17; 1...

This false doctrine of John Calvin is called double predestination, a cruel psychotic god creates souls just to throw them into hell. It also means we have no free will. This false doctrine is not accepted by most Protestants, all Catholics and Orthodox. Ezek. 18:23-24, 32 - God takes no...

Since the Baby in Mary's womb wasn't Joseph's, according to the law she should have been put to death.

There is truckloads of evidence to the contrary. Re-writing history is not an answer, it's an escape from the truth. I don't know how you can say that with any degree of honesty. As I have said many times, CATHOLIC originated in Scripture. CATHOLIC comes from the Greek word Katholikos, which...

Nations/individuals. Why can't it be both? Why impose a dichotomy?

Joe [Catholic]: We don’t. Let me explain. First of all, belief in Christ means also to obey Him. This is shown in passages where the opposite of belief is disobedience, such as in 1 Pet 2:7 and John 3:36, where “believeth not” (KJV) is often translated “does not obey.” * * e.g., NASB, RSV, NEB...

Yup, And you have obtained your crowns and rewards so there is no need to run, no need to persevere. Why run at all if you have already obtained? I think you are missing Paul's point. None of these verses say salvation is assured. In fact, nothing in the whole Bible says salvation is assured...

Jeremiah 1:5 "“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; applies to all of us. I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” applies to Jeremiah.

Is that pastor a Christian? Phil. 4:17 – Paul says “I seek the fruit which increases to your credit.” Fruits (good works) increase our justification. Paul says these works increase our “credit,” which is also called “merit.” These merits bring forth more graces from God, furthering increasing...

Yup, And you have obtained your crowns and rewards so there is no need to run, no need to persevere. Why run at all if you have already obtained? I think you are missing Paul's point. None of these verses say salvation is assured. In fact, nothing in the whole Bible says salvation is assured...

Jesus taught servitude at the Washing of the Feet, to Peter, rather emphatically, and many other places, but you ignore that with this cheap attack on my post. Peter's primacy is among the Apostles, because that's what Jesus wanted. It does not supplant or over-ride Jesus' lordship. Not once...

Are there any Christians on the planet besides you?

You did miss it. It was a long post. I don't mind reposting it. THE PRIMACY OF PETER Matt. 10:2; Mark 1:36; 3:16; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:3; 2:37; 5:29 - these are some of many examples where Peter is mentioned first among the apostles. Matt. 14:28-29 - only Peter has the faith to walk on water...

One can argue is/is not the Rock on which Jesus builds His Church 'til the cows come home. There are things in the Bible that are irrefutable: Jesus builds the Church Peter's role throughout the NT is that of leader/spokesman for all the Apostles, you don't even need Matthew 16:18, or the whole...