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Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 7:00am On May 03, 2018
brocab:
I have been laughing at you from the beginning, why? Because the terms I am speaking are Spiritual terms.
You can only understand the bible in the flesh, this is why you believe tradition saves.
Congratulations spiritual speaker.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 5:46am On May 03, 2018
brocab:
But she is your door mat-and Lizzie teaches, everything you need to know, what does this mean? "You are both speaking the same religious lingo, the same gospel-you both believe in the same religion-if we were to look into the scriptures, lets see what Jesus meant by the verse below.
{John 17:23} I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—I in them and You in Me — that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
So you see, "I am talking about us being united as One-Jesus and the Father and the Holy Spirit are One-Christ prayed that we become one in them, this means we are acting like Christ, preaching through Christ His gospel, and obeying the Word of God.
But you are preaching Catholicism throughout the world-Lizzie also preaches Catholicism-so to speak, you are both preaching Catholicism, this makes you in One accord with Lizzie-father that you are in me, I am in you, and I in them.
Is this why you don't understand the terms of the body. Spirituality you are Lizzie, and Lizzie is you spirituality, speaking the Catholicism lingo under One accord. And still I am not expecting you to understand this simple knowledge..
You are looking into the scripture you do not understand. I laugh at you.
EducationRe: Lady Who Turned A Stripper To Pay Her School Fees Celebrates Graduation (Photos) by 9inches(m): 10:55pm On May 02, 2018
At times like this, I agree the end justifies the means.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 12:16pm On May 02, 2018
brocab:
She is, you speak of her as she is, you can't help yourself, but produce Lizzie as your door mat, you use Lizzie to answer your indoctrinated so called tradition, don't you see, Lizzie is still a young Child-and you are seeking your information from a Child-if not Lizzie you have led me to sites Lizzie also uses.
Your not studying your bible-I believe Liz is your bible-you are a self-righteous Hypocrite!
You need to really calm your head because by your comments, you are all over the place. It's not the first time you addressed Lizzy in the first person. Stop distracting yourself with these jargon you are writing, be humble and learn.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 5:41am On May 02, 2018
brocab:
Like I said: you can give out the insults but you can't handle the come backs. Stop exposing your empty brain-is this best you could come back with.. My empty brain-may not be knowledgeable to you, but the Word of God is not knowledgeable to you either-my learning of the Catholic Church had travelled all over the world through this very site. "Not bad, not bad at all."
And like I said: Lizzie the stuff you preach on youtube has no foundation to it, you think the scriptures you are using have any meaning to your maybe's-or Hmmm's, guessing the Word of God-isn't what I call knowledgeable, no-one is learning anything positive by it, You think you have, what it takes, Lizzie you have always believed you were more special, worth something more then the others.
Lizzie it's time for you to pull your head in-you left God for this: Most Catholic's believe bowing down to statues, helps them to believe the spirit in those statue's are watching over them-most believe as long as they have a statue of saints or baby Jesus or Mary, or a crucifix cross, these spirits are looking after them, this is defiantly witchcraft, Catholic's bowing down before demons living in statues..
Lizzie most Catholic's don't even know the bible, nor do you, rebellion against your parents is sinning against God-most Catholic's say the bible is not convincing enough, most Catholic's go to Church because of a family tradition, in your case, your family was cast out, from you.
Most Catholic's believe as long as they believe they had a good life-and they asked a priest to forgive their sins, and rise the dead! They will enter into the kingdom of God: don't you realise one must be born again before he can enter into the kingdom of God.
Many claim they are saved through infant baptism, "not even you-know if you were baptised" so how do you know you are saved?


Uben haven't any faith to say, Lizzie is baptised-So let myself continual-as I read through many sites you have given me, I find this-who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. {Which is the Word of God}
Lizzie your preaching on youtube haven't any backbone to it, there's no foundation and calling yourself 9 inches on Nairaland is like having your house built on sand, your house is Uben's house and it had already fallen Spirituality.
How are you addressing Lizzie in the first person like she's here. You amaze me. O boy, go and study your bible and some history of christianity.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m):
brocab:
The bad thing about you 9 inches you can throw the insults out there, but you can't handle the come backs-plus It has nothing to do with any Church made of brick and mortar-the Church is the believers, Church buildings were built to keep people together, under one accord, nothing more, no-one is concerned about who's Church building stood up the longest.
The Church was built upon the Word of God-not apostles, Christ built His Church upon the Word's Peter spoke from God-not on Peter himself.
Am I speaking with a child-stay focus on bible scriptures the apostles wrote-instead of relying on tradition, tradition tells us, Christ built the Catholic Church-but the bible tells us:

Members of the Church (Body of Christ) are joined to Christ in salvation {Ephesians 4:15-16}
Members of the Church (Body of Christ) are indwelt by the Holy Spirit of Christ {Romans 8:9}
Members of the Church (Body of Christ) share a common bond with all other Christians, regardless of background, race, or ministry. “There should be no division in the body (One Church only!), but . . . its parts (Church members) should have equal concern for each other” {1 Corinthians 12:25}
Have you notice none of the above concerns any Church building made of brick and mortar..
. Do you understand it now?

