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And if YOU can't explain your position and instead post links - then YOU are the lazy one . . .

I totally agree - and that's why they post links instead of explanations . . .

Once again, you’re guilty of cherry-picking verses and taking them OUT of context. You quote Eph. 2:8-9 – but you leave OUT Eph. 2:10 which puts the previous verses in CONTEXT. Eph. 2:4-10 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in...

No - I usually don't listen to or watch links on this forum. It's nothing personal. I WOULD, however, listen to a shorter version if you ave one - but not one 90 minutes long. Can you sum it up?

That's why the Catholc Church DOESN'T teach anything that is contrary to Scripture. And Scripture ISN'T the ultimate Authority because Scripture itself gives that role to Christ's CHURCH - not Scripture (Matt. 16:18-19, Matt. 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23). I HAVE...

Yup - since Ignatius was a student of the Apostle John, it's no wonder.

Yes, I understand - but if ALL of you would go back and read the posts - the discussion was about the Early CHURCH burning writings from the Early CHURCH that were in opposition to CHURCH doctrines. This is false.

MY point is not that this could not have happened. YOU make a very matter-of-fact statement – and I am holding you accountable for it. YOU said: “Many early writings were destroyed, banned.” I asked you if they were EARLY CHURCH writings – because THAT is the issue being discussed here. YOU...

That’s why I didn’t say “Catholic Church”. I simply said the Church. I believe Christ’s Church to be the Catholic Church – but that’s another issue altogether. The point here is that Jesus never states that Scripture is our “SOLE” Authority – not does ANY writer of Scripture. Scripture cannot...

2 Timothy 3:16 is about Scripture being authoritative - but not the SOLE authority. You have to deal with the following verses that say the CHURCH is our final earhtly Authority (Matt. 16:18-19, Matt. 18:15-18, Luke 10:16, John 16:12-15, John 20:21-23). As for Rom. 4:1-8, Eph. 2:8-9, Tit. 3:4-7...

Like I said in my last post - you can come up with ANY manner of doctrine when you cherry-pick verses of Scripture out of context with the others. If you read Scripture in its proper context, however - you cannot come to the conclusions that you have. That's why t took 1500 years for men to...

Funny thing about the Bereans - they only had the Old Testament to go by. And they eventually accepted a truth that is NOT on the pages of the OT: that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ - the Son of God. You ARE correct about ONE thing - the Scriptures do NOT contradict themselves. They assert...

I asked you about Early CHURCH writings that were destroyed because of opposing doctrines. The scrolls that were burned in Acts 19:19 were done so voluntarily by those who had been practicing SORCERY. They were scrolls having to do with SORCERY - not Christianity. As for the works of Arius -...

Correct. God's "amazing grace" requires our cooperation with that grace. It doesn't just fall from the sky without our response. And this is the danger of cherry-picking the Scriptures instead of reading them in their proper CONTEXT. For example - you plucked 1 Pet. 1:5 out of context. Here...

How is a Bishop a "dictatorial ruler"?? Can you explain?

When you post the manure that you do, filled with lies and anti-Catholic slurs - how do you expect to be treated? You bring it upon yourself - then you complain about the "treatment". Be charitable and honest - and you will receive the same in kind.

We're not talking about Huckleberry Finn - we'r talking about the Early Church Fathers. I wan to know which writings of theirs that the Church has "burned" - as YOU claim. I don't know where you get your weird ideas about Bishops - but they're not accurate. As for priests in general - whereas...

Then you don't have a clue about the role of a Bishop.

An “Overseer” by definition is a person who “watches and directs the work of other people in order to be sure that a job is done correctly.” In other words – a MANAGER. That’s what a Bishop is – an OVERSEER of a diocese. THIS is the role of the Apostles – and the role of the bishops of the...

You absolutely have a problem with Christ-ordained Church hierarchy. You yourself stated that Bishops are an example of men “lording” over others – and that they are not a “Biblical” office. Are you now retracting this claim?