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If anything – the Catholic idea of faith is MUCH richer and meaningful than the Protestant definition that YOU propose.

As I indicated before – trust is but ONE of several meanings of pistis - along with belief and faithfulness. I ALREADY gave you the verses . . . James 2:21-22 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and...

Regardless of how much you hate Catholics - there are no less than FOUR words for “Love” in Greek: Agape - unconditional/sacrificial love Eros - romantic/passionate love Philia – brotherly love Sorge – familial/friendship love NO. He believed Him. He didn't have faith in Him. Not the ones I...

The Greek word used here is not “trust”, but “believe” (Pisteuo). The Greek word for trust is εμπιστοσύνη (empistosýni). The demons don’t have trust or faithfulness. They only have belief. Once again – pistis does NOT translate as trust. Empistosýni is trust.

Pistis is a word that is as old as Greek mythology – and evolved as many words do. Scholarly evidence argues that pistis involves not only trust – but allegiance and faithfulness. (Morgan, Teresa. Roman Faith and Christian Faith.) (Bates, Matthew. Salvation by Allegiance Alone.) As I indicated...

That’s your response?? James wrote that pistis without works is NOT pistis at ALL. It’s dead and worthless (James 2:17, 26). I only brought this up as a comparison. And, in the context of a marriage – love without trust IS worthless.

WRONG. James says that pistis without works is NOT faith. It's DEAD - worthless - nothing. Works are an essential element of what faith is. It's like love within a marriage that is devoid of trust is worthless.

Ummm, along with trust and confidence - faithfulness is one of the definitions of Pistis. "Pistis (πίστις) is a Greek word meaning faith, belief, trust, or confidence, emphasizing a loyal, active reliance that involves the mind, heart, and actions, rather than just intellectual assent." Being...

A “moron” – really?? When an argument is lost, it usually means that ad hominem attacks are NOT far behind. Thank for NOT disappointing . MOST people living in this aren’t fluent in Greek - or Latin for that matter – and that includes non-Catholics. However, we live in an age where it’s quite...

Wrong. Greek is not Latin – and vice versa.

No – you’re just bitter because I destroyed your 1-word = 1-meaning blunder. “Protestant“ definition, indeed . . . That’s nonsense – and ignorant nonsense at that. I’m only bound to accept doctrinal teachings – NOT clerical opinions . . .

Huh?? Deeds without faith are as filthy rags (Isa. 64:6). I completely disagree with the “open border” view. But again – this is NOT a doctrinal issue.

Pistis means ANY of the following - Faith, belief, trust, confidence, fidelity, faithfulness. A Christian has trust, confidence, fidelity and faithfulness. A demon has belief only (James 2:19) . . .

No – rather the demons have an intellectual faith – not a REAL faith. Christian faith has an element of HOPE, as Paul states in Heb. 11:1. The demons have NO hope. Paulo also states that (Christian) faith without love is worthless. James makes it clear that faith APART from works is dead (James...

Actually, only those who have faith have deeds that matter. You can have ALL of the deeds int he world, but they mean nothing without faith in Christ. Yes - but we're not really talking about doctrinal issues here. It's more about leadership. John Paul the Great referred to Latin rite and the...

James lays out what faith is for the Christian (James 2:14-24). He states that justificaton comes NOT from faith (pistis) only - but from out obedience to that faith, by what we DO. Paul makes the same case in 1 Cor 13:1-3. When the young rich man asked Jesus what he must do to obtain eternal...

I agree that we should have dialogue with everybody. We shouldn’t be at war with other religions. Dialogue is how we come to understand each other better. YOUR brand of hatred doesn’t help anybody. I don’t believe that we should adopt the beliefs of others – and neither does the Catholic Church.

It’s amazing how many times something can be explained to you – and you STILL don’t get it. Oh, well . . .

It’s not that. It’s that no matter how many times I repeatedly explain the SAME thing too you – you’re just as confused as if I never said a word. In short – you don’t listen . . .

Translation: “I can’t argue with that conclusion . . .”