And by the way, your mortar and brick is a protestant straw man argument nonsense. It's funny to see you construct a straw man and argue against it. That's what happens when you can't argue against my claims because you simply can't counter the truth. So, you formulate a falsehood and counter it. It's human beings that make up the body of the church, not a building or your brick and mortar.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 10:38pm On May 01, 2018
brocab:
Now who's lying, you really don't know the bible-you really believe God is talking about the Catholic Church-and not the body of believers.
Still claiming everything outside the Catholic Church is man made-the Holy Spirit no longer ruins in temples made by man, He lives in temples built up by God...

God is the God of the living.
God ruins in the body of believers, Jesus calls His Church..This has nothing to do with a Catholic Church made of brick and mortar.
Maybe it has everything to do with 33,000 different churches (bodies of Christ)?
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 10:33pm On May 01, 2018
brocab:
So Paul didn't teach tradition-everything I had written is now indoctrinated, in which bible are they indoctrinated-obviously it isn't written in the KJ's.
And obviously Catholic tradition and the bible are not the same-you are no different to the JW's, they also have there hidden agenda's in their bible, that they believe is true to them.
Someone gave the Catholic's authority to change the Word of God-some-one had added tradition, assuming Paul taught a tradition under the secret society act's, and now claiming it is indoctrinated? "Obviously it isn't written in the bible.
By the knowledge I have received from you-is that Paul and the disciples taught the Catholic Church these indoctrinated traditions, the Catholic's believe the information was given to the Catholic Church by God Himself, they believe keeping these traditions under lock and key away from the world, man will never destroy it.
Obviously the Catholic's have also put God in a closet, and still, the Catholic's, haven't any Idea where they can find God, remembering by my own experiences, I myself couldn't find God in the Catholic Church either.
The major difference between Bible-believing Christians and Catholics, is that Catholics believe whatever the priests tell them; but genuine, born-gain, Bible-believing Christians SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES-where the Catholic's fail to do.. {John 5:39}
9inches:
Thanks for patronizing but that's not my claim nor that of the church.

Those are not called traditions. They are called doctrines. Now you see why I keep telling you how ignorant it is to mis-characterize argument you don't fully understand. I hope you use this opportunity to go read up on doctrines, dogmas, sacred traditions and sacred scriptures.
Read.. Read.. Read my friend. Stop exposing your empty brain. You don't know the definition of the terms you throw around.
Foreign AffairsRe: Israel Expose Iran Nuclear Ability by 9inches(m): 4:33am On May 01, 2018
JUHABACH:
this is all a fucking smokescreen. every one and their mother knew Iran was developing a nuclear weapon PRIOR to the agreement. as usual Isreal is trying to blur the lines.
unfortunately the u.s. has had an idiot in power.
Fixed.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 1:46am On May 01, 2018
brocab:
And again, no-one knows God more then you, no-one knows the bible neither, only the Catholic's know the in's and out's about Christ..
The only way to know Christ is through Church Catholic tradition.
Thanks for patronizing but that's not my claim nor that of the church.

No-one is like the Catholic's who claim to know everything there is to know about Christ-tradition tells us to pray through the rosaries, tradition tells us to follow Mary and the saint's, tradition tells us to bow and kiss the feet of statues, tradition tells us Mary is our mediator. Catholic tradition tells us Paul preached tradition of the above.
Not even the bible can agree with the above traditions according to scripture.
The Born again bible study believers don't know Christ-not like the Catholic's do through tradition..
And you expect the world to believe you, tradition sin had also caused priest to molest Children, traditions that isn't found anywhere in the bible are worldly traditions.
To be honest if we were to follow Catholic traditions, no-one, I repeat, no-one would go into heaven to be with the Lord.
Those are not called traditions. They are called doctrines. Now you see why I keep telling you how ignorant it is to mis-characterize argument you don't fully understand. I hope you use this opportunity to go read up on doctrines, dogmas, sacred traditions and sacred scriptures.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 12:52am On May 01, 2018
brocab:
Of course you do-you are better than the rest of us who daily studies our bibles. We can't forget you are Catholic, and Catholic's claim to know God without the Spirit of the Lord...
You are a liar. Catholics don't claim that. We claim that the Holy Spirit is well alive in the Church and that Christ is the head of the church. Everything outside the church is man made.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 8:51pm On Apr 30, 2018
solite3:
The body of Christ do not include angels and old testament saint. Its not surprising you do not know what the church
Is that all? Can't you back that up with bible verses just like I did? It's your turn to tell me "Who are the church".
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All the questions you are re-asking have already been addressed. And don't just throw around verses as a following sentence after making up unrelated claims or statements. You have to tie the verses directly to your statement or explanation just the way I'm doing.

Also,I found out you only read my replies and say a different thing from what I posted, so you have to stay close to the mark.

solite3:
read very well I didn't ask u what is the church but WHO are the church?

The bible is not just a means but it is the inspiration of God. You cant compare the direct source from here say.

Catholism is a cult, the reason ur church cannot stand the bible alone is because it exposes it. All psedochristian organization has this same this attribute.
Who are the Church
We the Gentiles who are now fellow citizens with the holy ones (Israelites, God's special people [Deut 7:6, Deut 14:2, Rom 9:4])
and members of the household of God (angels [Hebrews 12:22-23])
are the different members of the Body of Christ - the Church [Col 1:24, 1 Cor 12:27-28, Rom 12:4-5];
the Apostles and the prophets are the foundation (Rev 21:14);
Christ is the Head, or Cornerstone (or foundation stone or keystone) [Isaiah 28:16].

