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Only one Christian communion in the world fully fits the biblical, credal, and patristic description of the "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church" in union with the successors of the apostles and Peter. That communion is the Catholic Church. It should, however, be understood that though it...

Yes, I am quite sure. The websites you link to are not Catholic, but McFeeneyite. McFeeneyism is the heretical teaching that all must be actual members of the Catholic Church to be saved. It has been condemned by the Catholic Church. McFeeneyites have no claim to the title Catholic, no...

Catholics refuse to concede such a thing out of faith in Jesus Christ. Christ solemnly pledged that the gates of Hell would never prevail against His Church (Matt. 16:18), and He solemnly promised that after His Ascension into Heaven He would send His Church ``another Paraclete . . . the spirit...

Elder, if only it were true. If the Bible is so clear, then how do you explain the tens of thousands of Protestant denominations who can't agree on what the Bible teaches? (Keep in mind, that all these denominations claim to go by sola scriptura, "scripture alone".)

It seems to me that some here are putting their trust in 16th century Calvinism, and not in God's Revelation, which we know by the voice of the Church, the "pillar and bulwark of the truth". I think something needs to be asked, which in a way applies to any and all doctrinal disputes: Who is...

Scripture tells us that God in his overwhelming love for you and me, has done everything up to and including dying for us so that we could go to heaven. It tells us we may approach the throne of grace with confidence (Hebrews 4:16) and reminds us that the whole point and purpose of Jesus' coming...

Places where Scripture speaks of our ability to know that we are abiding in grace are important and must be taken seriously. But they do not promise that we will be protected from self-deception on this matter. The New Testament teaches us that genuine assurance is possible and desirable, but it...

Can I guess? :D The butterfly, if I am not mistaken, is often seen as a living image of the resurrected Christ. A catipillar appears to die, as he lies dormant in his cacoon, apparently overcome by the forces of nature. After a relatively short time, however, he arises triumphant, in a...

Defender and Love: Your beliefs may sound pretty on paper, but they exist only under false premises, and simply are not Biblical. You forget that we are made in God's image. As such, we have free will, a will that God honors and respects. You are right that the Good Shephard never...

My point is: Faith doesn't save you. Neither does works. We are saved by God's grace alone; it simply cannot be earned. However, thisdoes not mean that God requires nothing out of us. He requires faith, and he requires that we live that faith by doing good works. The classical Protestant...

Thank you all for the very warm welcome! Patriarch: I was up there during my Spring Break, for about a week and a half. It was such a wonderful experience. For the furst time, I saw the Catholic faith being lived in its fullest. Not just ceremonially (although that was absolutely...

The Bible says, "If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned" (John 15:6) and warns in many places that we can, by our free will, reject the life of God if we wish, even after coming to faith in Christ...

Paul does not, in fact, proclaim justification by faith alone. Rather, Paul teaches, just like the Catholic Church (and James 2:24), that “faith alone” is meaningless unless it is expressed in works of love. That is why he writes in 1 Cor 13:2 “If I have all faith, so as to move mountains, but...

The Catholic position on "assurance of salvation" is that we are assured of salvation if we remain in Christ and assured of damnation if we do not. As Jesus says, "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you...

Pleae allow me to introduce myself to the boards. My name is Eric Giunta. I am a high school seniorwho will be graduating June 9. On July 1, I will be entering the Society of Saint John Cantius (http://www.societycantius.org) as a postulant. The postulancy (period of discernment for a...