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OK, I'm gonna try something new. Ok, so, if I understand you correctly, what you're saying is: The Bible is the Word of God, and speaks for God and Jesus. The Bible is authoritative because it is the word of God. You believe the Holy Spirit guides peoples' interpretations of Scripture, and...

I agree. But who speaks for Christ here on Earth since He is in Heaven at the right hand of God the Father now? The Catholic Church does NOT consider LDS, OPs, JWs, etc. to be Christians. And rightly so. They are vessels strange to us. They preach a Gospel foreign to us, of gods we do not...

Good question. That is what self-examination is for - to determine what your role in all this is and what you can do about your life. St. Ignatius of Loyola had something called the "Examen" Prayer. When done honestly and with an open heart, I can't imagine it would hurt...

I don't think they're stupid enough to make free trials work that way... ...are they? If they aren't, would it be wrong to edit your registry (not a crack, or anything, your OWN registry) to make the free trial, erm, perpetual?

Alleluia! :) I hope I shall be blessed as well in the future. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, My Spirit exalts in God my saviour, for He has looked with mercy on my lowliness, and my name shall be forever exalted. For the mighty God has done great things for me, and His mercy...

Very interesting, considering they have no central authority. If all 30,000+ Protestant churches - from Lutherans to Mormons to Unitarian Universalists and Calvinists - can all come together and, doctrinally, become anything even comparable to the monolith of Catholicism, I'll become a...

Or fertilizer!

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I agree. But since God doesn't just come down and say "This is the truth" all the time - and even if He did, people could question Him, just as the Jews did Jesus - most of the time it's left to us imperfect humans to figure out what God has said and what He has not. In other words, there is a...

My apologies. I thought you meant "me" in the individualistic sense. :o Which, of course, is grossly myopic. I get the logic of the rest of what you've said, and I agree. Still I'll wait for tek to speak officially. And I'll still suggest the communal aspect of Christianity ought to be made...

Thank you for the reply Albea. I look forward to tek's reply. :D But, as for your comments: Note the last part: He died... for all men. Not just for me, but for everyone. Hm. I see what you mean. Still, while it is true He died for you, He also died for all of humanity. This "personal...

Hmmm... how to put this... Scripture does not interpret itself. If it did, all Protestants would be united in one giant, doctrinally monolithic faith, even more united and doctrinally certain than Catholicism. But there are many divisions in Protestantism over how to interpret the Bible, some...

Tell that last one to most homeowners in America (whose homes are built out of wood). The magic of those medieval-type thatched roof cottages has been demystified to me. Now I know they're nothing but birch wood stairs all lined up next to each other on top of cobblestone. :D Diamonds are...

Requiescat in pace, Grayson. May the smiles of the martyrs and the songs of the angels greet you. And take good care of your mummy and daddy in Heaven, lad. :(

Before I accept your Charter, I had some questions and comments about the conditions. No contest there. I prefer Matthew 16:16, myself, but that passage works, too. I agree to it. But I also believe God is Lord and Creator of the entire Universe. In fact, if it weren't for the latter...

As I see it it basically comes down to one problem: people don't know what Christianity is supposed to look like anymore. I mean, they generally get the sense that it's supposed to be pleasant. But beyond that it could be anything. And, frankly, people have let it become literally anything -...

My opinion on the matter is that infant baptism opens the gates to a person so that they are saturated in the Lord's good graces from early on. That way their soul is God's even before they can make a choice about it, and you do them a good favour by marking them with the Holy Spirit from an...

I've heard of it in a positive light on the local Catholic radio station, but aside from that I've yet to learn more about it. Price does look a bit steep compared to a simple trip to New Advent. :|

... ...how? I fail to see the logic behind your statement. Just because a religion is trendy doesn't mean it is correct. That has nothing to do with my argument. Mohammed's book was discovered (probably written) by one man and one man alone. There is no evidence for anything that happened to...

I'll leave this alone... Quite simple: we prove them wrong. Generally, the problem is that atheists think that Christians are unscientific and gullible and stupid. Oh, if only they knew the number of contributions Moslems, Christians, and religious Jews have made to science. Several...