Key Points
(Ephesians 23-32) The church is Christ's bride.
(Ephesians 4:15) "Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head (of the church), Christ, from whom the whole body (the church), joined and held together by every supporting ligament (different gifts and functions), with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body’s (church's) growth and builds itself up in love.

Just so you understand it easier, the church already existed and have been teaching by oral tradition before the New Testament was written, not the other way round. The church through the apostles produced the NT scripture as part of her role in evangelization. The protestant mantra is to take the product of the church (NT) while disregarding and discrediting the church whose product they use. If the church is the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 3:15), how then can someone or group of people exist outside the church and still claim to teach the truth? How absurd!

I am not arguing the inspiration of the bible. The argument is whether what the apostles wrote (NT scripture) and what they preached orally (oral tradition) carry the same weight. Maybe it hasn't crossed your mind that even the NT scripture was oral tradition (most of which has been taught orally by the apostles) before it was written down to become NT scripture. Therefore, the NT is a product of the oral tradition which protestants think they can do away with and still teach the truth.

@ church scriptures didn't come from the church. With or without people we would still have the scriptures.
The Jews gave you the old testament which Jesus and the apostles used doesn't mean whatever they do or say is correct .
The bible is self evident that any book not part of it would be exposed.

It wasn't men that gave me the scriptures but God. God's invisible hands protected and preserves it.
Men sat around the table, argued among themselves endlessly and fought, to give you what you call bible today. It's different from the argument of God's inspiration of the scripture. The bible you posses now came from an earthly authority which represents God. Only in islam you can peddle such belief that a text came directly from God.

How can you pick up the bible which the successors of the apostles collected, sorted and canonized; and run with it without considering the successors of the apostles who collected, sorted and canonized it. Tell me, how can you claim a more accurate knowledge of that bible than those successors of the apostles?

Christ himself is the truth, and that Christ being the foundation stone (cornerstone, keystone) of the church (Ephesians 2:20), that makes the church the foundation of truth (1 Tim 1:15). It essentially means you can't find truth outside the church. Now, do you still wonder why there are over 33,000 denominations who are struggling with truth. Can you unabashedly say Christ recognizes these 33,000 churches? Can you say they are all one church, one Body with Christ as the Head? Think!

Again, the foundation of the church is the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone (foundation stone).

The cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure - Wikipedia.

John 6:61 - "Does this shock you": https://www.catholic.com/index.php/magazine/print-edition/the-pillar-of-truth

your members are ignorant of scriptural truth including you. If they knew they would quit roman catholism and seek God. Of course ur cult wouldn't have it so, so they blind your eyes.
There is nothing like mother church! Do just make empty assertions back it up from the bible.
@bolded, simple research would have saved you this embarrassment you just caused yourself. Now I have quoted you and it stays here till internet eternity! The Church is considered to be a mother to its members because it is the Bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:21-33, Revelation 19:7, Galatians 4:26). Apostle Paul sees it for what it is - the Bride of Christ, the Mother from whose womb of grace each of us was born to a new life a life of Sonship. "I wanted you to know, how people ought to behave in God's family that is, in the Church of the living God, which holds the truth and keeps it safe" (I Tim. 3:15). So Yes, holy Mother Church proclaims, declares, explains and keeps the truth safe from the reach of the Enemy.
Keep reveling in your naivety and arrogance, attacking the Body of Christ,the pillar and foundation of truth; don't go and read church history from Christ to when you got your bible.

the writers of the bible wrote as the holy spirit moved them. The holy spirit had a mission and that is to create the bible. There was no command to write the scripture need did solomon or David receive a command to write. Why would Jesus do that? It is the job of the holy Spirit.
@bolded, "Do [you] just make empty assertions, back it up from the bible."

the scripture predates the church, the scripture has always been the sole means of determining truth. Jesus upheld so, the apostles also. So who is roman catholic church to want to override it.
Those books you claimed were inspired why didn't Jesus or the apostles mention it.
When compared with the ones Jesus read was it in agreement? The prophecy in those books does it relates to Jesus? Jesus said all scripture bear witness of him? These and many more would determine if it was inspired or not otherwise it is an apocryphal.
The Old testament scripture predates the church, while the church predates the New Testament scripture. However, Paul enjoined the Thessalonians to "stand firm and hold fast to the teachings" that were passed on to them, whether by letter (scripture) or by word of mouth (orally transmitted). See what you and your fellow protestants are missing? He emphasized on the oral tradition because that was the modus operandi of preaching the gospel (not OT). The scripture they had was the OT, hence the need to hold on to the oral teachings in combination with the scripture.

Jesus read only the Old Testament scripture; He and His disciples taught the New testament even before the first book of the testament was written by one of the apostles many years of oral teaching after his death.

