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    Then you would be wrong. This is the problem...

    Then you would be wrong. This is the problem with coming off half-cocked without having educated oneself about the matter: One tends to fall prey to all sorts of shallow mistakes because one hasn't...
  2. Question: Bible Versions

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    Are you unclear about the meaning of the Latin...

    Are you unclear about the meaning of the Latin word "sola"? According to sola scriptura, if a doctrine is not explicitly affirmed in the Bible then that doctrine is to be rejected. Not only does...
  3. Question: Bible Versions

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    Wow, you're really playing fast and loose with...

    Wow, you're really playing fast and loose with the Good Book. Probably not a great idea.

    Or do you honestly believe that Christ's objection against the scribes is that they are too religious?
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    Here's a great place to start: 2 Thess.2.15: ...

    Here's a great place to start:
    2 Thess.2.15: "So then, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our epistle."

    And here a few...
  5. This is what I do. It works better than spray...

    This is what I do. It works better than spray bottles. Of course, you have to catch them in the act. I have found that "time out" works so well that it's the only form of punishment I use. And...
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    This strikes me as an especially good way of...

    This strikes me as an especially good way of getting at your initial question: Whether there is a god or not, why suppose that we can have any commerce with something so radically other?

    Of...
  7. Atlantis? You're joking, right? We owe an...

    Atlantis? You're joking, right?

    We owe an awful lot to Roman law. In fact, our own jurisprudential tradition is just a continuation of Roman law. We'd be pretty well screwed without it.

    So I...
  8. It is extremely important to keep the male away...

    It is extremely important to keep the male away from the kittens. Male cats sometimes kill their own young. (This is something you ought to have looked into before the mother gave birth.) Let the...
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    Right. So what's your point? Do imagine that...

    Right. So what's your point? Do imagine that anyone here has said otherwise?
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    Is that right? I've read through the entire...

    Is that right? I've read through the entire thread and have yet to see a passage of Scripture which says whatever you do don't baptize infants.

    The real issue here is original sin. Those who...
  11. Question: The Law or Grace

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    Excellent, and very helpful, posts, JoeT. I...

    Excellent, and very helpful, posts, JoeT. I second arcura's "Thanks much for that".
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    Were you under the misapprehension that it was...

    Were you under the misapprehension that it was supposed to be easy? It's a life-long project; of course it's difficult and demanding. Why on earth would anyone suppose otherwise?
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    This attitude is EXACTLY the problem. And it...

    This attitude is EXACTLY the problem. And it breeds rank shallowness: So long as it feels right it must be right. This is used to justify all sorts of atrocities.
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    Chey5782 makes some good points. As I said in...

    Chey5782 makes some good points.

    As I said in an earlier post, I don't think that there is some one essential trait that is going to determine Christian from non-Christian. Even something as...
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    Well, I certainly hope that "following Christ"...

    Well, I certainly hope that "following Christ" isn't the only constant. It's not much of one, taken on its face. Here again, the thing has to be unpacked. An awful lot gets smuggled in with one...
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    Just to be clear. The Word (of God) is the...

    Just to be clear.

    The Word (of God) is the second Person of the Trinity.

    The "word", i.e. the Bible, is a book. It is an inspired book, to be sure, but a book just the same. Start conflating...
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    I'm not sure what the upshot of the "denomination...

    I'm not sure what the upshot of the "denomination shmenomination" bit is supposed to be--though I suspect I would like it if I did. It strikes me as perverse when people who regard the Bible as the...
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    What about them? If we are to be charitable--as...

    What about them? If we are to be charitable--as I think we should be--and suppose that one belongs to a particular denomination because one believes that denomination's interpretations to be...
  19. Question: Christanity

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    Not at all. I do not adhere to the man-made...

    Not at all. I do not adhere to the man-made tradition of sola scriptura. Not only does Scripture nowhere affirm this doctrine, it explicitly commands us to uphold and abide by those teachings that...
  20. Question: Christanity

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    You are confused. The Word that was made flesh...

    You are confused. The Word that was made flesh and dwelt among us was the incarnation of the second Person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ. The Word was not a book or set of texts.

    There is nothing...
  21. Question: Christanity

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    Are you unaware that the doctrine of salvation...

    Are you unaware that the doctrine of salvation isn't the same thing as (actual) salvation? One can be saved without knowing very much about the doctrine, just as one can know lots about the doctrine...
  22. Question: Christanity

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    Notice that nothing that has been quoted on this...

    Notice that nothing that has been quoted on this thread affirms this claim. The word "only" is a bit of interpretation added to the actual words of Scripture.



    You are wise to do so. What...
  23. Question: Christanity

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    Interesting. I didn't, in fact, claim "that...

    Interesting. I didn't, in fact, claim "that salvation was not mentioned". I only pointed out that it tells us that Scripture is profitable (and "profitable" is not synonymous with "sufficient") for...
  24. Question: Christanity

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    How on earth does this pose problems for anything...

    How on earth does this pose problems for anything that I've said. No one has denied that value of Scripture, only its sufficiency. So yes, Scripture (the Scripture referred to here is the OT)...
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    If by "deny" you mean that I have consistently...

    If by "deny" you mean that I have consistently pointed out the falsity of your assertions about early Christian history, then, yes, I have. And I've repeatedly explained at length the nature of your...
  26. Question: Christanity

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    It says that Scripture is profitable for four...

