Tag: Catholic Church
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Refutation: ‘A Case for Christmas critique.’
A Response to a Response: Yes, we’re doing that https://clubschadenfreude.com has responded to a book by Lee Strobel, ‘A Case For Christmas.’ I haven’t read it, it’s not the sort of Christian book I enjoy because it’s a very specific topic. As usual, the author’s words will be in italic, mine in standard text. But…
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Refutation: ‘Not So Polite Dinner Conversation’ on the topic of free will
This is a blog in response to ‘Not So Polite Dinner Conversation’ blog. In the blog the author claimed that the Bible doesn’t support the concept of free will. As a Catholic, I’d obviously disagree.To support the claims, the author copies several passages that were put forward by ‘biblestudytools.com’ that supposedly suggest free will, and…
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A Conversation with a Modalist
Modalist: 1 Timothy 2:5 For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. Me: We agree. There is one unique mediator that can reconcile man with God- Jesus. We don’t believe Mary can reconcile God with humanity. Let’s read what else Paul says: “First of all, then,…
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Refutation: Modalists/Oneness Pentecostals
Modalism is the doctrine of Sabelius, who taught that the Father became the Son, who in turn became the Holy Spirit. Modalists teach that these ‘forms’ are not three, distinct, co-present persons, but rather one person operating in different ‘modes’ through the plan of salvation; hence ‘modalism.’ Let’s just ask some simple questions: Jesus is…
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Catholic Doctrine: The Eucharist
The MassThe Mass is both an act of remembering what Jesus did for us on the Cross, but also the same sacrifice made present to us. When the Priest breaks the bread and pours the wine, this is not Christ being sacrificed over and over again. We must be clear: we do not ‘re-sacrifice’ Jesus…
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Refutation: The Watchtower- Part 1
The Watchtower is the organization that guides the beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses all over the world. It is the governing body that defines all spiritual (and sometimes secular) truth for its believers.The Watchtower believes that it is the sole representor of Christian truth on earth, and holds the only truly correct doctrine. It uses it’s…