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Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 1:59am On Mar 19, 2018
Does this mean the Catholic's have rewritten their own doctrine, just to refuse the bible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcmf7FX4cYA
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by shadeyinka(m): 5:27am On Mar 19, 2018
Dnaz:

Nobody really cares about ur interpretation of scriptures. In protestianism everyone is his own pope that's why u keep breaking into several divisions because none of u have authority.
The scriptures can only be correctly interpreted in the light of Apostolic tradition and not on sola scriptural
The Church fathers were tutored by the Apostles themselves
Ignatius of Antioch by John
Polycarp of Smyrna by John
Clement of Rome by Paul
Linus by peter.
They went on to transfer these traditions to their successors until the 4th Century When the Catholic Church through them compiled the Canon of the new testament which is Just the traditions of the Apostles that were written down. They selected them from various circulating books because they knew which ones were in line with the Teachings of the Apostles. And they Knew the correct interpretations.
So u still wouldn't have the Christian Bible without the Catholic Church and the Church fathers

The Apostles baptised households and Christ explicitly said let the little Children come to me do not stop them
Christ was raised a Jew so the issue of his parents going to baptise him does not hold water
Christ was a Jew!? And you think baptism was a Christian affair? Didn't Jews baptize?

You are just repeating yourself.

Show me how any of the Apostles sanctioned bowing down before an image (you will say you don't worship them, I hear you) or veneration of Mary or the other saints.

It looks like I am rubbing it in, and yes I am. Just to show you that many traditions other than that of the Apostles have crept in (and you follow).

Don't forget that a Prostitute was once a virgin until she started a new tradition of whoredom. When a part of christ adopts a subtle form of idolatory, I don't know what else to call it.?

Live your life by what is written rather than the traditions of men!
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 6:57am On Mar 19, 2018
brocab:
James White had done a good job preaching the Word of God-James smashed it, he proved the bible is our only sauce to retrieve all truth-but because the Catholic's seeks after non scriptural knowledge, "God's Word had beating the Catholic's once again protesting against Him.
If you have watched the other video-you would have seen-the bible is actually turning people away from-false religion, just like Martin Luther done.
I never retrieved these video's from any Catholic sites, these you tube video's are open to the world.
This is the video you have refused to talk about below-so let me show it to you again-and lets hear your views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngOJoU9aBIg

Check the owner of the youtube channel. This video has been removed from every protestant site or channel because they realized James White was trashed in the debate. Not even a single non-Catholic site or channel, wow!

the second video, are they Catholics? What's your point?
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by Dnaz(m): 7:12am On Mar 19, 2018
shadeyinka:

Christ was a Jew!? And you think baptism was a Christian affair? Didn't Jews baptize?

You are just repeating yourself.

Show me how any of the Apostles sanctioned bowing down before an image (you will say you don't worship them, I hear you) or veneration of Mary or the other saints.

It looks like I am rubbing it in, and yes I am. Just to show you that many traditions other than that of the Apostles have crept in (and you follow).

Don't forget that a Prostitute was once a virgin until she started a new tradition of whoredom. When a part of christ adopts a subtle form of idolatory, I don't know what else to call it.?

Live your life by what is written rather than the traditions of men!
Paul said we should hold fast to the traditions they gave us not just the WRITTEN but also the ORAL form

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.
2 Thessalonians 2:15
U claim to be wiser than Paul. U insist of Just the Written. And u interpreted the scriptures privately to suit ur own beliefs
U are oblivious of the fact that no prophecy of scriptures is subject to private interpretation

First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation,
2 Peter 1:20

Baptism wasn't in the Mosaic law
Circumcision was their point of initiation into the old covenant

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Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by shadeyinka(m): 7:30am On Mar 19, 2018
Dnaz:

Paul said we should hold fast to the traditions they gave us not just the WRITTEN but also the ORAL form

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.
2 Thessalonians 2:15

And it didnt dawn on you that you have missed road with your traditions.