Again, my explanation was very clear:
9inches:
All of these people, given the title as “prophet” or “prophetess” in the Bible were no doubt-inspired by God, but their material was not canonized. Not that there's something wrong with their message. No. It's because the Councils of Hippo and Carthage weighted the already existing books and letters believed to have been divinely inspired, against a strict set of criteria.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 7:55pm On Apr 30, 2018
brocab:
I will give you the best source to focus yourself on, it's called the bible, maybe you should be focusing more about Christ who can save you, then traditions that can't save you.
I have read more than the bible, so I understand the bible better. Keep checking the sites I showed you so you can continue to unlearn the lies you have been living.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 7:53pm On Apr 30, 2018
brocab:
Telling your truth, is not always the best move-personally Martin Luther done nothing to you, the story of Martin Luther came directly from Catholic Tradition, 'books, but still he is a brother in Christ-If tradition told me to judge your mother by a book cover, would it be an insult to believe everything I was told by it, or would I end up being a gossip and busybody causing fiction about your mother among the Christians.
Baby Christians are people who never seem to move on, because they stay focus on the gossip, "Think" is it better to forgive then forget-and move on to our next chapter in life: Martin Luther is old news! How many old past Popes' priest that committed crimes against humanity, how about sexual crimes, and still the Catholic Church keeps them under guard in coffins laying in the Vatican under lock and key, and still they are classed as saints.
I didn't come on this forum to argue from other sites-I came here to witness-if you have a problem with that, and you prefer me to leave, well my answer, is, like this: If you don't like it, move on, and find somewhat truth elsewhere" I came here to write the truth, everything I write in scripture is bible truth, it's either you accept it, or just get a life elsewhere, and allow someone else to come along and find it in their hearts to study bible truth..
Always remember we aren't all the same, and you will come up against bible believers, such as I, traditions were made to keep the Church stable, every Church have rules and regulations, traditions is what Paul taught to the Church-And because you actually believe I don't know Christ, because I don't follow your traditions; "Think" before casting the first stone-to be truthful, your messages are damaging no-one is into religious tradition, tradition can not save us, like you believe, "There's only one savour and that's Christ..
You are not a bible believer because you do not understand the bible. It's like a primary school dropout reading Applied Mechanics textbook; there's no way for him to understand it since nobody taught him through it. That's the predicament protestants are into. It would serve you best if you learn the bible the proper and and most accurate way - learning from the masters (the people who learnt from the Apostles).
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 6:10am On Apr 26, 2018
brocab:
Then why all the insults about Martin Luther-by you, if you believe the Catholic Church haven't a hate book, then you must have a hate book written on your heart..

The only good luck I receive about this matter is, that most Catholic's believe bowing down to statues, helps them to believe the spirits in those statue's are watching over them-most believe as long as they have a statue of a saint. a baby Jesus or Mother Mary or a crucifix cross, it's spirit is looking after them.
Do you even believe in the spirit realm-demons come and go-through open doors, and what a prefect way-is through statues-Satan come in as the spirit of light..
3 children of Patmos, told their story of Mary standing above them-telling a story such as this, they mentioned the 3 would have long lives, 2 died earlier then they predicted fell short-one finished her days inside the Catholic Church, she became a saint after she died according to the Catholic tradition-this story would feed a family for as long as it takes, One child seen a light, the other heard a voice, and the other saw nothing, this was the great deception, this story took the believers by surprise, witnesses claim, they saw something-either a bright light or coloured lights spinning around them, this was a UFO sighting, which again the Catholic Church had taken all the credit for it, to raise more money.
Telling truth about Martin Luther is not insult.

Again, use Catholic sources because you keep mis-characterizing what the catholic church teaches. It only keeps you arguing against your own argument because you are not arguing the opposing argument of the other person.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 5:39am On Apr 26, 2018
brocab:
So the sites you have given me, are not real sites..
And my search is a waste of time-and of course I didn't learn anything positive, because the universal Church is divided-the fingers don't connect to the hand, and the hand is not connected to the forearm.
This must be the many reasons why the Catholic Church is calling for Martin Lutherings to return, because the universal Church is divided against each other.
As I read through these sites you have given me, these same sites you are now rejecting, is full of story telling people confused, having built their life foundation on tradition, rather then built their house on the rock. {Which is the Word of God}
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was its fall.
It seems the Catholic Church is loosing it's flavor-the Church that continual's to separated inside the house of God is a Church without a backbone, it's a house divided against each other, it's a house without solid ground, it's a house that's built in the flesh, without the Spirit..
The sites are real. You click, it opens; you search for any information you need. If the topic you are looking for is not there, tell me and I will give you more sources.
Christianity EtcRe: My Prayer For Trinitarians by 9inches(m): 2:16am On Apr 26, 2018
bloodofthelamb:
Bro we are following their logic. Now, they are crying and lamenting. Peaceoflove and removeturban come and show me where angels are called sons of God and, also show me where Jesus is called an angel.
https://www.nairaland.com/2265628/pentecostal-getting-married-catholic/31#66976550
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 2:13am On Apr 26, 2018
brocab:
No the stuff you have given me to search is boring, I didn't learn anything positive, and I found none of it lines up with the Word of God, it's more focus on story telling-just theories, I found the hand doesn't know what the fingers are doing, I found the Catholic Church claims to be universal, universal could mean everybody in one Church combined.
But the problem with my search is, I found that the universal Church had separated themselves from other individuals in the same Church.
Most Catholic's believe bowing down to statues, helps them to believe the spirit in those statue's are watching over them-most believe as long as they have a statue of a saint or baby Jesus or Mary or a crucifix cross, God's is looking after them.
While others say they don't bow down nor kiss the feet of these stone images, like others do.
I then read, most Catholic's don't even know the bible, let alone reading it, most say the bible is not convincing enough, most Catholic's go to Church because of a family tradition, or others wait until Easter, Christmas or special holiday's each year.
Most believe as long as they believe they had a good life-and they asked a priest to forgive their sins, they have a ticket into Heaven.
Many claim they were saved through infant baptism, many say they were saved by a savour, but others haven't the slightest idea who saved them, many say" my savour-but never say the savour.
So as I read through these sites you have given me, I find this-who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. {Which is the Word of God}
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was its fall.
It seems the Catholic Church is loosing it's flavor-the Church that continual's to separated inside the house of God is a Church without a backbone without a leg to stand on, is a house without a solid foundation a house that's built on sand:
Like I said, it's okay to get information (criticisms) from non authentic Catholic websites and sources, but make sure you get the real Catholic teaching from Catholic sources.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 2:05am On Apr 26, 2018
brocab:
I am happy we are both learning! And I am happy for you, Just sometimes you do make sense-most times you don't-but this is part of learning, I have never heard anybody such as yourself so focus on Martin Luther, is their a hate book written in the Catholic Church somewhere? Is my name written in it too?
No there's no hate book written in the Catholic Church. Infact, the Catholic Church always refers to other churches as our "separated brethren" because Christ died for everyone. I already told you not to take my word for it; do your own research on the truth and be sincere to your conscience so when you find what is true,you don't reject it out of pride or arrogance. If someone is lying to you, he would never want you to investigate what he was telling you.