    It says that Scripture is profitable for four things (doctrine, reproof, correction, instruction in rigtheousness) and that these four things make "the man of God complete, thoroughly equipped for...
  27. Question: Christanity

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    [QUOTE=Moparbyfar;1780536][QUOTE=Akoue Why do you...

    Your earlier statement that our worship of God should be "based entirely on Scripture" would seem to suggest that Scripture alone is entirely sufficient. But the passage you quote from 2Tim. Doesn't...
  28. Question: Christanity

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    I notice that none of the Scriptures you quote...

    I notice that none of the Scriptures you quote state that the Gospel is identical to, or contained in its entirety within, the written text of the NT. The Gospel is the message, the good news, that...
  29. Question: Christanity

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    What exactly do you mean by this? Scripture...

    What exactly do you mean by this? Scripture doesn't mention light-bulbs. Is it impermissible to use electric light suring worship? Well, presumably not, so precisely what constraints to you take...
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    As you are fond of pointing out, mere opinion...

    As you are fond of pointing out, mere opinion doesn't do anyone much good. Please substantiate this claim. Since citing the opinions of others won't do the trick, you'll need to provide evidence...
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    I've seen you do this before (re: 2 Timothy and...

    I've seen you do this before (re: 2 Timothy and Eph.2): Confronted with explicit and unambiguous Scriptural evidence that the view you have advocated is mistaken you suddenly lose basic reading...
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    What, pray tell, was Barnabas, then? (Oops, I...

    What, pray tell, was Barnabas, then? (Oops, I just prayed to you. Naughty Akoue!) Acts 14.14 tells us unambiguously that he was an apostle. Would you have a problem being associated with...
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    For anyone who may be interested: Argument A...

    For anyone who may be interested:

    Argument A is a fallacy called denying the antecedent. As Galveston rightly points out, the streets could be wet for some other reason.

    Argument B is valid...
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    Hi Joe. Good to hear from you. Here's what I...

    Hi Joe. Good to hear from you.

    Here's what I think (make of it what you will): Scripture is clear that there were more than twelve apostles. Acts 14.14 refers to "the apostles Barnabas and...
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    I hear people say this sort of thing a lot, and...

    I hear people say this sort of thing a lot, and I'm never quite sure what to make of it, mostly because I am struck by the fact that most of the people from whom I've heard it have proven themselves...
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    But, of course, there weren't only twelve. ...

    But, of course, there weren't only twelve. 1Thess.1.1 and 2.6 tell us that Silas and Timothy were apostles; Acts 14.14 tells us that Barnabas was an apostle; 1Cor.4.9 tells us that Apollos was an...
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    We have indeed been over it many times, this for...

    We have indeed been over it many times, this for the reason that you keep bringing it up. Now you have been shown many times to be in error regarding this pseudo-historical claim and yet you...
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    I don't see how I'm basing anything on any...

    I don't see how I'm basing anything on any assumed silence. Perhaps you could explain what you have in mind.

    In any case, your remarks here demonstrate once again that you are firmly in the grip...
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    There is no reason to suppose that sanctification...

    There is no reason to suppose that sanctification cannot be salvific. Can you be saved without being sanctified? Can you be sanctified without being saved? The answer is, of course, no both times....
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    Being Scriptural and being Christian are not the...

    Being Scriptural and being Christian are not the same thing. As has been explained to you here https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/religious-discussions/scripture-standard-338216.html, sola scriptura is...
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    I appreciate your effort to summarize the...

    I appreciate your effort to summarize the difference between the two camps. Clarity is at a premium in discussions such as these.

    It is with this in mind that I would like to offer some further...
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    Tickle is exactly right. This will take a little...

    Tickle is exactly right. This will take a little time. Females are generally more hesitant with other females than with males, but they will work things out. The best thing you can do is to be...
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    At Acts 1.24, we are told that the eleven...

    At Acts 1.24, we are told that the eleven remaining Apostles prayed to God saying, "Show us which one of these two you have chosen". This seems to indicate pretty clearly that Matthias was chosen by...
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    That's okay. I won't hold it against you.

    That's okay. I won't hold it against you.
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    Interesting. So that is your website? I ask...

    Interesting. So that is your website? I ask because you claimed here awhile back that it was not yours but that you simply provided a link to it.
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    Well, we have you saying one thing and adam7gur,...

    Well, we have you saying one thing and adam7gur, Fred, Wondergirl, and me saying something else. The only reason for you to go point by point would be an interest on your part in participating in a...
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    So let me see if I understand. Because the...

    So let me see if I understand.

    Because the English word "deification" is defined a certain way, the Catholic doctrine of deification--a doctrine that is formulated not in English but in Latin and...
  48. Question: Cult or religion

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    Of course interpretation was required, as...

    Of course interpretation was required, as ordinaryguy (among others) has explained many times. When you utter the sentence "The sky is blue" I assign semantic value to the terms contained in the...
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    Your posts belie that statement. This is...

    Your posts belie that statement.

    This is just posturing. And it's a pity, since people here are trying to help you to learn something. It is sad that you aren't able to recognize them as...
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    What is quite clear, amid all this jousting, is...

    What is quite clear, amid all this jousting, is that you haven't understood CCC 460. It occurs in a section that addresses the salvific import of the Incarnation. It opens with a quote of 2Peter...
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