Mark 7:8
Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men

The scriptures already spoke of you. Traditions of MEN!

Can you justify why you (in the name of tradition) make graven images?
Can you justify why you (in the name of tradition) bow down to the graven image of Mary?
Can you justify why you (in the name of tradition) you pray to your saints?

Idolatry is what you seek to justify and the rest of the Body of Christ will not accept it!
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 7:34am On Mar 19, 2018
brocab:
Does this mean the Catholic's have rewritten their own doctrine, just to refuse the bible. Do you know how the books of the bible were written and later collected, compiled and authorized (canonized) the Bible?
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 7:45am On Mar 19, 2018
shadeyinka:

And it didnt dawn on you that you have missed road with your traditions.



The scriptures already spoke of you. Traditions of MEN!

Can you justify why you (in the name of tradition) make graven images?
Can you justify why you (in the name of tradition) bow down to the graven image of Mary?
Can you justify why you (in the name of tradition) you pray to your saints?

Idolatry is what you seek to justify and the rest of the Body of Christ will not accept it!

Everything you want to know about the beliefs, teachings and practices of the Catholic Church is here:

1. https://www.catholic.com/
2. http://www.ewtn.com/search.asp

Just type your question in the search bar.

Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by shadeyinka(m): 7:55am On Mar 19, 2018
9inches:


Everything you want to know about the beliefs, teachings and practices of the Catholic Church is here:

1. https://www.catholic.com/
2. http://www.ewtn.com/search.asp
I am not ignorant of what catholics believes: I spent 5 years of my Life in a Catholic School. Attended all your masses and learnt a lot of your doctrines.

I asked you to justify making graven images and bowing down to them (a direct violation of the scriptures)

Is this not idolatry?

Islam came up because of you guys.
You know what Mohammed saw?
He thought that the Trinity of God was God, Mary and Jesus. It shows how well you communicated Christ!
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by Dnaz(m): 11:50am On Mar 19, 2018
[quote author=shadeyinka post=65960926]
I am not ignorant of what catholics believes: I spent 5 years of my Life in a Catholic School. Attended all your masses and learnt a lot of your doctrines.

I asked you to justify making graven images and bowing down to them (a direct violation of the scriptures)

Is this not idolatry?

Islam came up because of you guys.
You know what Mohammed saw?
He thought that the Trinity of God was God, Mary and Jesus. It shows how well you communicated Christ!
5 years of schooling in a catholic school doesnt mean u know shit.
u still have not done RCIA so u dont know shit. u only criticize what u dont understand
God is not against making images , he is against worshipping other gods be it an image or air or money
God even instructed moses to build the cherubium which is a graven image.so images can be used to worship God as long as the worship is meant for him
that being we dont worship images in the catholic church. we worship God alone, we honor the theotokos and the saints just like you honor your father and mother.cos we believe their souls is in union with christ in heaven who is in union with the church.Reason why we call it the communion of saints because to us though they are dead, they are alive in christ
if Mohammed understood Trinity like that its as pitiful as your defintion of born again. you are in no way different from him, u both have perveted the teachings of the Catholic Church and God have mercy on you both

It is also pertinent to know that Protestants learnt to abhor images (iconoclasm) from Islam

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Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by shadeyinka(m): 12:17pm On Mar 19, 2018
Dnaz:


5 years of schooling in a catholic school doesnt mean u know poo.
u still have not done RCIA so u dont know poo. u only criticize what u dont understand
God is not against making images , he is against worshipping other gods be it an image or air or money
God even instructed moses to build the cherubium which is a graven image.so images can be used to worship God as long as the worship is meant for him
that being we dont worship images in the catholic church. we worship God alone, we honor the theotokos and the saints just like you honor your father and mother.cos we believe their souls is in union with christ in heaven who is in union with the church.Reason why we call it the communion of saints because to us though they are dead, they are alive in christ
if Mohammed understood Trinity like that its as pitiful as your defintion of born again. you are in no way different from him, u both have perveted the teachings of the Catholic Church and God have mercy on you both

It is also pertinent to know that Protestants learnt to abhor images (iconoclasm) from Islam

God is not against artworks but he is against any artwork you bow to like the image of Mary. Any artwork that receives obeisance of men is an IDOL!

