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    Justification

    I previously observed that Catholic teaching places more emphasis on Justification meaning "made righteous" or "made just" and the idea is that not only is there a legal idea in the word "justification" but there is also a real change in the people who are said to be "justified" and that real...
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    Justification

    Saint Paul said Acts 17:22 ... “Athenian citizens, I note that, in every way, you are very religious. 23 As I walked around, looking at your shrines, I even discovered an altar with this inscription: To an unknown God. Now, what you worship as unknown, I intend to make known to you. 24 God, who...
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    The distinction between what is "essential" and what isn't appears to be a distinctly Protestant preoccupation.
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    Like I said before. If the matters you've raised are all clearly expressed in holy scripture in direct and clear language then why are the matters still debated between people who claim that their teaching is taken either directly from holy scripture or can be arrived at by good and necessary...
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    Justification

    Calling God's saving actions a fiction is always a dangerous move and in the case of Justification it is especially dangerous to both one's soul and one's theology.
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    If what you say about day to day things being clear then why is there so much difference of opinion about them? Why do people argue for centuries about free will & predestination, submersion & pouring in baptism, regeneration and baptismal regeneration, the real presence & memorial symbolism...
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    Justification

    You're right. The idea is to "make right" or in a passive voice it can be to "be made right". Many Catholic bibles use the phrases "made right: and "make right".
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    Following one personal interpretation of scripture is no different from following another personal interpretation of scripture. If the interpretation is your own it is still an interpretation. And interpretation is very close kin to opinion.
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    That is a species of "Simon says" I think, but with a bible in place of a preacher.
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    MennoSota, I've never met the pope so he is not a leader that was in my mind. I am thinking of local pastors and the elders in a congregation. But if you know the pope personally and want to discuss your relationship with him - for example if you listen to his sermons and they teach you how to...
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    The title "follow the leader ..." is about a game where people (usually children) physically follow a leader so I used that part of the title to point to following a leader's example more than his/her words. and the other part of the title "or Simon says" is another game where people (usually...
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    End times, theology, and charlatanism

    Do you hold that some specific view of end times and prophetic fulfilment is important to a well rounded faith in Jesus Christ or do you think that end times theology is an area filled with religious charlatans and bogus theology? I admit to leaning towards the latter.
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    Religious politics and political religion.

    Worldly politicians and their political parties try to recruit Christian voters by formulating policies and slogans that are directed at areas of interest to Christians like anti-abortion laws and the appointment of judges who are reputed to hold pro-life values. Churchmen and churchwomen...
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    Mammon - church practises and money.

    What is your church's practise regarding money? Do your pastor(s) get paid directly by the congregation from congregational giving or is pay for church employees (pastor and others) from other sources - for example the diocese, presbytery, general conference and so on?
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    Follow the leader - or Simon says.

    In church what is your reaction to requests made by your pastor. Do you follow his/her lead by observing their example and emulating it or do you respond only to what he/she teaches in sermons and other exhortations made to the congregation or to you directly and individually?
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    There really are Protestants who say "The Bible is God"

    More than singing kum-by-ya is needed to make that into intelligible and meaningful English.
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    There really are Protestants who say "The Bible is God"

    I agree that the title is a troll text. But what is particularly disturbing is that the original poster on that thread attempts to justify his trolling words as theologically sound. The idea that "The Bible is God" is just horribly heretical. It is inexcusable. To attempt to teach it and justify...
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    There really are Protestants who say "The Bible is God"

    Sorry but I can't help but think the message above is close to gibberish. The normal way of referring to the bible as God's word is "the word of God" though that phrase can be quite misleading because scripture is not the only word of God that exists. Nevertheless if we use "the word of God" to...
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    There really are Protestants who say "The Bible is God"

    Eve and Adam managed to know God without a bible so did Abram/Abraham and Isaac and Jacob/Israel and all the generations from Adam until Moses.
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    There really are Protestants who say "The Bible is God"

    Where does holy scripture say that?
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