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One of the twelve Apostles, whom Jesus Christ has choosen, betrayed him. What about today's apostles? They might do the same. Nobody is strong enough. We can resist the sin only with the help of praying. But some of us fail. It has happened before, it happens today. Let's pray for our clergy...

We can't be secure that we are saved. Judas believed? Yes! Was he saved? No! Once have been baptized we can continue to commit sins. Once committed a sin how we can be sure in our salvation? The Bible is against the idea of OSAS. 1 Corinthians 6,9: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not...

Agree. There is nowhere in New Teastament written about tithing. It was an Old Teastament rule. In new days we have a law of love. And we may give to the curch as much as we feel it to be proper. It can be more than tithe, it can be zero also because of some circumstances. All depends on our...

That's just not possible, IMHO. Church can not be online.

There are many of them around us!

I fully agree with you. Those who declare "Sola Scriptura" are also declare that "Nothing is Truth unless scripture confirms it so". Looking at the second principle, I can remark that "Sola Scriptura" principle does not confirmed by the "Scriptura" itself, how can it be truth than? There is...

"More or less" - that's the key. Muratorian Canon shows us the work which was finished centures later. It does not include four Epistles. But the Epistle to the Laodiceans was included in to some Latin texts in Catholic church up to the begiining of the second Millenium. Old Testament can not...

Your history of the canon is differs from what do I know. Not so much though. Please try: The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance by Bruce M. Metzger I can recommend this book as very serious and scentific. The canon was not so stable in Catholic church as...

I was much impressed by "The Shepherd of Hermas". This is the early christian book which was included in the canon of New Teastament in some early churches. The second interestind point is that unlike most of the fathers Hermas was not a clergyman. He was just a common christian with a...