Exo20:4-6
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the eearth you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God

Your church fathers through their tradition says you can bow down to the image of Mary but don't worship it!

You are not even ashamed to say the bolded.
How are you different from the ATR who feel that God is too big hence they worship him through images?

IDOLATRY!
Harlotry of the church!!
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by Dnaz(m): 12:48pm On Mar 19, 2018
shadeyinka:

God is not against artworks but he is against any artwork you bow to like the image of Mary. Any artwork that receives obeisance of men is an IDOL!



Your church fathers through their tradition says you can bow down to the image of Mary but don't worship it!

You are not even ashamed to say the bolded.
How are you different from the ATR who feel that God is too big hence they worship him through images?

IDOLATRY!
Harlotry of the church!!
when GOD told moses to build the ark of covenant he was advocating idolatory too?
when he said mold a serpent and look up to it, he told them to practice idolatory too?






Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by shadeyinka(m): 1:17pm On Mar 19, 2018
[quote author=Dnaz post=65969060][/quote]
Show me one place where the children of Is real bowed before (not worship) the ark or the cherubims on it?

Looking for excuse to continue tradition inspired idolatory?

And the bronze snake was to be bowed to as you do the image of Mary?
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by Dnaz(m): 1:29pm On Mar 19, 2018
shadeyinka:

Show me one place where the children of Is real bowed before (not worship) the ark or the cherubims on it?

Looking for excuse to continue tradition inspired idolatory?

And the bronze snake was to be bowed to as you do the image of Mary?

No wahala , I ve to keep teaching you

Then Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, He and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
Joshua 7:6
So u see how Joshua and the elders of Israel Venerated the Ark of The Lord. If it were Catholics, u ll scream idolatory
There is lot u are still ignorant of, even in the Bible
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by shadeyinka(m): 1:33pm On Mar 19, 2018
Dnaz:

No wahala , I ve to keep teaching you

Then Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, He and the elders of Israel; and they put dust upon their heads.
Joshua 7:6
So u see how Joshua and the elders of Israel Venerated the Ark of The Lord. If it were Catholics, u ll scream idolatory
There is lot u are still ignorant of, even in the Bible
So the image of Mary is the Carrier of Mary's spirit?
You just proved that Marys image is an idol

Idolatory is Idolatory.

It cannot be justified.
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by Dnaz(m): 1:48pm On Mar 19, 2018
shadeyinka:

So the image of Mary is the Carrier of Mary's spirit?
You just proved that Marys image is an idol

Idolatory is Idolatory.

It cannot be justified.

I only proved that Joshua and Israelites venerated an image. Which is the Ark of the Covenant.
And u don't know what idolatry is
U seek to Justify Ignorance
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 9:03pm On Mar 19, 2018
shadeyinka:

I am not ignorant of what catholics believes: I spent 5 years of my Life in a Catholic School. Attended all your masses and learnt a lot of your doctrines.

I asked you to justify making graven images and bowing down to them (a direct violation of the scriptures)

Is this not idolatry?

Islam came up because of you guys.
You know what Mohammed saw?
He thought that the Trinity of God was God, Mary and Jesus. It shows how well you communicated Christ!