Pick any topic, let's say "Catholics worship idols" for example. Look for the pentecostal teaching on that, and then check Catholic teaching from authentic Catholic website,and compare using your brain and conscience. Good luck!
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Military churning out pot-bellied Generals with no war experience. Most of whom have not shot more than an AK rifle. And we are spending huge money funding the ineffective military. Dissolve the military, decentralize the police force. Recognize citizens' right to bear arms in self defense, chikena! Herdsmen, boko H, bugglery, robbery, rape... solved.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 7:58am On Apr 24, 2018
brocab:
We know you stay with us, because you are finely learning the truth. Stick around, because the truth will set you free, Christ had led you here for a purpose, don't fight it, enjoy it, everyone learns, and everyone benefits.
I'm glad you're learning. Keep at it.

I just finished going through all your comments so far and I can see how much light I have shown on the Luther lies and how much you have shifted in your belief of Luther. Keep working on it and pray with sincere heart. You would only damage your conscience by telling yourself what you believe is not bad when you have admitted to some extent how wrong your belief is.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 7:53am On Apr 24, 2018
brocab:
It's killing you! Because you know what you preach doesn't exist..
I hope you are still researching what I have exposed you to. Don't give up. I know it's hitting you like a thunderbolt; that'swhat truth does, especially when you have been living Luther's lie all your life. Be courageous, tell yourself the truth instead of posturing and deceiving yourself. You can never go back to your ignorance because I have exposed you to the light. If you do not keep walking towards the truth I have pushed you to, I doubt you would feel as comfortable. Be courageous! May God be with you.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m):
solite3:
read very well I didn't ask u what is the church but WHO are the church?

The bible is not just a means but it is the inspiration of God. You cant compare the direct source from here say.

Catholism is a cult, the reason ur church cannot stand the bible alone is because it exposes it. All psedochristian organization has this same this attribute.
Who are the Church
We the Gentiles who are now fellow citizens with the holy ones (Israelites, God's special people [Deut 7:6, Deut 14:2, Rom 9:4])
and members of the household of God (angels [Hebrews 12:22-23])
are the different members of the Body of Christ - the Church [Col 1:24, 1 Cor 12:27-28, Rom 12:4-5];
the Apostles and the prophets are the foundation (Rev 21:14);
Christ is the Head, or Cornerstone (or foundation stone or keystone) [Isaiah 28:16].

Key Points
(Ephesians 23-32) The church is Christ's bride.
(Ephesians 4:15) "Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head (of the church), Christ, from whom the whole body (the church), joined and held together by every supporting ligament (different gifts and functions), with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body’s (church's) growth and builds itself up in love.

Just so you understand it easier, the church already existed and have been teaching by oral tradition before the New Testament was written, not the other way round. The church through the apostles produced the NT scripture as part of her role in evangelization. The protestant mantra is to take the product of the church (NT) while disregarding and discrediting the church whose product they use. If the church is the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 3:15), how then can someone or group of people exist outside the church and still claim to teach the truth? How absurd!

I am not arguing the inspiration of the bible. The argument is whether what the apostles wrote (NT scripture) and what they preached orally (oral tradition) carry the same weight. Maybe it hasn't crossed your mind that even the NT scripture was oral tradition (most of which has been taught orally by the apostles) before it was written down to become NT scripture. Therefore, the NT is a product of the oral tradition which protestants think they can do away with and still teach the truth.

@ church scriptures didn't come from the church. With or without people we would still have the scriptures.
The Jews gave you the old testament which Jesus and the apostles used doesn't mean whatever they do or say is correct .
The bible is self evident that any book not part of it would be exposed.

