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1 | translate OT "with respect to the NT" | Not Specified | Dalcent | 111855 | ||
I have just changed from the NRSV because of its inclusive language and liberal bias. My worry ( at least I would like to be able to defend against this accusation ) is how can we justify translation of the OT "with respect to the NT" and at the same time claim we are the most literal? I am an MA theology student and not a language specialist; I don't know any Hebrew at all. | ||||||
2 | translate OT "with respect to the NT" | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 111857 | ||
I have just changed from the NRSV because of its inclusive language and liberal bias. My worry ( at least I would like to be able to defend against this accusation ) is how can we justify translation of the OT "with respect to the NT" and at the same time claim we are the most literal? I am an MA theology student and not a language specialist; I don't know any Hebrew at all. | ||||||
3 | Where can I learn about Ash Wednesday? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 112065 | ||
Celebrating Ash Wednesday really belongs to Catholic / high church Christianity and is not generally celebrated in evangelical circles. Check out this article for information: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01775b.htm Apparently Mel Gibson has chosen Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) to launch his film "The Passion." |
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4 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131476 | ||
Dear Moey, You write: "Do people who marry in a Catholic churchand later become christian in acceptanceof Jesus Christ for salvation..." I am a Catholic and would like to give you the news that we are Christian and our faith is Christ-centered whatever nonsense you may have been told to the contrary. We believe that Christ has made the full satisfaction for sin by His death and resurrection (Rom 4:25). Rather than concentrating on reading anti-Catholic literature you might find it useful to find out what Catholics really believe from a reliable source. The Catholic Catechism, that is the Catholic Church's authoritative statement of faith, opens by asserting that: "there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved than the name of Jesus." (cf. Acts 4:12). Check out our creedal confession of faith too. We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. AMEN. Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? Reading a broad range of anti-Catholic writers does not constitute a balanced view. Dalcent |
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5 | How am I saved? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131492 | ||
Dear CDBJ, I don't think God specifically asks anyone "Why should I let you into my kingdom" like in the Jack Chick tracts and you have to get the answer right. However, for your information, I believe that Christ's sacrifice on the cross makes satisfaction for my sins and merits my eternal salvation. We enter into the New Convenant in his blood by believing (in our heart that Jesus is the Son of God and that he was risen from the dead) and by being baptised (Mark 16:15) The Bible teaches that having appropriated the benefits of Christ's atoning death all our past sins are wiped cleaned. I don't believe that all our future sins are forgiven; after all Jesus instituted the Lord's Prayer in which we regularly ask forgiveness for our ongoing sins. I do not believe the Bible anywhere teaches that we are forgiven all our sins past, present and future, and it gives many stern warnings against both apostasy and ongoing sin (e.g. James 5:19-20): My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back,let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. 1 John 5:16-17 is quite explicit about the consequences of sins leading to death or mortal sin as Catholics (and the RSV) would put it. Are you asking me whether I understand that Christ's atoning death is what constitutes my righteousness before God rather than good works. Beyond this I trust you appreciate that the "once saved always saved" view is only held by the Baptists / Presbyterians and their derivatives and is certainly not a universially held belief across Protestantism. Two weeks ago I was rushed into hospital in the middle of the night with severe pains in my chest. First they thought it might be my heart, then it looked liked I had a clot on my lung. I can assure you I felt ready to meet my God and Saviour. Steve |
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6 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131499 | ||
Luther and Zwingli had diametrically opposed understandings of the Eucharist sacraments. Any understanding of the sacraments is obviously subjacent to the essential saving truths of Christianity: belief in Christ's incarnation, His divinity and His atoning death. | ||||||
7 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131501 | ||
I agree with your last sentence entirely. However, what about my question: Have you read any books by Catholics? I've read all the anti-Catholic stuff, Babylon Mystery Religion, Woman rides the Beast, etc. Even if you don't come to agree with the Catholic positions, it would be scholarly if you knew the true Catholic postions not just some fundamentalist polemic. What about Karl Keating's Catholicism and Fundamentalism Ignatius Press. P.S. I'm an intercessor between God and man too, because I'm praying for you. |
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8 | How am I saved? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131565 | ||
Hi there BradK, My posting 'How am I saved?' was in response to CDBJ's query that I understood how I was saved; no doubt he regarded me a little suspiciously as I stated I was a Catholic. I think the debate has shifted a little from the are Catholics Christian to more of a Calvinism/Arminianism debate. I would query some of your quotes. Why does 'It is finished!' (Jn. 19:30) necessarily mean all our sins past, present and future are forgiven. Jesus was perhaps referring to His suffering. (Note that it says He was raised for our justification in Rom. 4:25. So there is one aspect that was not finished.) You have extrapolated your past, present and future doctrine from a verse which does not explicitly say anything of the kind. What do you think "Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Eph. 4:32" proves? Where is any hint here of anything more than God has forgiven you your sins so far. There is nothing explicit here to affirm your doctrine. Likewise, most of your quotes just say God forgave you, you never produce a quote that explicitly mentions forgiveness of sins you will commit in the future. I take specific issue with, "All the Pauline verses denote a past action, which is complete, carrying forward to the present time." What nonsense! (Furthermore, what about future sins.) Paul writes: "...but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" 1 Cor 1:18, ie we are not saved yet. How can you logically retort 'It is finished!' to me; it is simply a non sequitur (an inference not warrantable from the premises). You write 'Surely you're not advocating any self-effort on my part?' Well Paul wrote in 1 Cor 9:27 '...I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.' That sounds like self-effort to me. Read the Bible with an open mind, not a closed system. |