So what is the Catholic teaching on "graven images"?
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 10:07pm On Mar 19, 2018
It shows you expect me to follow up on the video's you produce, but you aren't interested in returning your expectations.
I suppose James White is another Martin Luther-then I suppose I am too, I don't believe anything that concerns God outside the bible, I have learn everything about God, through the Word of God.
I suppose everything you were taught has nothing to do with knowing God first, but your Church, comes before God, "if Church paganism doesn't line up with the word of God, it is tradition of men, men without God obey the law of men.
I retrieved the video up on you tube, its open to the public, why? because the truth will be revealed, meaning God is at hand, He had made a way so every man women and child will know, Jesus Christ is the doorway into our souls.
{Revelation 3:20} Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sit with him, and he with me.
We all know first hand-If I had retrieved the video out from a Catholic site-the video wouldn't even exist, and for the second Video-are they Catholic's, I believe they were at one stage, as they have obviously studied Catholicism, because they know the in's and out's about the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
But you will never know this, because you aren't ready to listen to no body outside your self righteous behaviour.
James White is everywhere on you tube, not only the Catholic site, as you claim-but debating against the the JW's too, and everyone who is against the Word of God..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFbXOg5Kt8M
9inches:


Check the owner of the youtube channel. This video has been removed from every protestant site or channel because they realized James White was trashed in the debate. Not even a single non-Catholic site or channel, wow!

the second video, are they Catholics? What's your point?
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 10:55pm On Mar 19, 2018
shadeyinka:

Islam came up because of you guys.
You know what Mohammed saw?
He thought that the Trinity of God was God, Mary and Jesus. It shows how well you communicated Christ!
Interesting-is this what Mohammed saw-the trinity of God Mary and Jesus, this was something I didn't know? But through study I found this below.
Muhammad was not a very well informed theologian when he wrote the Koran. Yes, we know, Muslims will tell us that Muhammad didn't write the Qur'an. After all that way they can blame Allah for the errors and their prophet remains sinless and blameless!
Mohammed mistakenly thought that Mary was the third member of the Christian trinity, and here is what the Koran says:
1.“And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden? (Koran 5:116)
2."O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of God aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of God, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in God and His apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for God is one God: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is God as a Disposer of affairs." (Koran 4:171)
3."They do blaspheme who say: God is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One God. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them." (Koran 5:73)
So basically Islam and Catholicism are the same-Muhammad and Catholicism believe in three distinct gods, the Father (Allah), Son (Isa) and Mary-the Catholic's believe the godhead is also-the Father, the Son and Mary. What does the bible say?
shadeyinka:

I am not ignorant of what catholics believes: I spent 5 years of my Life in a Catholic School. Attended all your masses and learnt a lot of your doctrines.

I asked you to justify making graven images and bowing down to them (a direct violation of the scriptures)

Is this not idolatry?

Islam came up because of you guys.
You know what Mohammed saw?
He thought that the Trinity of God was God, Mary and Jesus. It shows how well you communicated Christ!

Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 11:59pm On Mar 19, 2018
brocab:
We all know first hand-If I had retrieved the video out from a Catholic site-the video wouldn't even exist, and for the second Video-are they Catholic's, I believe they were at one stage, as they have obviously studied Catholicism, because they know the in's and out's about the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
But you will never know this, because you aren't ready to listen to no body outside your self righteous behaviour.
James White is everywhere on you tube, not only the Catholic site, as you claim-but debating against the the JW's too, and everyone who is against the Word of God..
The protestants are ashamed to leave the debate video on their platforms. James White is happy debating denominations he could easily defeat, like JW. I already told you, bring me any Catholic teaching from authentic Catholic source, not individual Catholics or ex-catholics who may or may not know a lot about the Church. Any church that started more than 1000 years after Christ is on its own a man made church and of course not of Christ. This is for no other reason other than the fact that Christ instituted His Church on earth before departure and gave His disciples authority with Peter the leader. Christ's Church was instituted in the first century, not after 1400 years of the Church's existence! The great commission and Authority Christ bestowed upon the Church has never transferred to anywhere. Read some history; don't allow individuals who have no solid foundation and history brainwash you into a Martin Luther acolyte.
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 12:08am On Mar 20, 2018
The problem with your asking, I don't have to leave this Page to find X Catholic's, just like shadeyinka: is an X Catholic he studied with them 5 years, so if I needed to know anything about Catholicism, I am sure he/she will know the in's and out's.
I could claim I am also an X Catholic, but gratefully I am so happy I wasn't brought up to be one, I have witness the truth, I have read the fruit, I have seen with my own eye's, how many of you so called believers don't fellowship with Jesus-nor spend time with Jesus to know Him. Anybody who denies Christ in any form or shape, don't belong to Christ, "as a Child I didn't know much about Catholicism, but as time passes I have learned the in's and out's about the Catholic's on this form, thanks to people like you..
And man I am so grateful God had called me into His kingdom, not your kingdom-I wouldn't want anything else, other then God in my life-and nothing will change that.
9inches:

