2 Peter 1 I guess that makes Peter a liar then. OOOOOH Ed and Franklin I guess Peter is in Hell because he called Jesus "our great God and Savior"! And don't give me any tripe about it being a mistranslation according to your more correct Lamsa or TEV or Moffatt bibles.
I have gotten that impression in a way. I am sorry if that is the wrong way to feel, but maybe it's the Protestant in me.
If I may be permitted some humor here, do you think Jerry Falwell could fit into one of those robes? He'd look goofy with that hat on. :D
I agree that Mother Theresa...
Ahh thanks for clarification. :)
I am of OSAS persuasion, but I also keep in mind where Paul says, "Should I sin so that grace would abound? Heaven forbid!" and also, "Faith without works is dead." I am not a person who would sit idly by and let those around me rot in sin. I will show my...
Miss Shelby,
We can forfeit it, i.e.: reject it, throw it away, and so on, but can we actually lose it say if I were to curse before running into a tree and being pinned, cannot open my mouth to utter a prayer seeking forgiveness?
"Most Protestants, taking their lead from Luther's disastrous insistance that everyone can interpret the Bible for himself, would say that the individual does."
So then I am anathema because I don't do what Rome says, no questions asked?
1 John 5:7-8
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
Other versions say "agree as one". Why couldn't all three agree as one if not equal?
I think kissing and rubbing his chair is a little melodramatic, but I have great respect for the Pope. It takes great sacrifice to do what he has done over 25 years. With all due respect, he is still a human like you and I are. I'd never kiss Jerry Falwell's chair. :sick: :D
I got this article from a fundamentalist website and wanted to hear your thoughts on it. Do people actually love Pope John Paul II that they would do this? I hope you don't mind me asking! :)
POPE EXALTED AT WORLD YOUTH DAY. Friday Church News Notes, July 26, 2002 (David W. Cloud, Fundamental...