Catholic Heresy (for the record)

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The problem with the "reformers" is that they tried to reform a corrupt church instead of going back to basics and throwing out ALL the heresies and starting again from scratch.
Care to name a church that has successfully started from scratch that had no New Testament to appeal to?
 
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Exactly!

The "reformers" ( who were protestants - who were "protesting" Catholicism ) were once part of Catholicism, and "came out" from it - or, "split off" of it - to start their own version of a church which was still part Catholicism - thereby continuing error at least in part. All of the protestants came out of Catholicism. That is why they are called protestants - because, they "protested" Catholicism. But, they also "carried with them" parts of Catholicism ( because that is what they knew ) - a lot of which was / is in error, biblically.

What many people don't realize or understand is that - since well before Catholicism ever existed, there have always been ( since the personal ministry of Christ ) Christians who were never protestants - even to this day. These [ true, original ] Christians were the ones that the "Holy Roman Empire" ( the original name of the modern "Roman Catholic Church" ) persecuted for centuries -- because they would not "join" Catholicism, and thus were considered enemies of the Catholic Church.

I used the words 'true' and 'original' in the statement above to indicate that those Christians who were persecuted by the Catholic Church were in fact the true original Christians from the Church that Christ Himself started. Believe it or not -- Catholicism was / is not that true, original Church. Rather, it was / is actually the "mortal enemy" of that true, original church. And, [ true ] history shows very clearly that this is the case. Only, [ the hierarchy / upper-echelon of ] the Catholic Church would like for you to believe differently.

This is not "hate speech" --- it is "the God's honest truth" -- the ugly truth that Satan does not want Catholic people to understand.

The 'dark ages' was not about the [ true, original ] Christian Church "behaving badly" ( as most societies in the world have been led to believe today ) --- it was about the [ true, original ] Christian Church being severely persecuted by a man-established entity which - from a world society view of history - managed to 'usurp' - in 'identification' terms - the position / standing / etc. - as being the Church that Christ started ( which is false ).

The Catholic people are being lied to by the Catholic hierarchy. The true nature of the history of the Catholic Church is everything but Christian.

And that is the reason for this thread... ;)

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These [ true, original ] Christians were the ones that the "Holy Roman Empire" ( the original name of the modern "Roman Catholic Church" ) persecuted for centuries -- because they would not "join" Catholicism, and thus were considered enemies of the Catholic Church.
This is hate speech, and cannot be verified by any reliable historical source. It is a rule #2 violation. Opening the doors to persecute Catholics with nonsensical revisionism is the reason for this thread.

The drums of hate and bigotry keep pounding because unlike other forums, no one is required to document their sources.
 
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Care to name a church that has successfully started from scratch that had no New Testament to appeal to?
I don't know what you mean by "no New Testament." But I can name several successful churches that started from scratch. My current church -- a Bible church, non-denominational -- was begun by a group of men who used the Bible as their basis to begin a biblical church. Also, my old church in Illinois -- same thing -- a Bible church. No previous dogma to weigh them down. They don't subscribe to any catechisms or canons or creeds of men -- just the Bible.
 

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Elin said:
But she did birth the person Christ Jesus, who is God.

She didn't conceive his spirit, any more than any other mother conceives the spirit of her child.
But a mother births her child, who is both body and spirit.
God is Spirit not flesh and blood.
Christ is God in flesh and blood.

Mary gave birth to Jesus Who is the Christ.
And Christ is God.

Mary was a chosen vessel for Gods purpose. Adam looked at Eve and said she is flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone.
Agreed.

An interesting paradox. God taking the form of a man.
Christ was not the form of a man, Christ was the reality of a man who was also God.
 

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I just asked you a question you did the condemning.

There is no greater matter than your eternal destination. If you are counting on anything but the grace of God you are in the worst possible condition.

Come down off your high horse and hear the true gospel message that you must be born again.
And that Christ is God in flesh and blood.
 

