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1 | Truth lost in the Reformations? | Matthew | Emmaus | 87389 | ||
EdB, Here is a link that may answer some of your questions. This subject is an example of Scripture interpreted by Tradition. http://198.62.75.1/www1/CDHN/gravity.html#GRAVITY I believe the Protestant Reformers sincerely wanted to end real abuses of practice and reestablish the primacy of grace, faith and scripture in the Catholic Church. They succeeded in two ways, one good and one bad. They prompted true reform within the Catholic Church, but they also splintered Christendom. The response of the Church was slow and by the time the Council of Trent was finished and its teachings published an irrepairable breech had developed in both the civil and church sector. The Protestant Reformation itself achieved a kind of inertial momentum which generation by generation led it further and further from its mother Church. I believe it was the abandonment of legitimate Apostolic Tradion and Church Magisterium that has led us to where we are today. For 1500 years they were the final authority in resolving important and divisive disputes related to Scriptural interpretation and Church Discipline and what held the Church together. Rome, the See of Peter was the final court of appeal and the focus point of unity for the Body of Christ. That has been lost to Chritianity at large today. Without it Sola Scriptura leads to endless divisions because so many are unwilling to admit to an authority greater than their own personal opinion when it comes to interpreting scripture. At least that is how I see it. Others disagree. Two books I like to recommend on the subject are: How the Reformation Happened by Hillaire Belloc for the historical side and The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism by Louis Bouyer for an excellent explaination and examination of the legitinate and solid Catholic roots of Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide and Sola Deo Gloria and why they went awry when cut loose from the anchor of Sacred Tradition. A great tape set related to the subject is: Calling All Catholics to Be Bible Christians...and Vice Versa by Scott Hahn. http://www.saintjoe.com/products/5250.html Emmaus |
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2 | Truth lost in the Reformations? | Matthew | EdB | 87394 | ||
Emmaus Excellent my friend. It grieves my heart to think how many will not receive the truth of what you said because on closed minds. Christendom is in a mess, we have every wind of doctrine blowing through the church and everyone proclaiming their truth. I see Pentecostal churches that hinder the Holy spirit not alarm visitors, churches removing the cross and any mention of sin as too repugnant to new believers, words meanings changed, passages sniped out, altar calls for those that “want to know Jesus” with no call to repentance, nor mention of sin or the work of the cross. I see baptism with sprinkling, dipping and diving done in the name of the Father, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, or the goddess mother wisdom. Communion with wine and bread, juice and bread, and now honey and milk. Church names being changed to names that one is not sure what it is (community education and enlightenment center). Many structure our prayers to avoid any chance of placing an guilt on anyone. We avoid songs that stir the spirit and focus on those that effect the emotions. ALL because we are entitled to our understanding! How it must grieve the Lord. EdB |
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