The protestants are ashamed to leave the debate video on their platforms. James White is happy debating denominations he could easily defeat, like JW. I already told you, bring me any Catholic teaching from authentic Catholic source, not individual Catholics or ex-catholics who may or may not know a lot about the Church. Any church that started more than 1000 years after Christ is on its own a man made church and of course not of Christ. This is for no other reason other than the fact that Christ instituted His Church on earth before departure and gave His disciples authority with Peter the leader. Christ's Church was instituted in the first century, not after 1400 years of the Church's existence! The great commission and Authority Christ bestowed upon the Church has never transferred to anywhere. Read some history; don't allow individuals who have no solid foundation and history brainwash you into a Martin Luther acolyte.
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 12:27am On Mar 20, 2018
brocab:
The problem with your asking, I don't have to leave this Page to find X Catholic's
The problem with you is you don't know what you are arguing against.

Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 1:23am On Mar 20, 2018
Was Peter the First "Pope"?
Roman Catholicism teaches that the apostle Peter was the first "pope" and that there has been an unbroken line of Pope Peterpopes since Peter. From this belief they proclaim that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church because Peter (and the Catholic Church) were given the "keys", so to speak, to the kingdom of God and no other church has been given those keys.
The Catholic Church base this teaching on those well known words that Christ Jesus spoke to Peter in Matthew:
{Matthew 16:18} 'And I say unto thee Peter, thou art Peter [petros], and upon this Rock [petra] will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.'
So who was the "rock" [petra] that Christ was talking about? Was it Peter like the Catholics believe? Or was Christ speaking of Himself? Well, we are going to use the best way of getting to the TRUTH of this verse, by using the Bible to interpret itself.

How did the Disciples Interpret This? Would you agree that the best way to interpret these words from Jesus is to find out how the other apostles who heard these very words understood them?
After all, if Jesus really did mean that Peter was to be the "head" of the church, then we should find some support for this in the rest of the New Testament writings.
Let us start with the very apostle who these words were directed at; Peter. Who did Peter believe was the "rock" upon which the church was to be built? Speaking of Jesus Christ before the people, Peter said: {Acts 4:11-12} ...'This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.'
Ok, is there any reference at all here from Peter that the church was to be built upon himself? No, he clearly points to Christ Jesus as the "stone" or "rock" that the church is to be built on, with Jesus being the HEAD of it. And notice what else Peter says. He clearly states that NO OTHER NAME HAS BEEN GIVEN AMONGST MEN whereby we can be saved. Only Jesus Christ.
And yet the Catholic leaders teach that it is only through the Roman Church that salvation can be secured, due to Jesus giving Peter the "headship" of the church. But Peter himself disagrees with them!
{1 Peter 5:1-4} ...'The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.'
I love this verse from Peter. We can clearly see that Peter thought himself to be just an "elder" amongst the other elders of the church. Nothing more! And he confirms Christ to be the "chief Shepherd" and only Leader of the Christian church. Also, look at what else he says. No one is to act as a "lord" over God's heritage, ie, no one is to exercise any kind of dominion over the church.

A rebuke to Roman Catholicism from the very man they believe to be their leader and first pope!

