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Science is not worshiping human nature or humanity in any way. However, much of what the modern world calls 'science' falls under what one could call the worship of human intellect. This is particularly true of 'science' that deals with the past. Even though most people, including the...

Hello Placebo99, I couldn't help noticing this just after I wrote my original response to the OP, and I think there's something here that needs to be addressed. Specifically, that any religion that is not of God is of the devil. In the time of Christ, there was a group of people who were the...

There are a lot of good answers here already, but I will add my own thoughts on the OP First, not just Christians, but all humans are weak. From the moment we enter the world, we are possessed of a sinful nature that leads us in a direction opposite God's perfect will. Without 'help,' we cannot...

Just a couple comments. First, there's a difference between showing 'similarities' between Christianity and other religions and pointing out something that totally goes against the Bible and is still held as doctrine, and as part of that pointing to the pre-existence of the same ideology in...

The Bible uses the word 'idolatry' many times. Also, according to the bible, activity centered around the 'queen of heaven' is idolatry. You misconstrue 'Sola Scriptura.' The idea is not that 'scripture alone' must be used to explain everything, but that when it comes to determining doctrine...

Oh. So calling Mary 'veneration' (worship disguised with a more acceptable word) idolatry is 'hate speech,' but calling the acceptance of the most clear interpretation of the scriptures concerning her other children 'heresy' isn't? I see how this works. You base the entirety of the title on a...

No. Mary is not a pagan goddess. She is a simple woman who was blessed by God to be a part of His plan of salvation. However, those who venerate her to the position of 'Queen of Heaven' make her into an idol. Show me in the scripture where we see any 'Queen of Heaven' in a positive light. It's...

No, not obviously. As I said before, James and Joseph were not uncommon names at that time. In fact, they were probably at least as common as Joshua is today and I have 3 of those just in my church, and 2 more at my workplace. If you read all the references to Mary, the mother of James and...

I didn't say every doctrine or the whole of Catholicism is pagan. But the veneration of Mary is clearly of pagan influence. She is called the 'Queen of Heaven,' and as I said before, it is no accident that this is the same title given to the goddess in the Old Testament that the Jews were...

A reasonable conclusion only if such a conclusion were necessary for some reason. Nowhere do we read about Joseph's other children. He went to Bethlehem alone with Mary. They didn't have a bunch of other children with them. What I am suggesting is that the extrabiblical sources were wrong. I...

Pedigree matters only to the degree that one does not conflict with scripture. It is certainly not sufficient to establish unimpeachable doctrine. I have read "Against Heresies" several times, and own both a physical and digital copy. Mary was not 'a cause' of salvation. Ultimately, the only...

Pastors are leaders. I never said they are the only leaders, but they hold leadership positions in the church. That makes them leaders. It doesn't make them good leaders, but it does make them leaders. The hospitals have that policy, and the government does as well. That's why the law applies...

Surely you must realize that 'from the pulpit' is a figurative phrase, meaning that a person with the 'authoritative' position of pastor shouldn't make remarks or comments to people in the congregation that could be construed as endorsing one candidate or another. False equivocation. If a...

Could it be that you didn't notice that I wasn't responding to your post? I was discussing something with somebody else. Irenaeus would only be a rabbit trail if I were engaging your post at that moment, which I clearly was not. You can see from the context of my post that Irenaeus was somebody...

Just because Christians cannot regard any political figure as their true Fuhrer or leader doesn't mean that they can't talk about whether or not a candidate would be better as a human leader for the country. It's not a straw man if it could happen, and it could. If churches' tax-exempt status...

First, it doesn't matter who Irenaeus was taught by. Judas was taught by Jesus, yet he sold the Lord for a few pieces of silver. If Irenaeus contradicts scripture, Irenaeus is wrong, and any doctrine springing from that point in which he contradicts scripture is also wrong. Mary was not, and...

What exactly does "sub-Christian" mean? Are you saying that a pastor shouldn't have the right to tell his congregation who he believes is the better candidate? Or to warn his congregation of a candidate whose campaign ideology would drive the country, state, or county further from God? As I...

Their attitude and actions are consistent with those who believe they're in the right and have their mother supporting them. The way that they address Him in the one scriptural reference we have where they actually speak to Him suggests nothing about relative age. However, the fact that He...

Perhaps, but the Holy Scriptures teach us that through Adam death came into the world. The scriptures specifically say that Adam was the cause of death. Eve, being tempted by the serpent, then tempted man, who became the cause of death by doing as she asked and eating of the fruit with her...

I'm well aware that the Catholic and Orthodox churches teach that Joseph was a widower who brought children into the marriage. However, this cannot be shown anywhere in the Holy Scriptures, and the entire need for this doctrine is withdrawn if one simply does not apply the later-conceived notion...