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This is blindness. The Authority of Scripture is a Tradition, which proves your rigid ignorance
No, the authority of Scripture is by the words of Jesus who testified Scripture was the word of God
which could not broken.
 

Elin

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"all have sinned " only means that all are subject to original sin.
So what's the difference, that doesn't solve anything.

Original sin or sin, it's all sin.
 

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The ability to sin, does not mean one will, first off.
The NT disagrees:

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

Secondly, the fact they cannot cognate sin is what protects them from mortal sin.
All are born condemned by their original sin (Ro 5:18).

They don't have to cognate anything.

A rattlesnake is a rattlesnake from birth, not just when he learns to use his venom.
 

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And that Christ is God in flesh and blood.
A union of God Who is Spirit with man who is flesh. God who inhabits eternity becoming man who is temporal. God doing that which is impossible.

For the cause of Christ
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A union of God Who is Spirit with man who is flesh.
God who inhabits eternity
becoming man who is temporal
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Whose body only is temportal, but whose Holy Spirit is eternal as are all human spirits.

God doing that which is impossible.
With God all things are possible, even becoming flesh and blood.

Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, the second person of the Triune Godhead who is one being.
 

notuptome

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Whose body only is temportal, but whose Holy Spirit is eternal as are all human spirits.



With God all things are possible, even becoming flesh and blood.

Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, the second person of the Triune Godhead who is one being.
You get a gold star.

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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The NT disagrees:

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."


All are born condemned by their original sin (Ro 5:18).

They don't have to cognate anything.

A rattlesnake is a rattlesnake from birth, not just when he learns to use his venom.
Even though infants, just like their parents, are tainted with sin, they have not yet reached the age of reason, where their brains have developed to the point where they may consciously commit sin, and so they are therefore sinless in a certain sense.
 
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This is hate speech,
No --- it is love speech --- you just do not realize it yet... :D


and cannot be verified by any reliable historical source.
What historical sources do you consider reliable? Don't say 'the Catholic Church'. :rolleyes: The Vatican is one of the most unreliable - and least trustworthy - sources of history there is in the world today. Why? Because they have "changed history" by re-writing documents / etc. in order to suit their purposes. If you are not willing to go outside of the Catholic realm for information - in order to find the truth -- you never will... ( "in this life"; on Judgment Day, I am quite sure that you will understand perfectly ;) - as will we all... )


It is a rule #2 violation.
2. No conduct that is offensive or counterproductive to fellowship.

We like to welcome all to Christian Chat, but if anyone is not here for fellowship (or for wanting to know about Christianity), but simply for disrupting fellowship, offending people, whatever, then that person is not welcome.
I don't think so. You are being "politically correct" about it. This description indicates the intent to disrupt fellowship or make offenses. I have no such purpose. On the contrary, better fellowship may be had among those who understand the truth in love and agree. I am only trying to help those who truly want to know the truth about the history of the Catholic Church to open their eyes and see it.

I am not angry. I am not trying to 'get a rise' out of anyone. I am not trying to belittle or condemn any Catholic "lay" person. ( I believe that the Catholic hierarchy - the controlling 'upper-echelon' of the organization - is full of pure evil. However, the "lay" person membership - no doubt to a large degree - is simply deceived. )

If you are ever able to open your eyes and see the truth about the Catholic Church, you will understand why I say these things.

For just a moment, assume that I am correct in the things I have stated. Would you not want to know the real truth?

Well -- I am telling you the real truth -- the truth you need to be able to see. The rest is up to you.

You can swallow your pride and take a good long hard look at the true reality in which we live -- or, you can continue to believe what you have been 'fed'... ( In 'The Matrix' terms -- "you can take the red pill or the blue one; the choice is yours"... )


Always an option:

"We can certainly agree to disagree agreeably." :cool:


Opening the doors to persecute Catholics with nonsensical revisionism is the reason for this thread.
Not persecution. Rather, a wake-up call.


