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brocab:Congratulations spiritual speaker. |
brocab:You are looking into the scripture you do not understand. I laugh at you. |
At times like this, I agree the end justifies the means. |
brocab: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. |
brocab: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. |
brocab:. 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. |
brocab:Maybe it has everything to do with 33,000 different churches (bodies of Christ)? |
brocab: 9inches:Read.. Read.. Read my friend. Stop exposing your empty brain. You don't know the definition of the terms you throw around. |
JUHABACH:Fixed. |
brocab: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.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. |
brocab: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. |
solite3: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". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: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.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.@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.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: |
brocab: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. |
brocab: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). |
brocab: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. |
brocab: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. |
bloodofthelamb:https://www.nairaland.com/2265628/pentecostal-getting-married-catholic/31#66976550 |
brocab: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. |
brocab: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! |
All these third wave feminists sef
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They look good. |
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. |
brocab: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. |
brocab: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. |
solite3: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.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.@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.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: |
solite3: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] |
brocab: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? |
brocab:Lol. Are you making an argument? |
OLAADEGBU: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 |
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? |
OLAADEGBU: 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.”@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). |
OLAADEGBU: 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: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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