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  1. The Liturgist

    The Making of Ministers: Seminaries and Spiritual Formation

    My friend @ewq1938 , who recently made a very compelling argument regarding the variance between the genealogies in the Gospels According to Saints Matthew and Luke, asked me a question, which I answered, but then I found myself compelled to share my thoughts on seminaries and the formation of...
  2. mindlight

    Dogmatism, Heretics and Schism

    I am trying to understand the theological controversies that led to the Church of the East and Oriental Orthodox churches splitting from the Roman church. These schisms seem enormously important in the history of the church and indeed the world. From the Nestorian controversy ultimately came the...
  3. The Liturgist

    Lucifer is probably not the proper name for Satan

    In reading a thread on whether or not our Lord Jesus Christ is actually St. Michael the Archangel (he isn’t), I came across this post, which I felt interesting enough to warrant a thread, as I believe, as did Martin Luther and John Calvin, that this is a grave mistake and also points to one of...
  4. HenSoma-OneBody

    Beware Of False Prophets

    Most have heard the expression “beware of false prophets” and yet I wonder if everyone who has heard this warning really understands what it means. Jesus said, “Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7:15). Since the time...
  5. Lybrah

    Is Catholicism the ONLY true faith?

    Recently, someone told me that Catholicism is the only true faith, and that Protestants are heretics and may go to hell. When I told him I didn't pray to Mary and the Saints, he got quiet and claimed that Jesus' disciples and the first Christians were really Catholics. He claimed that anyone...