The drums of hate and bigotry keep pounding because unlike other forums, no one is required to document their sources.
When you make a statement - in conversation, in public - do you immediately follow it with the long list of intricate details of every thought and idea that lent itself to forming the framework of the supposition that supports what you just stated?

This is not a formal literary documentary environment. It is a conversational exchange of ideas.

Yes - people should, at times, document the source of vitally important findings from their research of a subject being discussed -- so that others can "follow up"... However, there is no requirement for every statement made by any individual in any post to be "proofed" in the same post. It is ultimately up to the reader to decide the merit they give to the information in someone's post.

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Even though infants, just like their parents, are tainted with sin, they have not yet reached the age of reason, where their brains have developed to the point where they may consciously commit sin, and so they are therefore sinless in a certain sense.
Yes, they have committed no sin of their own yet,

but infants still die, showing they are guilty of sin,

for death is the wages of sin (Ro 6:23).
 
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Yes, they have committed no sin of their own yet,

but infants still die, showing they are guilty of sin,

for death is the wages of sin (Ro 6:23).
First off, it's not our fault that we're tainted with sin. It's our first parent's fault.

We are not going to Hell simply because of Adam and Eve's rebellion. We go to Hell for any personal sin that we ourselves commit, which are in the multitudes, admittedly.

An infant, just like everyone else, is tainted with sin, but has not yet reached the point where it can incur personal guilt on itself through sin.

Hence why infants are sinless and innocent.



You made a wise move in quoting Romans 6:23, but it fails to answer the point I'm trying to convey: Persons under the age of reason cannot sin.

Infants can still be affected by sin, but they themselves are not guilty.

Infants die because of Adam and Eve's rebellion, not because they warranted it.
 
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I just love when someone says to Catholics, "I'm not attacking you. I'm attacking the upper echelon of the Church which is evil. You, you're just blind and ignorant. I'm not attacking you." YOU JUST CALLED US BLIND AND IGNORANT! That my friend is a personal attack.
 

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I just love when someone says to Catholics, "I'm not attacking you. I'm attacking the upper echelon of the Church which is evil. You, you're just blind and ignorant. I'm not attacking you." YOU JUST CALLED US BLIND AND IGNORANT! That my friend is a personal attack.

comics-lunarbaboon-cat-feet-295552.jpeg ​mwahahaha! LOL!...sorry. *slinks out of room* :)
 

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First off, it's not our fault that we're tainted with sin. It's our first parent's fault.

We are not going to Hell simply because of Adam and Eve's rebellion.
We go to Hell for any personal sin that we ourselves commit, which are in the multitudes, admittedly.
Actually, the only personal sin which sends us to hell is unbelief.

An infant, just like everyone else, is tainted with sin, but has not yet reached the point where it can incur personal guilt on itself through sin.
Yes, the "tainting" with sin is "original sin" from Adam, which condemns all men. (Ro 5:18)

Hence why infants are sinless and innocent.

You made a wise move in quoting Romans 6:23, but it fails to answer the point I'm trying to convey: Persons under the age of reason cannot sin.

Infants can still be affected by sin, but they themselves are not guilty.

Infants die because of Adam and Eve's rebellion, not because they warranted it
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Are you saying Ro 5:18 is not true, are you saying that Adam's sin does not condemn all men?
 
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I just love when someone says to Catholics, "I'm not attacking you. I'm attacking the upper echelon of the Church which is evil. You, you're just blind and ignorant. I'm not attacking you." YOU JUST CALLED US BLIND AND IGNORANT! That my friend is a personal attack.
We are all blind and ignorant until we come to a genuine saving knowledge of Christ.

My righteous indignation is at the Catholic church doctrine not the poor souls that are enslaved by it. Now I have less tolerance for those who endeavor to teach such false and unbiblical doctrines to other unsuspecting souls.

Didn't Jesus rebuke the Pharisees for just such a statement? Because you say you have no sin your sin remaineth? John 9:41

For the cause of Christ
Roger