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  1. Albion

    Original Sin

    How so? You gave us an excerpt from the Catechism that did NOT say this...and then you stated that something asserted by St. Augustine IS Roman Catholic doctrine. On the contrary, the RCC and almost all other Christian churches believe that Jesus was sinless because God cannot know sin. I'd...
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    Original Sin

    It isn't "spread." It's the condition of all humans who come into the world after Adam and Eve, just as mortality is part of being a human.
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    Denominational Alternatives

    Anyone else here belong to a Christian denomination??
  4. Albion

    Do you believe that it rained for 40 days and night as the Bible describes?

    I do, but as with much else in Scripture, it's a mistake to insist that every last expression and word is to be taken in an exactly literal way. But even that information is sifted through the thinking of today's readers. How much rain had to fall each day of the 40 days for the story to be...
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    Designated guest greeter at church?

    No, but it's normal for many of the church's "regulars" to say some words of welcome to visitors after the close of the worship service and, of course, also invite them to the coffee hour following.
  6. Albion

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott

    Well, I don't know about that "cult" idea. And if it's true that any politician who is really popular with the average American and is not simply the choice of the swamp is, for that reason, a cult leader...then Obama, Reagan, the Kennedys, and some other pols come easily to mind as fitting the...
  7. Albion

    God - active in the Bible...inactive today by the Bible's examples.

    People often expect to hear voices or see a vision, when for all they know God has heard and does intervene to make possible what it was that the petitioner prayed about. In my own life, I feel that this occurred many times even though I hadn't had a two-way conversation with God, and, for that...
  8. Albion

    Stealing a crucifix

    Some, yes. Most, no.
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    Stealing a crucifix

    That's an interesting point, but it's not usually the case that a cross worn on a chain has been blessed by anyone. Yes, and stealing it would be unusually tacky or disrespectful, wouldn't it? Nevertheless, stealing is stealing no matter what the item happens to be, so there's probably no...
  10. Albion

    The gospel of Jesus Christ...

    I did. And it doesn't.
  11. Albion

    The gospel of Jesus Christ...

    The above, however, does not refer to Baptism or a Baptismal formula. Quite obviously, it was Jesus who was and is the Savior. I don't know very many people who would deny that truth.
  12. Albion

    The gospel of Jesus Christ...

    Jesus' own command cannot be in error. Peter's comment, however, doesn't appear to be a similar formula but rather a reference to the commission given to him and the other Apostles by Christ himself.
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    The gospel of Jesus Christ...

    I regret (but am not surprised) that you do not understand the wording here. Let the Dictionary definition help you-- ................................................................................................................................ "in the name of By the authority of, as in Open...
  14. Albion

    The gospel of Jesus Christ...

    I've already been baptized using the Scriptural formula (Matthew 28:19).
  15. Albion

    The gospel of Jesus Christ...

    That's very true. What's more, it clearly teaches us that Jesus had someone else baptize Him and, later, he commanded his chosen Apostles to do the baptizing of people who would hear the Gospel from them and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.
  16. Albion

    Denominational Alternatives

    That's correct. Also correct. There's nothing wrong with the question that was asked by the OP, however. Faith reported on her experience with a non-denominational church, and I commented on her message, that's all. Incidentally, there are more than a thousand Anglican churches in the USA...
  17. Albion

    Denominational Alternatives

    You've raised an important point about a choice of church. It's not always about doctrine, although that's what usually comes to mind first when a question like the one I asked comes up.
  18. Albion

    Denominational Alternatives

    Thank you. That is indeed what I was asking, even though I appreciated getting back any thoughtful reply. And by the way, the question wasn't meant to be so realistic as to limit the choices to other churches in one's own city, etc. If the choice were for a certain denomination that doesn't...
  19. Albion

    Gag order on Trump

    I'm sure that many people who don't care for Trump would be just as smug if he were simply taken out into the backyard by his political opponents and executed. Meanwhile, those same people are madder than Hades when they get a traffic ticket and never stop talking about what a great injustice...
  20. Albion

    Denominational Alternatives

    Right...but it's a "What IF" kind of question. And you know that many denominations in recent years have adopted looser standards or "woke" practices and doctrines, etc. which forced disillusioned members to look for some alternative. Would you say that if this were to happen in your own...
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