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1 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Brian.g | 12583 | ||
Some call it submission Some call it humility Some call it infallibility Some call it trust On the day the decision was made, I trust the Pope has made a decision in the best interest of the Church. Would the Popes decision be different if it was made a month, year or century later, maybe. Is it better that the Church corrects an error or allows the error to remain, in order to avoid criticism? |
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2 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Norrie | 12658 | ||
Well, somehow I lost a post, so I'll just put highlights. Check out definition of papal ingfallibility: Main Entry: papal infallibility Function: noun Date: 1831 : the Roman Catholic doctrine that the pope cannot err when speaking ex cathedra in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or morals Accd to this, there should be no errors in doctrine to correct, that is what I was taught too. Like I said, I don't know what they are teaching now but I know what I was taught before Vatican II and watched the changes made afterwards. Infallibility is not the same as trust, submission or humility, it is separate unto itself. |
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3 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Brian.g | 12715 | ||
Have you ever heard a parent say to their arguing child: "I'm right, because I'm your father(mother) and I said I'm right, now quit arguing." In any form of government, we need a leader and that leader needs to be able to make a final decision and then everyone can move forward from that point. Just as the parent above (and being a parent is a form of government - some say a democracy, some say a dictatorship) - just as the parent above, there is a time for discussion and debate, which the Church allows, and then the time comes in which a final decision needs to be made, so the familly can function as one, instead of living in the seperation created by constant arguing and challenging of each other. Someone in a family must be a leader and the other members of the family must accept that person. The acceptance of that person as the leader may be called by some, as submission. Other may call it trust in the leader of the family. Some may accept that persons leadership out fo humility and some may accept that persons leadership and decisions on the basis that they know the leader is only concerned about making the right decision for the good of the family. The Pope is the leader of a Church. The Pope is a man. The Pope is not God. The Pope is a man. When making a decision, we are hopeful that the Pope is seeking guidance from the Holy Spirit, in the same way a congregation is hoping that their Pastor is seeking guidance from the Holy Spirit. In this forum, there has been discussion regarding the responsibility a Bible class teacher has to his/her students. If the teacher is not teaching God's law properly, the teacher is doing a grave injustice to the student, who is relying on this knowledge and guidance to properly serve God. The role of the Church is to insure proper understanding of God's law in order to properly educate its members. Look at all of the different Churches which have been formed by people leaving the Catholic Church and think of all of the time and energy spent fighting the Church as the enemy. The Church is not the enemy, Satan is. Focus your hatred and distaste towards the true enemy and unite with those who are fighting the same enemy as you. Satan is successful in dividing the House of Jesus among itself and keeping everyone's attention on infighting, rather than on him. I realize that the members of this forum are dedicated and commited to God. Would we not have done a better job of serving God if we had taken the 100-200 man hours spent here debating Papal infallibility and instead, spent this time serving God, by reaching out to our fellow man to fight Satan. Aren't we falling into Satans trap of dividing our house to fight to other, instead of fighting Satan. Luke 11: 17-18 17: Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18: If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? Today, we are seeing the birth of a new sin - probably the greatest sin ever tempting man - taking the life of an unborn baby and selling it for a profit to prolong the life of another. Who will join this Catholic in fighting Satan on this sin rather than debating each other on who is the better Christian. Can we unite our house of Christianity to serve God? Is anybody up for a really good fight? - Let me know. |
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4 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Makarios | 12732 | ||
Dear Brian, you have stated: "Who will join this Catholic in fighting Satan on this sin rather than debating each other on who is the better Christian. Can we unite our house of Christianity to serve God?" I will join you Brian! :) And may satan flee at the sight of us brandishing our swords together, side by side, speaking those eternal words of Scripture! --Nolan |
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5 | Evangelicals and Catholics | Rom 3:28 | Brian.g | 12773 | ||
I am honored to march with you | ||||||