It wasn't men that gave me the scriptures but God. God's invisible hands protected and preserves it.
Men sat around the table, argued among themselves endlessly and fought, to give you what you call bible today. It's different from the argument of God's inspiration of the scripture. The bible you posses now came from an earthly authority which represents God. Only in islam you can peddle such belief that a text came directly from God.

How can you pick up the bible which the successors of the apostles collected, sorted and canonized; and run with it without considering the successors of the apostles who collected, sorted and canonized it. Tell me, how can you claim a more accurate knowledge of that bible than those successors of the apostles?

Christ himself is the truth, and that Christ being the foundation stone (cornerstone, keystone) of the church (Ephesians 2:20), that makes the church the foundation of truth (1 Tim 1:15). It essentially means you can't find truth outside the church. Now, do you still wonder why there are over 33,000 denominations who are struggling with truth. Can you unabashedly say Christ recognizes these 33,000 churches? Can you say they are all one church, one Body with Christ as the Head? Think!

Again, the foundation of the church is the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone (foundation stone).

The cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure - Wikipedia.

John 6:61 - "Does this shock you": https://www.catholic.com/index.php/magazine/print-edition/the-pillar-of-truth

your members are ignorant of scriptural truth including you. If they knew they would quit roman catholism and seek God. Of course ur cult wouldn't have it so, so they blind your eyes.
There is nothing like mother church! Do just make empty assertions back it up from the bible.
@bolded, simple research would have saved you this embarrassment you just caused yourself. Now I have quoted you and it stays here till internet eternity! The Church is considered to be a mother to its members because it is the Bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:21-33, Revelation 19:7, Galatians 4:26). Apostle Paul sees it for what it is - the Bride of Christ, the Mother from whose womb of grace each of us was born to a new life a life of Sonship. "I wanted you to know, how people ought to behave in God's family that is, in the Church of the living God, which holds the truth and keeps it safe" (I Tim. 3:15). So Yes, holy Mother Church proclaims, declares, explains and keeps the truth safe from the reach of the Enemy.
Keep reveling in your naivety and arrogance, attacking the Body of Christ,the pillar and foundation of truth; don't go and read church history from Christ to when you got your bible.

the writers of the bible wrote as the holy spirit moved them. The holy spirit had a mission and that is to create the bible. There was no command to write the scripture need did solomon or David receive a command to write. Why would Jesus do that? It is the job of the holy Spirit.
@bolded, "Do [you] just make empty assertions, back it up from the bible."

the scripture predates the church, the scripture has always been the sole means of determining truth. Jesus upheld so, the apostles also. So who is roman catholic church to want to override it.
Those books you claimed were inspired why didn't Jesus or the apostles mention it.
When compared with the ones Jesus read was it in agreement? The prophecy in those books does it relates to Jesus? Jesus said all scripture bear witness of him? These and many more would determine if it was inspired or not otherwise it is an apocryphal.
The Old testament scripture predates the church, while the church predates the New Testament scripture. However, Paul enjoined the Thessalonians to "stand firm and hold fast to the teachings" that were passed on to them, whether by letter (scripture) or by word of mouth (orally transmitted). See what you and your fellow protestants are missing? He emphasized on the oral tradition because that was the modus operandi of preaching the gospel (not OT). The scripture they had was the OT, hence the need to hold on to the oral teachings in combination with the scripture.

Jesus read only the Old Testament scripture; He and His disciples taught the New testament even before the first book of the testament was written by one of the apostles many years of oral teaching after his death.

Again, my explanation was very clear:
9inches:
All of these people, given the title as “prophet” or “prophetess” in the Bible were no doubt-inspired by God, but their material was not canonized. Not that there's something wrong with their message. No. It's because the Councils of Hippo and Carthage weighted the already existing books and letters believed to have been divinely inspired, against a strict set of criteria.
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 5:33am On Apr 24, 2018
solite3:
Paul didn't receive authorisation from men for his ministry, he was specifically called by the holy ghost. The church can choose but that of God superceeds it. Laying of hands was used to impart gift needed for services the authorisation comes from God.
So tell me who lay hands on peter? John or the apostles?
False! Jesus called Paul, not the Holy Ghost (Acts 9:5). And even though he was called or chosen by God, he has to be commissioned for the job he is to perform. Laying of hands did not start during the times of the apostles, it has been the customary Jewish way of designating persons for a task and invoking upon them the divine blessing and power to perform it since the Old Testament times. With the laying of hands a man, whether he is ordained a deacon, priest, or bishop, inherits 2000 years of incredible Christian heritage and the awesome responsibility of being a public voice of the Church and a custodian of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Word and Sacrament.

You now agree that laying of hands imparts the gift needed for one to be able to officially perform one's calling; that people are called for different purposes or vocations in the church, which means that the laying of hands imparts different gifts for different vocations or callings; and that without such gift, one cannot officially perform his calling in the church. That's my whole point! During laying on of hands, the Church’s authority, given to her by Jesus Christ, is passed on, and the ability to validly perform one's role is given.

NB: It is so important to understand that the Holy Spirit comes to us in many ways over our lives - from prayer, when we ask for faith or conversion, in baptism when we are united to the one Body of Christ (the Church), and of course in the laying on of hands for vocational callings.

