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Either way, it is NOT the Law. Sone is just what the Law was written on. Jesus is the fulfilment of the Law (Matt. 5:17). Nobody “changed” God’s Commandment. Jesus FULFILLED it (Col. 2:16-17). And He gave His Church supreme earthly Authority to speak on His behalf . . . Matt 16:19, Matt. 18...

God gives us the ability to persevere in faith. What He doesn’t do is “force” us to persevere. He gives us the grace to believe He gives us the grace to love and serve our neighbor. God gives – He doesn’t coerce . . . Then, you can say that Arminius’s beliefs were closer to what the Catholic...

That’s only if you believe in the falsehood that we are all either predestined for Heaven or Hell. As I stated before – God doesn’t frag anybody kicking and screaming into Heven – nor does He send anybody kicking and screaming into Hell. We either cooperate with His grace or we reject it (Rom...

WRONG. Paul explicitly equivocates Oral Tradition with Scripture (2 Thess. 2:15). He doesn’t simply “allude” to it. Rejecting this fact doesn’t nullify it . . .

Yup. Why do YOU have a problem with that??

The context of Rom. 9:18 is election – not unconditional election. God cannot make mistakes, so free will is a direct contradiction to unconditional election. In 2 Pet. 3:9, we see that “… God does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” This is directly correlated to...

It shouldn’t be included as proof text because it destroys your position?? Again – you only reject 2 Thess. 2:15 as proof of Sacred Tradition because it DESTROYS your position. Paul says plainly: “… EITHER by and oral statement OR a written letter of ours.” It doesn’t get ANY more explicit...

The HOLY SPIRIT is the author of Scripture. Paul, Peter, James and John were just the men who were inspired by the Holy Spirit to write it down. The fact that YOU believe that the Holy Spirit inspired them to relay different “truth” them to r “changed” His mind speaks volumes about your lack of...

Sooo, you actually believe that Paul taught a different “truth” to the Thessalonians than Peter or James or John were teaching?? That’s one of the problems with Sola Scripturists – and you are definitely one. You guys believe that they wanted you to believe ONLY what is contained in their...

First of all – it’s the “Catholic Church” – not the “Roman” Catholic Church. Secondly, whether history is full of “bad things” or not – the Catholic Church can trace irself back to the Apostles – and we have the paper trail to prove it. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch - who was a lifelong student...

Then you disagree with history. He absolutely is. "... either by an oral statement - OR by a Letter from us ..." (2 Thess. 2:15). Why do you believe the New Testament is the Word of God? It was compiled and declared Canon by the Catholic Church in 383 AD. The NT Canon is in effect, a Sacred...

FIRST of all – Sacred Tradition wasn’t OLNY written about to the Thessalonians . . . 2 Tim. 2:2 "What you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also". 1 Cor. 11:2 "I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the...

Not Pharisaical - it’s just a fact. Again – I was merely stating a fact. I harbor NO animosity towards my separated Protestant brethren. As Paul teaches in 2 Thess. 2:15 – NOT all of God’s Word is encapsulated un Scripture alone . . . 2 Thess 2:15 "Stand firm and hold fast to the Traditions...

Jesus gave supreme earthly Authority to His CHURCH. The Church is His mouthpiece on earth. He told the leaders of His Church: Matt 16:19 / Matt. 18:18 Amen, I say to you, WHATEVER YOU BIND on earth shall be bound in heaven, and WHATEVER YOU LOOSE on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Luke 10:16...

Only God can open your eyes to His Word . . . The Catholic Church that has existed since the Apostles. The same cannot be said of your sect . . . With "certainty?? Give me a SINGLE Sacred Tradition that “contradicts” Scripture. Otherwise, your argument collapses . . . Talk about dancing...

No - you rejected the Sacred Tradition with regard to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity. You will only accept Scriptural evidence. THAT is am argument from Sola Scriptura. Again - you CLAIM to be accepting to other forms of evidence – but you really aren’t. Even though Scripture itself puts Apostolic...

Because this is the manner in which you argue. You constantly demand Scriptural evidence for things about which Scripture is largely silent. You can’t just “claim” to not be a Sola Scripturist – then argue like one . . .

Paul, sats that we do BOTH. He used his gifts in the ministry of spreading the Gospel (Acts 14:8-10) – AND he offered his redemptive sufferings for the Church (Col. 1:24). How sad it must be to have NO need of the Body of Christ . . . Because many anti-Catholics accuse the Church of believing...

How is that context “very clear”? Mary’s sister (Mary) and her children couldn’t have lived with or near her sister? What if her sister was a widow? These are possibilities about which Scripture is silent. There is nothing “very clear” at all . . .. And they are usually differentiated in the...

*** I deleted some of your post in my response because of limited character space You missed the point. I was simply differentiating between explicit Biblical teaching and implicit Biblical teaching – and showing that they are BOTH valid. This was in response to the claim that Mary’s...