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NASB | Acts 11:26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians. [Acts 26:28; 1 Pet 4:16] |
Subject: difference Christian and catholic |
Bible Note: The issue of PAPAL INFALLIBILITY evokes strong reactions from those who oppose it. This is usually due to a misunderstanding of what the Church means by “Papal Infallibility.” The most common misconception is that the Church claims that the Pope himself is infallible, the in all things he is incapable of error. This, of course, is not true! It is a necessity of Christian theology that ever person be allowed the exercise of free will. Everyone ,the pope included, must be free to accept or reject Christ for himself. If God were to make the pope infallible in the ultimate sense, he would be depriving him of his free will. Infallibility does not mean that the pope is incapable of sin. Infallibility is not something that endows a pope with divine powers, but rather it is a gift of the Holy Spirit that protects the Church from the human frailties of a pope. The First Vatican Council taught that three conditions must be met in order for a pronouncement to be considered infallible: 1. The pope must speak ex cathedra [from the Chair of Peter] in his official capacity. 2. the decision must be binding on the whole Church. 3. It must be on a matter of faith or morals. The first two conditions can be reasonably deduced from Matthew 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” The acts of binding and loosing in the context of the verse would by necessity be something more than casual remarks. The passage begins with Jesus saying, “YOU ARE PETER and upon this rock I will build my Church” [Mat 16:18]. The acts of binding or loosing would have to be official and meant for the whole Church. |