Acts 8:4-24
We see from this passage that this authority to convey the Holy Spirit to converts by the laying on of hands is not granted to everyone. Despite being a deacon, Philip did not have it that is why the Apostles (Peter and John) had to come down from Jerusalem. This act of the Apostles, to go out and confirm what Phillip has done shows that, even at the very early stages of the Church, there was authority and hierarchy. We see from this passage that after one is baptized, one must also be Confirmed/commissioned. One must also have hands laid on them by someone with authority to do so, by an Apostle. In our modern times this must be done by the successor of an Apostle - a Bishop.

Did you notice anything? The people baptized by Phillip did not receive the Holy Spirit until Peter and John arrived from Jerusalem (Acts 8:16). "And then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:17). But wait! These are converts; didn’t they get the Holy Spirit when they converted? Wasn’t it the Holy Spirit that caused their conversion in the first place? Notice, there is nothing here about the converts saying the "Sinner’s Prayer" and being saved once or always, by their faith alone. But we surely know that Baptism conveys the Holy Spirit for we saw it descend upon Jesus at his baptism, we heard Peter preach "baptism now saves you" (1 Peter 3:21), and we know Christ would not command baptism if it was a meaningless ineffectual ritual. So we can be very confident to say that these Samarian converts received the Holy Spirit at least twice already (at their conversion and baptism). However, the passage tells us that the Holy Spirit is then conveyed to the converts by Apostles by the laying on of hands.

We also know that Peter received the Holy Spirit when he was baptized, and again when Jesus gave him the power to forgive sins, and again at Pentecost. Mary received the Holy Spirit at the Incarnation, and again at Pentecost. It is a good and holy thing to have the Holy Spirit come into our lives as often as we can. But when you talk about laying of hands, then the Holy Spirit through someone with authority grants the receiver special gift for such role or vocation.

You can also see how Simon Magus the sorcerer (Acts 8:9-24), who was baptized by Phillip after believing the Word of God from Phillip, tried to purchase this power of the Holy Spirit from Apostles Peter and John. They of course refuse him.

Pay attention here: the fact that Simon seeks to purchase this power even after his baptism shows the special this power/authority of laying hands can only be granted by the Apostles, and that they could pass it on to whomever they chose to.[/quote]
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 2:07am On Apr 24, 2018
brocab:
Since you believe you are the master bible reader-then you should answer questions with ease.
{John 19:26-27} When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.…
Now we know Jesus was talking to John, and as you believe you are the master bible reader-then you should be able to answer-where in scripture does it say, behold John bow down to your Mother, and Mother stand as Queen above John?
Second question master reader, where in scripture did Jesus command Peter, Paul the apostles with her children to bow down before Mary while she lived?
We already know what your answer is; the apostles taught this through tradition before the bible was written..
where in scripture does it say, behold John do not bow down to your Mother, and Mother do not stand as Queen above John?

Second question master interpreter, where in scripture did Jesus command Peter, Paul the apostles with her children to not bow down before Mary while she lived?

We don't know what your answer is, so maybe you can answer that?
Christianity EtcRe: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 2:01am On Apr 24, 2018
brocab:
A young lady beating me up-that young lady is beating you up-My learning time is interesting, Lucifer sits in the Vatican, while Pope Francis sits on his left, listen I know, its killing you, to hear the truth, but don't worry there's more..
Lol. Are you making an argument?
Christianity EtcRe: How To Witness To Loved Ones Who Are Roman Catholics by 9inches(m):
OLAADEGBU:
Did you read the excerpt you quoted at all? This is a sentence in what you selectively quoted from the suggested link: "The ultimate basis of that truth is Christ, not the proclamations or infallibility of members of that body."

Did you see who the author said was the ultimate basis of the truth? undecided
Again, that's a straw man argument. The Catholic church does not say the basis of truth is the proclamations or infallibility of members of that body. What the Catholic says is that Christ himself is the truth, and that Christ being the foundation stone (cornerstone, keystone) of the church (Ephesians 2:20), that makes the church the foundation of truth (1 Tim 1:15). It essentially means you can't find truth in it's fullness outside the church. Now, do you still wonder why there are over 33,000 denominations who are struggling with truth. Can you unabashedly say Christ recognizes these 33,000 churches? Can you say they are all one church, one Body with Christ as the Head? Think!

Again, the foundation of the church is the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone (foundation stone).

The cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure - Wikipedia.


John 6:61 - "Does this shock you": https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-pillar-of-truth
Christianity EtcRe: How To Witness To Loved Ones Who Are Roman Catholics by 9inches(m):
I'm waiting for your reply to make the case of how apostolic succession contradicts the bible. Your article only says something about it not being mentioned in the bible or needed for further propagation of faith.

Your article essentially argues that as long as the last book of the bible is written, the role of the apostles and the church as a whole ends! We are then supposed to pick up the bible which the successors of the apostles collected, sorted and canonized; and run with it without considering the successors of the apostles who collected, sorted and canonized it. Tell me, how then can you claim a more accurate knowledge of than bible those successors of the apostles?

