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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
I thought that a good project is to read what is considered possibly the best modern defense of sola scriptura. It is called The Shape of Sola Scriptura by Keith Mathison. You can probably get a copy from the nearest library. They can always get it through inter-library loan. Or you can all so...
The Bible is the most wonderful book in the world. No other book in the world has been used as much to save souls and to better society, to heal families and save lives.
The Bible is the most dangerous book in the world. No other book in the world has been used as much to ruin and society, to...
This was a big turning point in my life. I was in a 31 years, and was starting over. I decided to become a computer programmer. I lived with my parents, went to computer classes, and worked part-time at a nearby Sears store. I also met my future wife – she was Catholic. Beforehand, I would never...
I could not believe the call I received from the placement director at my seminary. A small Free-Will Baptist Church needed a pastor – not a youth pastor or an assistant pastor, but the only pastor. I was excited about the opportunities to preach the gospel there. Also it seemed that this church...
This may surprise some of you. After all, one of the hallmarks of Protestantism is that one can be absolutely sure of one’s salvation. But the Catholic Church teaches that one cannot be absolutely assured of one’s salvation. So how can I be more assured of my salvation now as a Catholic then...
A Funny thing about my Protestant days. I was a Protestant for the twelve years, and the first half of those years I was just a pew sitter. It was not that I was not committed to God. It is just I got much more out of lay ministries than the church scene. I was involved in Campus Crusade For...
I was bored with the Catholic Church! All I did was daydream through Mass and my Catechism class. I could not stand it. When I was 10, my parent stopped going to church, and my father would drop off my sister and I at the church. If it was not for my sister, I would have stopped going. But I...
Some Protestants are arguing that the arguments that we use against sola scriptura does not apply to their position. They say that our arguments only work against solo scriptura, not sola scriptura. They argue that are a middle ground between our scripture and tradition and solo scriptura...
First of all, this is not explicitly teaching that the Holy Spirit is God. It implies it. And it may even strongly imply it. But it does not explicitly teach.
Not only that, but if this verse is interpreted to affirm the deity of the Holy Sprit, it would do far more than that. It would also...
My response is No! It is not explicitly taught in scripture. It is implied.
I want to make this very clear. I fully believe that the Holy Spirit is God. But I believe this because the Catholic Church teaches so, and I believe that the Church is the pillar and foundation of truth. But without...