YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT CATHOLICISM

[Major1]

I couldn't agree more, which is why I don't usually bother engaging with you anymore.

Best news I have had in a long time!!!

 

[Major1]

You agree therefore that it is a true doctrine that the book of James belongs in the Scriptures, without there being a specific verse in the Bible stating as much.

Do you agree that it was the Protestant, Martin Luther who questioned James in the 1st place.
Do you agree that he later withdrew his objection?

Do you also agree that the Catholic church is the one all Catholic say organized and made the canon of Scriptures.

Do you also agree that not one other single book of the Bible claims that it belongs in the Scriptures.

1 Corth. 14:37.......
"If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command. "

Thus, the written word of God is the final authority upon all matters in which it speaks.

 

[Major1]

For something I didn't say or agree to, which you knew full well was the case. Oh, brother.

Desperation knows no boundaries my brother.

 

[Major1]

You agree therefore that it is a true doctrine that the book of James belongs in the Scriptures, without there being a specific verse in the Bible stating as much.

2 Timothy 3:16.........
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness".

Do you agree or do you know if there is a true doctrine that the book of Matthew belongs in the Scripture????

 

[Major1]

As soon as you stop debating with imaginary teachings of the Catholic Church, my friend.

Imaginary teachings.......????????.....LOL!

Please list the Scriptures in the Bible of Mary's Immaculate Conception.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible of Mary's Assumption.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible of Purgatory.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible for Indulgences.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible that says Penance is required for salvation.

 

[Swag365]

Imaginary teachings.......????????.....LOL!

Please list the Scriptures in the Bible of Mary's Immaculate Conception.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible of Mary's Assumption.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible of Purgatory.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible for Indulgences.
Please list the Scriptures in the Bible that says Penance is required for salvation.

You can either 1) give us the verse that teaches that the book of James is the inspired word of God, or 2) admit that not all Christian truths must be found in the text of the Bible.

 

[Albion]

Scripture only is a man-made invention.

Hmmm. That's not what your own church teaches and believes.

How do you know that James is part of Holy Scripture if not for the Catholic Church?

The Church codified the Scriptures. She did not INVENT the Scriptures in the 4th century; the Councils whose work you are speaking of merely accepted and affirmed the books of the Bible; and all but three of those books had already been accepted as inspired by the various churches of the Christian world.

 

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[Valletta]

Hmmm. That's not what your own church teaches and believes.


The Church codified the Scriptures. She did not INVENT the Scriptures in the 4th century; the Councils whose work you are speaking of merely accepted and affirmed the books of the Bible; and all but three of those books had already been accepted as inspired by the various churches of the Christian world.

You used the word "invent," not me. The Catholic Church chose the 73 books of the Bible in a process that spanned centuries. As I have stated, while readings at masses in the first centuries were similar, and books like the Gospels were widely accepted, there were differences from region to region. The Catholic Church set out to determine which texts were God-breathed and which were not. The list of books got closer and closer to those we use today, and it was Saint Athanasius who is credited with the first Biblical canon (NT) containing the exact same list of books in the same order we use today. The list was approved by Pope Damasus, and formally approved of by Councils at Hippo and Carthage in the late 300s. Pope Innocent I wrote a letter to the Bishop of Toulouse in 405 A.D. containing the list. The list was re-affirmed at Carthage in 419 A.D., by the Council of Florence 1442 A.D., and by the Council of Trent in 1546 A.D.