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9 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131566 | ||
Dear GB, It is biblical to confess your sins to one another. James 5:16 The objection that only God can forgive sins was made by a Pharisee. You cannot make a doctrine out of such verses. John 20:23 was spoken specifically to the apostles. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained. You think this has no connection to confession practised in the Catholic and Orthodox Church for 2,000 years? What is your interpretation of John 20:23? Are you claiming that all scripture invariably applies specifically to you. Woman why are you weeping? (Jn. 20:15). If you can't "see" the plain sense of John 20:23 perhaps you are wearing denominational spectacles when you read the Bible. |
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10 | They were not born again at time of marr | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131568 | ||
Moey, Where does the New Testament tell us to say a prayer to get born-again. Please give me the scriptural reference for this prayer. What do you make of Matthew 16:18? Jesus spoke in Aramaic and Peter and Rock are the same word in Aramaic: namely Kepha (compare Galatians 2:9). You have cleary read too many anti-Catholic books and comics. |
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11 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131575 | ||
So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. | ||||||
12 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131579 | ||
I have read your interesting profile. How you have been given a spirit of understanding! You write: 'I would challenge all to test me. I do not claim to know it all where the Word is concerned, but what I do know, I know to be FACT.' This is a ridiculous and pompous claim. When people make claims that only the KJV and the NIV are inspired versions and others are tools of the enemy you declare yourself to be nuts! What about the NASB and the ESV? What is your interpretation of James 2:24 You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. The NIV is definitely not an inspired translation "For example, the NIV, translates the Greek word ergon and its derivatives as "work" when it reinforces Protestant doctrine but as something else (such as "deeds" or "doing") when it would serve Catholic doctrine. The NIV renders Romans 4:2 "If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works (ergon), he had something to boast about—but not before God." This passage is used to support the Protestant doctrine of salvation by faith alone. But the NIV translates the erg- derivatives in Romans 2:6-7 differently: "God ‘will give to each person according to what he has done (erga).’ To those who by persistence in doing (ergou) good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life." If the erg- derivatives were translated consistently as "work" then it would be clear that the passage says God will judge "every person according to his works" and will give eternal life to those who seek immortality "by persistence in working good"—statements that support the Catholic view of salvation." Even when there is no doctrinal agenda involved, it is difficult to do word studies in dynamic translations because of inconsistency in how words are rendered." |
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13 | How am I saved? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131622 | ||
With due respect I think Calvinist evangelical theology is scripturally selective and mistaken in its conclusions, so of course lots of verses including 1 Cor 1:18 don't fit. |
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14 | They were not born again at time of marr | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131697 | ||
"Well documented" by the Church's fundamentalist enemies, viz. one-sided slander. Hence the title of my post 'Have you read any book by Catholics!'. |
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15 | They were not born again at time of marr | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131715 | ||
This is does not resemble a prayer; where is the example of the prayer born-again Christians say you must pray? Perhaps presented in a similar manner to the Lord's prayer, i.e. pray this and you'll be born again? | ||||||
16 | should a catholic marraige be sanctified | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131717 | ||
You wrote: rome has no time for your faith and you are outside of the one true church as they state and are doomed to hell by them Yet the Catholic Catechism, the Church's authoritative statement of faith, states: 818 "However, one cannot charge with the sin of the separation those who at present are born into these communities [that resulted from such separation] and in them are brought up in the faith of Christ, and the Catholic Church accepts them with respect and affection as brothers .... All who have been justified by faith in Baptism are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers in the Lord by the children of the Catholic Church." You have been lied to by your silly anti-Catholic comics. |
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17 | should a catholic marraige be sanctified | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131719 | ||
Dear gods son, I live in London near the Tyburn Convent. It is built near the Tyburn fields where hundreds of Catholic missionaries to England from the time of Henry VIII were murdered for preaching the apostolic faith. I am not offended by your ignorance. |
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18 | should a catholic marraige be sanctified | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131721 | ||
Gods son, Jesus spoke in Aramaic and Peter and Rock are the same word in Aramaic: Kepha. |
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19 | Have you ever read a book by a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131722 | ||
Chick Publications! That says it all. Don't you know his website claims all non-KJV Bibles are demonic. | ||||||
20 | should a catholic marraige be sanctified | Bible general Archive 2 | Dalcent | 131773 | ||
Isn't it interesting that the ignorant Catholic basher is grammatically ignorant too. God's son you are practically illiterate! Are you aware that there are about 100 spelling mistakes in your posting. You seem to have more against capital letters than you have against the pope. |
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