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  1. Matthias

    Immortal soul?

    I didn’t see it. Was it addressed to me? What post # is it? Is it in this thread or another?
  2. Matthias

    Religious Liberty!

    Do you know if he’s done, or is doing, anything to reverse Vatican II?
  3. Matthias

    Religious Liberty!

    They are.
  4. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    Continuing in verse 30, “This is he on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who has a higher rank than I, for he existed before me.’” Another part of the witness in John that Jesus is the Jewish man who is the promised Messiah. The one God, the living God, didn’t die. It was Jesus...
  5. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    Yes, but the question is why. As an aside, I see in the Apostles’ creed that only one person - my God - is identified as the creator of heaven and earth.
  6. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    Do you see the Catholic teaching that you will be gods expressed in the Athanasian creed?
  7. Matthias

    Immortal soul?

    There was never a time when he was not alive in your theology.
  8. Matthias

    Religious Liberty!

    Local bishops opposed to Vatican II and local bishops supportive of Vatican II. You’ve been without a successor to Peter since 1958. That’s 64 years. There’s never been a successor to Peter in your lifetime. What about earlier popes? Has there ever been a time frame prior to 1958 when, in your...
  9. Matthias

    Religious Liberty!

    See atheists and agnostics.
  10. Matthias

    Religious Liberty!

    Those who believe aren’t rejecting his Church.
  11. Matthias

    They Shall Melt = Exodus 15;15, Psalm 97;5, II Peter 3;10-12

    What becomes of the wicked when they perish; when they melt; when they are burned up; when they are dissolved?
  12. Matthias

    Religious Liberty!

    Peter to Jesus (John 6:68). A conversation between two Jewish monotheists.
  13. Matthias

    Romans 10:12-21 (Encouragement Video)

    “Simon Peter replied, ‘Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life.’” (John 6:68, NLT) “Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.’” (John 6:68, NASB) “Simon Peter spoke up. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘who can we go to? You’re the...
  14. Matthias

    Is Jesus God Himself or God the Son?

    Thanks. The ghost of Billy Graham is smiling. * Do you remember what I said about the gospel a couple of days ago @MatthewG?
  15. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    “The word theosis is not found in the Bible. It was first used by some early Christian theologians who developed the concept and doctrine of theosis. Theosis is a transliteration of a Greek word, from the root theos, which means ‘god.’ So, theosis literally means ‘being made god,’ or ‘being made...
  16. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    “Where the English translation says, quoting St. Athanasius of Alexandria in the fourth century, ‘For the son of God became man so that we might become God,’ the official Latin text reads, Ipse siquidem homo factus est, ut nos dii efficeremur. Literal translation, ‘For the Son of God became man...
  17. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    “… ‘that we might become God’ is better translated as ‘that we might be deified.’ The Greek word for ‘deified,’ theopoiethomen, has the connotation of participation in rather than becoming God. … This participation in the divine nature is commonly referred to as theosis or divinization.”...
  18. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    I don’t believe what you believe. I’m a Jewish monotheist, not a Catholic. Now your assessment of theefaith’s beliefs. He’s been harshly criticized by some members of the forum - trinitarian and non-trinitarian alike. To the best of my knowledge, no Catholic member of the forums has yet come to...
  19. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    Of course I believe in the resurrection of the body. Resurrection is the means by which the dead are made alive. Since you’re here, what do you think about @theefaith’s defense of Catholicism?
  20. Matthias

    Equal to Christ!

    Why do you think they need their rotted corpses resurrected to life?