What about the apostle Paul. Who did he proclaim as the "rock"? Well, in all of Paul's writings in the New Testament, not once does he refer to Peter as any kind of leader of the church. But he does share something interesting:

{1 Corinthians 10:1-4} 'Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.'
The Greek word for "rock" here is the same one used by Jesus in Matthew 16, which is "PETRA". And Paul is clearly pointing to Christ Jesus as that "Petra" (Rock).
Interestingly, the Old Testament is awash with verses describing our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ as a "Rock". See {Deuteronomy 32:4; 1 Samuel 2:2; Psalms 18:2; Psalms 28:1}
The Rock of Calvary-Paul also states in {1 Corinthians 3:11} that "no other foundation can be laid other than the one already laid which is Christ Jesus."
What is a building built upon? It's a FOUNDATION right? So the "Rock" that Jesus said He would build His church on is the very foundation of the church, which is Christ Jesus crucified. Think about it. How can the Christian church be built upon a sinful man, Peter?
There is nothing to build upon with Peter, because salvation requires faith in Christ Jesus alone, and Him crucified for our sins.
THAT is the "rock", the rock of calvary. There is NO OTHER foundation that the church can be built upon. And if we attempt to build a church on a sinful man, then that church will end up falling, just like Babylon has fallen! Because she built her foundation upon the sand, rather than the TRUE rock, which is Christ Jesus.
So let's ask the disciples who is the "greatest" among them and if Jesus had given any one of them the position as leader:{Luke 22:24} 'And there was strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.'
Now this is AFTER {Matthew 16} so surely they should know who is the leader of them, because Jesus had already told them. The problem is, they clearly understood Jesus' words in {Matthew 16} to be pointing to Himself, NOT Peter.
Which is why they are now arguing as to which one of them should be the leader. And what about Jesus' reply to their arguing? He will surely clear this up and tell them that Peter is now the leader right? Wrong. Jesus confirms no such thing. In fact, He states that WHOEVER wants to be the greatest, needs to be the least.

In {Galatians 2} we find Paul confirming that he was the apostle to take the gospel to the Gentile world, while Peter was the apostle charged with taking the gospel to the Jews. And Paul states in {verse 9} that it was James, Cephas (Peter) and John who ALL "SEEMED" to be pillars of the church. Making no distinction between them whatsoever.

What about the great church meeting in {Acts 15}? Did Peter stand out as the leader in this great meeting? No, Peter did speak, but if you read the whole of that meeting, you will see that in fact James seemed to be the presiding elder, as he was the one who gave the final decision on the question of circumcision, see {Acts 15:19}
The Church is Built With "Stones"
{1 Peter 2:5-8} 'Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believe on him shall not be confounded.
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious?: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: where unto also they were appointed.'
Can you see the truth contained in these words from Peter himself? All who believe in Jesus Christ and accept that He is the Son of the Living God, become "lively stones", just like Peter did in {Matthew 16} We all become "petros" (stones) and are built up into a spiritual house. A house that is built upon the "ROCK" which is Christ Jesus, the ONLY sure foundation for the church.
As we have already stated, and this point needs to take root in our minds. The Christian church could NEVER be built upon a sinful man, because it would end up falling.
To build the church upon a sinner, would be just like building a house upon the sand, which Jesus told us about in {Matthew 7} No, the only sure foundation to build a house upon is the sinless life of Christ Jesus and His sacrifice on Calvary. THAT is the ONLY rock the church can be safely built upon. And when the storm comes, the house will remain standing.
There can only be ONE head of the body (church) and that is Jesus Christ {Colossians 1:18}

