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i give up. If you won't submit to the plain meaning of Scripture i have nothing to say. And don't lecture me about Bible versions, i know Greek. Yes, the original language. i know what the passages say. You are interpreting according to your protestant tradition...look at your posted...

Oh, and on Azazel, from St. Irenaeus' Adversus Haereses, Book I, ch. 15, where he cites gnostic beliefs: "6. With good reason, therefore, and very fittingly, in reference to thy rash attempt, has that divine elders and preacher of the truth burst forth in verse against thee as follows:-...

One more thing about Abaddon. He also is possibly the same as Asmodeus described in Tobit, though we can't know for sure. But the characteristics seem very similar. God bless! Maranatha! Steve

This i do know. Abbadon the destroyer is specifically another demon/god, sometimes identified with the angel of Death. According to Judaic folklore he is the essence of death, destruction, and choas. God bless! Maranatha! Steve

Well the name likely comes from the Canaanite god, 'Asiz, who caused the sun to burn strongly in their religion. Azazel has traditionally been translated as "scapegoat" where it appears in the Pentateuch, as it was the term for the goat released into the wild on Yom Kippur. Many of the...

Alright, Mr. President, A better strategy would be evangelistic. Rather than go around like Mohammed destroying the statues but leaving the gods of the heart intact, you and your people should mount a conversion campaign to turn the hearts of the people. If the Lord is with you, you may even...

[/font] And this seems our primary dividing point. Give me a little time to mull things over and i'll get back to ya, ok? And post #104 reflects exactly what i used to believe. We have some common ground, :) [/size][/color][/font] Keep it nice Lotar, please, truth spoken in love. You...

And so it continues...;) To answer your post: [/font] Ah, but you see, dear sister, that our disagreement on this matter is prrof that two Christians in perfect submission to the leading of the Spirit can disagree. i know that you are from your words and honesty, and i of my own experience...

[/font] IMO, yes. i know i was as a prot... God bless! Maranatha! Steve

[/font] i will, as soon as i get back, late tonite. i've got some errands to run between now and then. God bless! Maranatha! Steve

[/font] CCC: 81 "Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit."42 "And [Holy] Tradition transmits in its entirety the Word of God which has been entrusted to the apostles by Christ the Lord and the Holy Spirit. It transmits it to...

Sure BBAS 64, [/size][/font][/font][/font] Though it is true that each passage of Scripture has not specifically been interpreted by either the ecumenical Church in Council or by an Infallible papal statement, that in no way demeans that there is a definite and apostolic interpretation of...

First, let's look at how Jesus, the Ultimate Pastor and the Source of the Apostles' commission and authority, taught: i. The Authority of Jesus 1. John 5:30: “’I am not able to do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge.’”...

Rather than go back and forth with another post disagreeing with your points, in the next post i'll back up a little and further explain why Tradition is what it is. See ya then! God bless! Maranatha! Steve

Well, i guess that would depend on the situation. For starters, according to principle 1 of Aquinas, war can only be waged by those of civil authority, that is, governments, because of St. Paul's statement in Rm. 13:4. But with that much under our belt, we'd still have to examine the...

As for Romanides: [/color] This part, i have no problem with. The succesors of the apostles, i.e., the bishops, have a definite teaching authority. Tradition, exactly. This i do not agree with. The Scripture has independent authority, just as the Apostles do. Neither draws from the other...

Hi Ainesis! Of course we believe the recognition came by the Spirit of God, not by their own human wisdom. And of course the Spirit still leads. It's just that we Catholics recognize the infallible leading of the Spirit only in the Magisterial authority of the Church. If it were to work on...

Aquinas on the just war: http://www.newadvent.org/summa/304001.htm hope this helps! God bless you! Maranatha! Steve

As a side note, i had previously posted quite a bit in this thread on Tradition: http://www.christianforums.com/t731270&page=3

C. THE PERIOD OF FIXATION (A.D. 367-405) 1. St. Athanasius While the influence of Athanasius on the Canon of the Old Testament was negative and exclusive (see supra), in that of the New Testament it was trenchantly constructive. In his "Epistola Festalis" (A.D. 367) the illustrious...