Could we please stop with the Catholic vs Protesting arguments?They wanted a messiah on their terms. God don't play that. It is his way or else.
Besides many believed but we're scared of The Pharisses and losing their social standing. The pharisees were the main obstacles. The temple was the center of Jewish Life and they didn't want to lose there place their.
Besides this is God's Universe. I love how God hit a statue of Saint Peter( who was a teacher of the Jews and never was in Rome or long enough to do anything. It was the Apostle Paul who taught the Gentiles. He was a Roman citizen and Was the one to really spread Christianity to Rome along with others but not Peter) with a bolt of lightning on the pope's birthday at his home cathedral in Argentina knocking off the halo( sign of Holiness and the keys to heaven that Christ alone has). A day before blessing same sex couples, refer to 1 Corinthians 6 9-11 you might wanna try KJV, NKJV, NASB,ESV or if you have to NIV which is close but even I caught an error in the NIV study Bible.
Oh and it missed all the strategically placed lightning rods. Hmm, a bolt of lightning hit St.Peters Basilica, twice
when pope benedict xvi, resigned.
You were right about Jesuits. ( you mentioned that in here, as if it was not to good, at least that is what I took of it.
Catholicism is a separate religion with an incorrect translation of Bible. The Vigin Mary wasn't a Vigin after Jesus was born. Joseph made sweet love to his wife many times. Jesus had half Brothers and Sisters; I guess that is what you would call them.
. And you guys screwed with the ten commandments. Where is the idolatry one. Yes there is a second commandment. Oh that's right they omitted the 2nd commandment and spilt the 10th into two and that was eliminated because Catholics are into idolatry. Praying to dead people and angels is forbidden, it is idolatry. God ( Father ,Son and Holy Spirit)shares his glory with no one . Catholics deliberately translated wrong. Just like they make up their tradition and the Popes mindless musings and put them on the same level as their faulty translation of the Bible they never read. God shares his glory with no one.
Read I Corinthians 6 9-11. So every unrepentant idolater is going to Hell. Keep praying to mary and dead people, angels and crosses and statues and it is The Highway to Hell
Sola Scriptura.
There is no purgatory just Hades, Then the Lake of Fire. No nuns or monks. Priests were eliminated after Jesus Christ was sacrificed. One time sacrifice. And we are not suppose to be cannibals. That wafer and wine don't really turn into anything other than urine and poop.
Sola scriptura
The Bible says don't call anyone father
Matthew 23:9
That is in terms of religious leaders and not your earthly father.( children obey your father and mother)
But of course the Catholics have to disobey this. They call priests father
I could go on, but I am done killing time.
Please Cheshire Kat get a real Bible and find a decent Protestant Church, that preaches The Gospel. I would like to meet you in Heaven someday.
All English Bibles are different, and most have errors in translations. There is no right Bible, nor is there a wrong one. I use my own translations taken from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek and cross check them against the Latin and English translations. I had to become proficient in them when I was in formation in the Seminary.
Sola Scriptura is exactly the kind of thinking Christ was talking about when he turned over the money changers tables and condemned the Pharisees
I try to explain different religions from their own perspectives, traditions and doctrines. I try very hard not to put any religion as the correct one, nor condemn another. I would appreciate if you would frame your posts in a similar way. This is a discussion, not an argument. There will be no prevailing idea at the end of it, we all are just expressing our ideas and concepts.
Thank you
Jesus said judge not. He didn't judge the prostitute or any of the people pointed out to him. So I am not sure how the word judge is still in Christianity. We can never know another's heart fully. We can follow our intuition and steer clear of people but can never talk of that person's journey.