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Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 1:40am On Mar 20, 2018
Another teaching the Roman Catholic Church puts forward is the teaching that there has been an unbroken line of Popes since Peter. But there is a problem with this teaching also. First, no Christians for FOUR CENTURIES after the time of Christ believed that Peter was the leader of the church. This teaching wasn't accepted until around A.D.445 during the reign of Pope Leo I. It was only during this time that the Catholic Church needed to find some Biblical support for Papal supremacy.
The other problem with this teaching of an unbroken line is that in A.D.1045, Pope Benedict IX was ran out of office because of his unworthiness, with Silvester III taking his place.
When Benedict IX returned, he sold the Papal throne to Gregory VI, but still refused to give up his own claim to the throne. So at this time, all three men claimed to be the legitimate Pope! Then in 1046, the German Emperor Henry III settled it by deposing all three Popes and appointing a fourth, Clement II.
So history hardly supports this "unbroken line" of Popes. So Who Was the First Pope?
{Acts 8:9-22} ...'But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
The Roman Catholic Church tell their followers that they can PURCHASE salvation with money through the doctrine of indulgences!
Simon Magus was a Pagan who blended his Pagan ways with Christianity. Yes, he asked Peter to pray for him so that none of the bad things Peter said would happen to him would come upon him. But it is widely accepted by Christian historians that Simon Magus did not leave his Pagan ways behind. Instead he blended them into his new "Christian" beliefs. Which is exactly what the Roman Catholic Church is, a blending of Paganism and Christianity.
Now what did Simon Magus try to do? He tried to PURCHASE the gift of God with money, which the apostle Peter strongly rebuked. And what has the Roman Catholic Church done all throughout history and still does today? They offer salvation to those who are willing to BUY IT through indulgences! The very thing that Simon Magus wanted to do.
You will notice from the verses in {Acts 8} that Simon Magus was not just a Pagan who practiced sorcery. He was in fact the LEADER of the Pagan "church" and had many followers who thought that he was ordained of God!
"The author, or first representative of this baptized heathenism, according to the uniform testimony of Christian antiquity, is Simon Magus, who unquestionably adulterated Christianity with pagan ideas and practices, and gave himself out, in a pantheistic style for an emanation of God." (Schaff's History of the Church, Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 2, p. 566)
And where did Simon Magus end up going?
When Justin Martyr wrote his Apology [152 A.D.], the sect of the Simonians appears to have been formidable, for he speaks four times of their founder, Simon; and we need not doubt that he identified him with the Simon of Acts 8. He states that he was a Samaritan, adding that his birthplace was a village called Gitta; he describes him as a formidable magician, and tells that he came to ROME in the days of Claudius Caesar (45 A.D.), and made such an impression by his magical powers, THAT HE WAS HONORED AS A GOD, a statue being erected to him on the Tiber, between the two bridges, bearing the inscription 'Simoni deo Sancto' (the holy god Simon) (Dictionary of Christian Biography, Vol. 4, p. 682).
Simon Magus went to Rome and setup his new "church" there. An amalgamation of Paganism and Christianity! And yet the apostle Peter did not go to Rome. It was Paul who was the apostle to the Romans!

SO WHO WAS THE FIRST POPE? IT WAS SIMON MAGUS, THE PAGAN SORCERER!

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Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 1:42am On Mar 20, 2018
AND YOU DO? JUST LIKE YOUR FIRST POPE, SIMON MAGUS! Claiming it to be Simon Peter..
9inches:
The problem with you is you don't know what you are arguing against.
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 1:52am On Mar 20, 2018
And what is the most Hatred Church? Which Church with authority-have ripped families apart, have destroyed innocent lives, have raped the youth, have murdered, and have ruined the lives of millions.
Which Church stands high above God, who have no remorse, no repentance, nor forgiveness?
And the problem with me is nil-you just can't handle the truth.
9inches:
The problem with you is you don't know what you are arguing against.
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 2:45am On Mar 20, 2018
brocab:
AND YOU DO? JUST LIKE YOUR FIRST POPE, SIMON MAGUS! Claiming it to be Simon Peter..
You just confirmed my statement. Let me know when you have an argument on any authorized catholic teaching.
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 3:25am On Mar 20, 2018
Who's arguing? Well if you had something I could go by, something with a little knowledge, I have watched your video's, and there is nothing in them that has anything to do with Christ.
Which of course it leaves me wondering about, trying to find something that may interest you, of course none of it does.
Those sites you have given me, I had told you, if they were about Christ I would be interested, don't you believe in Christ yourself well enough to even want to try and support your theories, you give me sites, without the message-sites that drag on and on, not going anywhere, and you expect me to follow up on What?
Give me directions that's in those sites, but if you were to prove you are a believer in Christ, then give me sites, that can prove your theory.
Don't leave me posted-give me something about your authorized Catholic teachings, did you like the 2 page truth about the Catholic Church,
it was a great finding-and it is detailed in scripture. Unless you can prove the bible is wrong, and your Church is right?

