Subject: Explanations of difficult verses |
Bible Note: Catechism #1258 has no biblical support. James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. Belief and faith, I feel are two different things. For example, when you fly on a plane, you believe that the plane is there, you can touch it. You must have faith that it will fly. That may be a lame analogy but I hope you see my point. When these catechisms say "the church says" or "the church has always held" it is as though "the church were a person (the pope maybe?). The church is the sum total of all believers that have obeyed the gospel of Jesus Christ and no other. There is no biblical support for #1259. What in the world is the Paschal mystery? There is no biblical support for #1260. I can cite scripture that says one must hear the word of God and after hearing, believe it. Repent of their sins, confess Jesus to the world that he is their lord and savior, and then be baptized for the remission of sin. There is no half way. It is all the way or none of the way, according to the bible. There is no biblical support for #1261. I guess this is why the catholic religion baptizes infants, for fear they are endowed with original sin. The bible teaches otherwise. Ezek 18:20 "The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself. This passage in Ezekiel supports individual responsibility of sin. Children cannot sin until they know the difference between right and wrong. I thank you for your patience Emmaus. It is getting late. We will talk again. |