Have you heard about Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons, who was a student of Polycarp? And Polycarp himself who was made bishop of Smyrna by Apostle John? Have you heard anything they taught or wrote? Do you know any of the early christians apart from the apostles, and what they believed, taught or wrote? Have you studied the church history from the time of Christ as recorded in the bible to present day? Or did you just pick the bible without giving a good thought where it came from and how it came to you? These are the questions you should answer to yourself; don't look to me or your pastor or the pope to give you the answer. You are an adult, don't be afraid to challenge your belief with these vital questions. You have nothing to lose by researching them, but everything to gain in terms of knowledge that could even help you convert more catholics easily. Right?
Christianity EtcRe: How To Witness To Loved Ones Who Are Roman Catholics by 9inches(m):
OLAADEGBU:
Apostolic succession is unbiblical. It is nowhere found in the Scriptures. You can find out what it means in the suggested link below:

https://www.gotquestions.org/apostolic-succession.html
Answer: The doctrine of apostolic succession is the belief that the 12 apostles passed on their authority to successors, who then passed the apostolic authority on to their successors, continuing throughout the centuries, even unto today.
Well put!

- However, nowhere in Scripture did Jesus, the apostles, or any other New Testament writer set forth the idea of “apostolic succession.”
- Even if apostolic succession could be demonstrated from Scripture, which it cannot...
- Nowhere in the New Testament are any of the twelve apostles recorded as passing on their apostolic authority to successors. Nowhere do any of the apostles predict that they will pass on their apostolic authority.
- Jesus ordained the apostles to build the foundation of the church (Ephesians 2:20). What is the foundation of the church that the apostles built? The New Testament – the record of the deeds and teachings of the apostles.
- The church does not need apostolic successors. The church needs the teachings of the apostles accurately recorded and preserved.
@blue colored; this is the most ludicrous and heretic interpretation yet! Point of correction for both you and gotquestions.org ministries. According to Ephesians 2:20, the foundation of the church is not the New Testament, rather it's the apostles and prophets that are the foundation (ref. Rev 21:14).

The Church
We the Gentiles who are now fellow citizens with the holy ones (Israelites, God's special people [Deut 7:6, Deut 14:2, Rom 9:4])
and members of the household of God (angels [Hebrews 12:22-23])
are the different members of the Body of Christ - the Church [Col 1:24, 1 Cor 12:27-28, Rom 12:4-5];
the Apostles and the prophets are the foundation (Rev 21:14);
Christ is the Head, or Cornerstone (or foundation stone or keystone) [Isaiah 28:16].

Key Points
(Ephesians 23-32) The church is Christ's bride.
(Ephesians 4:15) "Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head (of the church), Christ, from whom the whole body (the church), joined and held together by every supporting ligament (different gifts and functions), with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body’s (church's) growth and builds itself up in love.

@green colored; False! The church does not need any record or preservation of any record. Just so you understand it easier, the church already existed before the New Testament, not the other way round. The church through the apostles produced the NT scripture as part of her role in evangelization. The protestant mantra is to take the product of the church (NT) while disregarding and discrediting the church whose product they use. If the church as the author rightly acknowledege is the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 3:15), how then can someone or group of people exist outside the church and still claim to teach the truth? How absurd!

I counted at least 6 times where the author mentioned "Supreme" as the authority of Peter. This is just one example out of many where anti Catholics create straw man inorder to help their own argument.

1. "Supremacy" and "primacy" are not the same.

2. Christ assigned a like power to all the apostles, but he founded a single chair (cathedra), and he established by his own authority a source and an intrinsic reason for that unity. So, the others were also what Peter was (apostles), but a primacy is given to Peter, whereby it is made clear that there is but one Church and one chair. So in essence, all the apostles are shepherds, and the flock is shown to be one, fed by all the apostles in single-minded accord.

Apostolic succession is not about Peter's role, position among his fellow apostles, it is about the role and position of the Church (which the apostles are part of) in the propagation of faith, teaching of the Word of God and formulation of doctrines in line with the Word of God (scripture + oral teachings of the apostles).
Christianity EtcRe: How To Witness To Loved Ones Who Are Roman Catholics by 9inches(m): 1:29pm On Apr 23, 2018
OLAADEGBU:
Check the suggested link below for a better understanding of that phrase:

https://www.gotquestions.org/church-pillar-foundation-truth.html
So, in 1 Timothy 3:15 Paul is not referring to “the church” as the source of truth or the creator of truth. He’s saying “the church” is what holds up and holds firm the truth in the world. Again, this interpretation fits with Paul’s warnings not to be swayed by carnal philosophies (Colossians 2:cool, false teachers (2 Timothy 4:3), or any person who changes the gospel (Galatians 1:cool. Rather than fall prey to false doctrine, we’re to compare teachers to the Word of God (Acts 17:11; 1 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Timothy 3:16; Romans 15:4).

“The church,” that is, the entire population of Christian believers, bears the earthly responsibility of holding up the truth of the gospel. The ultimate basis of that truth is Christ, not the proclamations or infallibility of members of that body. Paul is calling on believers to care for the structure that “supports” or “props up” our message to the world. First Timothy 3:15 cannot be taken to mean that the church itself is the source or standard for truth.
The author of the article forgot one vital fact - that Christ (the Truth himself) is the head of the Church. This simple but difficult-to-understand-by-protestants fact clearly blows the whole article out of the water.

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