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The Greek word translated "flesh" in John 6:63 is the word sarx. Consider these other passages in which the same word is used: John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Same Greek word...

That is a false interpretation. As you note, Jesus is fully God and fully man. Sin, by definition, is against God. God cannot sin against Himself. While Jesus was a man, he is not part of the "all" since he is also fully God. The "all" is everyone but Jesus since He is the lone exception. No, a...

Also in John 6, Jesus says: 60 When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man...

Of course we disagree.

There is no conclusive evidence that the early Christians believed in transubstantiation (by any name) and it is not Biblical.

There is nothing sacred about the mass. God did not give us one and only one way to gather and worship. What truly differentiates the mass from other forms of worship is transubstantiation which is a later belief and practice.

The Roman Catholic Church did not yet exist in 170 A.D. there was no well-established ecclesiastical structure. The RCC later tried to trace a line back to Peter but there was no documented succession of a supreme leader of the church. You had various bishops in different cities, but they did...

Clement of Rome mentioned at least eight New Testament books (A.D. 95). Polycarp, a disciple of John the Apostle, acknowledged 15 books (A.D. 108). Ignatius of Antioch acknowledged about seven books (A.D. 115). Later, Irenaeus mentioned 21 books (A.D. 185). Hippolytus recognized 22 books (A.D...

I think we have to differentiate between the Catholic (as in Roman Catholic) church and the "catholic" (as in universal church). What I believe Jesus established was the catholic church which was not meant to be confined to one ecclesiastical body. It was universal in that it was worldwide and...

The books of the Bible were decided by Christians before there was a Catholic church. I don't know the history behind Luther's refusal to meet with the Pope but my guess would be that he wanted a public discussion so others could hear. If I ever got to meet with the Pope, I would share the...

Do you test your Magisterium by the Scriptures? What would you do if ypu found them wrong? Luther asked his accusers to show where he erred in regard to Scripture. They refused. He was expected to blindly obey and not question. How does that compare to Paul? Can you imagine him refusing to...

Being dead is in reference to their earthly lives. All the dead are alive in a spiritual sense. Even the souls awaiting hell. Our souls are eternal. If your great grandfather was a believer, he is alive in Christ though dead, would you pray to him?

Only Scripture is called God-breathed. Jesus said our food is the Word of God. We are warned against false teachers. Paul commended the Bereans for testing his teaching by Scripture. You accept the teaching of your church as equal to Scripture and you don't question it. Yet Paul praised the...

The problem is that your (Catholic) speculation is man-made and not found in the Bible. I don't need to speculate that it's not found in the Bible. It's not there.

There is no category of Christians called Saints in the Bible. Just "saints" which includes all believers. We are all the saints. No one in heaven, save God, can hear our prayers. All the miracles of Apostles were performed by calling upon Jesus. We have no examples in Scripture of anyone...

Perhaps, or perhaps Satan's deception.

Except, Mary does not pray to God. She is in heaven and can talk to God. She also cannot hear our prayers. Only God can hear prayers in heaven. Prayer, by definition, is communication to God. While pagans pray to fictional gods, those are not true prayers. We have NO examples in Scripture of...

I would suggest the issue is that Scripture nowhere teaches Mary was immaculately conceived nor was it necessary. As the author pointed out, if God had prevented Mary's parents from passing on original sin to her, God could have, in the same way, protected Jesus from original sin. It was not...

I agree that believing in or against Mary's perpetual virginity is not a matter of salvation. It is part of a package of dogmas about Mary two of which greatly concern some. Those are her immaculate conception and her sinless life. We very much feel those two fly in the face of Scripture...

I think there is clear Biblical evidence that God sometimes does choose our mate. However, we also have Romans 8:28 that tells us that God causes all things to work together for good which includes our mistakes and even our sins. We are free to disregard God's plan for our life and make poor...