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Hi Tom, for those who believe in transubstantiation I accept your explanations of how it might 'work' (not that I personally believe in it, though).

What a wonderful confrontational controversy this continues to be. What if, decades after Christ, Jewish scribes, in accordance with the purpose for their existence, simply garnered such as Jesus’ disciples/apostles could best remember Jesus to have said, and committed those memories to writing...

Hi Tom, Regarding the eating and drinking of "Jesus' flesh and blood" being 'literal', how long will it be before it has all been consumed and none remains? Or is it not that 'literal'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpzkiFeblzA

I agree to a degree, but don't want (and hope) for the RC Church to be that one and only original Church founded by Christ. If that were so then I'm 'lost' since I could never join it. My only 'hope' is for the RC church to be yet another 'denomination' and for its claim to have begun with Peter...

I've only read the OP and the first 14 posts but I'll jump in with my 2 cents. IMO the problem lays with the 'Reformation'. It happened at the very beginning of the 'age of enlightenment' when literacy was such that many still could do no better than sign their names with an 'X'. But a few were...

I have known David (mjrhealth)for well over 12 years (since my earliest forum days). He has had very sad past circumstances, including his wife having deserted him. IMO it all led to him being very 'anti', and the 'anti that he latches onto as his 'escape mechanism' is to oppose what he sees as...

Oz, better by far if you had addressed my claim that never once have you ever admitted to being "less than absolutely correct in respect of any aspect of Christian doctrine". I'm wasting my time in discussion with you and have made you the first entry on my ignore list.

Well I'm just back from an hour or so of uplifting spiritual worship. No dogmatic theological opinion, no trite 3-Chord "Jesus is my bestest friend" songs, no distracting Glossolalia, no charismatic cavorting in the isles, no prostrate writhing on the floor, just pure unadulterated worship with...

Hi H. Richard, I'm with you to a large degree having trodden the same pathway of faith since childhood, and having become aware of the apostasy that seems to me to have led Christianity astray from "the faith first delivered to the saints" (before denominationalism took over). Indeed multiple...

I too have a divine commission, and mine is to deflate insular bigots who think that they have access to truth that is so reliable that what they believe can be used as an infallible yardstick giving them the authority to pronounce everyone who believes differently as being promoters of false...

Good heavens, would you 'die' if you were not able to have the final 'winning word' in a verbal conflict. You're right in respect of all that you say of me ..... there now, does that save you from 'dieing'?

For members such as myself, who do not accept the infallibility of any post apostolic, man made, Creeds/Statements of Faith, the refutation of such conviction puts our posts very much 'on topic'.

Many thanks Brendan, To varying degrees we are almost all in desperate need of the reminder that we all are fallible mortals, seeing but "as through a glass darkly" in respect of our perception of the 'things of God' (but you wouldn't think so from the posts by our worst examples).

A darned sight more palatable than the following, which doubtless you endorse. "And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn...

That is consistent with your need to 'box and marginalise' me. Being opposed to dogmatic theology places me at the opposite end of the spectrum to yourself (as distinct from being yet another "I am right and you are wrong" merchant). Good heavens I even 'allow' for the possibility that the likes...

My view is that it was not God's intention that, centuries after 'Christ', post apostolic men should extend the OT scriptures to form a new Religious Text Book. The New Covenant moves us up a rung from 'Religion' to 'Faith' and Paul battled hard and long to prevent a reversion (see "who hath...

Depends on what is meant by the use of the word "Hell". Strictly speaking that particular word didn't exist at the time when the apostolic writings were penned. It was originated by pagans in the middle ages, and only found its way into the bible when the King James' translators lazily applied...

Might this not be just another variation on the "I must have the last word ....I must be the victor in this verbal encounter". Forums are awash with people who are tarred with that brush.

When it comes to making any determination "for oneself" who on earth, other than a mindless wimp, can make such a determination other than oneself?