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I know you mean well with this question but it does have two answers according to the BoC. Both B and C are valid answers, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession states that they grant saints pray for us after passing on. So it is quite a valid argument to say she prays for us to Christ, of course this doesn't mean we should pray to her, but the confessions do say that she does pray for us. (Apology of the AC, Invocation of Saints)ChiRho said:Mary is...
A) our Co-Redemptress.
B) sinless and intercedes on our behalf to Christ.
C) the Mother of God. Esteemed for the chosen role she played in God's plan of salvation, but still a sinner.
I would like also to recomend we keep questions in the realm of facts and not opinions, that way our quiz would not be challenged on the ground of being negative opinion. One cannot challenge facts.ChiRho said:We need to submit a quiz of our own!
A Christian truth quiz...
Purgatory is...
A) a place where man pays a penalty for his sin.
B) a false doctrine that is not supported by Holy Scripture.
Mary is...
A) our Co-Redemptress.
B) sinless and intercedes on our behalf to Christ.
C) the Mother of God. Esteemed for the chosen role she played in God's plan of salvation, but still a sinner.
The Catholic Church is...
A) located in Rome and headed by the Pope.
B) the universal church of believers in Christ. This faith is truely proclaimed in the Lutheran Confessions.
The Pope is...
A) infallible.
B) God on earth.
C) mere sinful man. He stands in the stead of Christ only when he confesses the truth of the Gospel found in Holy Scripture.
Anymore suggestions?
Pax Christi,
ChiRho
JVAC said:I would like also to recomend we keep questions in the realm of facts and not opinions, that way our quiz would not be challenged on the ground of being negative opinion. One cannot challenge facts.
How about something about the Spanish Inquisitions, Pope Leo X and his naked boys, etc.?
-James
The Catholic Church is...ChiRho said:Which one is an opinion and not a fact?
B is not a valid answer because of the first part, we absolutely deny that she was sinless. The second part needs to be revised, since we do admit that the saints may vary well pray for the Church in general, in heaven.JVAC said:I know you mean well with this question but it does have two answers according to the BoC. Both B and C are valid answers, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession states that they grant saints pray for us after passing on. So it is quite a valid argument to say she prays for us to Christ, of course this doesn't mean we should pray to her, but the confessions do say that she does pray for us. (Apology of the AC, Invocation of Saints)
-James
Phoebe said:Did you get a look at your blessing count lately?
Heh, heh I am guessing it was ELCA? Good luck with that stuff, college can be the best of times and the worst of times, just remember get vaccinated for menengitis!!!!!!Music4Hym777 said:Ohhh the random things I do....
I went into one of two churches that I could be going to when I move in 2 weeks. The pastor was impressed that I knew what the BoC was.
Hi Searching...searchingforGodlyanswers said:Hello all.
Is BoC the same as B.C.? Or what is it?
ELCA what's this too?
Am I allowed to post on here or what?
I remember back when I was a member at an ELCA church in the Twin Cities. I had just told the Associate Pastor that I had bought a Book of Concord and he said "Good luck understanding it." I thought he might want to open a channel of discussion on what was in it, but I gathered from his expression and comment that he didn't put much importance in it.Music4Hym777 said:Ohhh the random things I do....
I went into one of two churches that I could be going to when I move in 2 weeks. The pastor was impressed that I knew what the BoC was.
SLStrohkirch said:"Good luck understanding it."
This church had been going the way of the Social Gospel for quite a while. The Senior Pastor would do sermons on Homosexuality and Pornography, but there was no distinction of Law and Gospel in his message. Just that we ought to have compassion for those involved in those sins who are trying to get out. My wife really had a problem with the one on Pornography as that is a problem I myself have had in the past (and still struggle with in some respects).Rechtgläubig said:That is so wrong for so many reasons...
My wife shares the same background Scott. She had the same hangups as your wife. I personally appreciate being able to read what exactly my church believes, teaches, and confesses, having come from a learn-as-you-go cult. Surprisingly my wife had more trouble with close Communion, then she did with Real Presence, I had figured it would have been the other way around.SLStrohkirch said:The problem is that my wife does not come from a Lutheran background. She comes from southern Bible/Baptist churches. She sees the confessions and closed communion as a barrier to her to worship.
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