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One can acknowledge the Father, Son, and holy Spirit without discussing the various versions of the Godhead that people have, but still be focusing on scripture. Making assumptions beyond what scripture actually says is where we get into trouble.

But unfortunately many such drivers will thank the officer profusely, and lay rubber and tear up seal in their hurry to spend the $300.

@covenantee No need to find quotes that affirm the Popes as seeing themselves as something more than the common herd.... Their actions have more than cried aloud their ambitions for honour and glory by seeing fit to claim authority to change God's law. If that single action (substituting the 7th...

In answer to the bolded question above... Who knows? I understand there are writings attributed to Cyprian, writings that strongly affirm Catholic dogma regarding the eucharist, the primacy of Peter and the chair of Rome, infant baptism etc. But who knows if those writings are genuine? The early...

"Sometimes associated" I think could be seen as somewhat of a euphemism. I agree with you. If the Catholic church does not meet all of these specific criteria, then clearly she cannot be the Antichrist. You have offered in defence... Indeed, the popes have been the most vigorous in affirming...

If you can copy and paste or quote one example where I bashed a Catholic personally, I would be interested. Yes, the church will be translated at the second coming. But every individual? Every congregation even? I have faith that within the Catholic communion there are many who I will see in...

So individual Christians can no longer receive the holy Spirit? And the holy Spirit can no longer teach those Christians truth? Jesus said, "without Me ye can do nothing." So how can we even become Christian, let alone live as Christians, without Him in the form of His Spirit? Jesus spoke to...

Don't go that route, there's way too much evidence against you. This entire thread is about trust. Do we trust a church to teach the truth, with a history of murder, war, blood letting, persecution, and grand larceny? A few stupid Catholics? Like the many thousands who believed the papal...

Haha. Almost. I will trust the love and promises of God that He will their truth give the holy Spirit to those who ask, and the holy Spirit will teach them. That doesn't mean as Mary would contend, that "everyone has 'their' truth, but disagree with everyone else, because they all claim they...

What I said...QUOTE FROM YOU: The scriptures decide what is truth. Not your men. Or my men. Or any man. Does not say people don't know the truth. Like I said in a subsequent post, the holy Spirit guides us into truth, (Jesus said that), our work is to accept it, believe it, and act on it. So...

Mmmm. Human intellect exalted above the power of the Spirit of God. Trusting in ones own education, intelligence, and likely a variety of qualifications in order to understand what in essence can only be understood by the grace of God. KJV Romans 8:5-6 5 For they that are after the flesh do...

Does not God have the power to sustain kingdoms if it is His will and purpose to do so?

Your reading comprehension skills are woeful. I did not say that at all. Quote... The scriptures decide what is truth. Not your men. Or my men. Or any man. KJV John 17:17 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. That does not say men cannot know the truth, it simply says men do not...

You do not understand the dynamics that were in operation throughout those early centuries. The church was persecuted first by the Jews, aka Saul. Then pagan Rome came to the party and continued those (satanic) attacks for centuries. What was the effect on the church at that time? It grew...

The scriptures decide what is truth. Not your men. Or my men. Or any man. KJV John 17:17 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Thanks Carl.

The issue with tradition, and Jesus referenced this directly, was when tradition contradicts or makes of no effect the commandments of God. Are you satisfied that no Catholic tradition does that?

Or you are in error thinking Paul was talking about Sabbath.

Perhaps, except when tradition contradicts scripture, then tradition has the final say right? Scripture is interpreted in the light of tradition, not the other way round. Name me one instance in scripture where the woman in Revelation 12 is interpreted as a symbol of Mary. And I mean where...

A very clever exposition of error. The question you need to answer, is what is the fruit of such a belief? How does accepting such a belief impact on one's understanding of Jesus and His sinlessness? And finally, the whole justification is not built on a "thus saith the Lord", but on the basis...