You ask why do protestants hate Catholic's, haven't you watched Lizzie, she hates protestants.
The problem is 9 inches, we can go on for ever with these theories of yours, I am still waiting for you to open up a door-to prove your facts, but it seems you keep on pushing your facts over to someone else, to explain for you, but they aren't explaining these facts-not the facts I need.
See what you don't understand is, God sent His Spirit to teach us all things, in Word and in truth.

{2 Timothy 3:15-17} From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.…
9inches:

You just confirmed my statement. Let me know when you have an argument on any authorized catholic teaching.
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 3:45am On Mar 20, 2018
Why do Protestants know the Word of God-and Catholicism don't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnYSs89qpnU
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by Dnaz(m): 5:55am On Mar 20, 2018
brocab:
Why do Protestants know the Word of God-and Catholicism don't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnYSs89qpnU
Protties don't even know What the word of God is, they think its a book.
The Word of God is not Written and Mute rather it s incarnate and Living
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by 9inches(m): 8:17am On Mar 20, 2018
brocab:
Who's arguing? Well if you had something I could go by, something with a little knowledge, I have watched your video's, and there is nothing in them that has anything to do with Christ.
Which of course it leaves me wondering about, trying to find something that may interest you, of course none of it does.
Those sites you have given me, I had told you, if they were about Christ I would be interested, don't you believe in Christ yourself well enough to even want to try and support your theories, you give me sites, without the message-sites that drag on and on, not going anywhere, and you expect me to follow up on What?
Give me directions that's in those sites, but if you were to prove you are a believer in Christ, then give me sites, that can prove your theory.
Don't leave me posted-give me something about your authorized Catholic teachings, did you like the 2 page truth about the Catholic Church,
it was a great finding-and it is detailed in scripture. Unless you can prove the bible is wrong, and your Church is right?

You ask why do protestants hate Catholic's, haven't you watched Lizzie, she hates protestants.
The problem is 9 inches, we can go on for ever with these theories of yours, I am still waiting for you to open up a door-to prove your facts, but it seems you keep on pushing your facts over to someone else, to explain for you, but they aren't explaining these facts-not the facts I need.
See what you don't understand is, God sent His Spirit to teach us all things, in Word and in truth.

{2 Timothy 3:15-17} From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.…

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Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 1:41pm On Mar 20, 2018
Are you that dumb too?
Dnaz:

Protties don't even know What the word of God is, they think its a book.
The Word of God is not Written and Mute rather it s incarnate and Living
Re: Pentecostal Getting Married To A Catholic by brocab: 1:44pm On Mar 20, 2018
1. https://www.catholic.com/ This is the first page I opened up and this is what it said: Is Sex Okay As Long As Nobody Gets Hurt?
With this very same site-I asked a simple question "Are Catholic's born again "saved" and I read Augustine wrote,"It is this one Spirit who makes it possible for an infant to be regenerated-when that infant is brought to baptism; and it is through this one Spirit that the infant so presented is reborn. Augustine believes it is not written, ‘Unless a man be born again by the will of his parents’ or ‘by the faith of those presenting him or ministering to him,’ but, ‘Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit’ [John 3:5].
How do infants know he/she is baptised, and what sort of faith do you expect an infant to have? And if the parent's don't follow Christ-then what sort of baptism did the infant receive? "And what does the Catholic church expect out of it?
Jesus made a point to be baptised as a man-men make decisions, infants can't make he/she decisions.
9inches:


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