Recent content by Walter

How big is your God? God went outside of normal conception to bring about the Incarnation

The Crystal Cathedral was not nondenominational. It was Reformed Church of America and practiced infant baptism. Robert Schuller always wore a Geneva Gown as did his son after his dad passed and a huge drop in attendance following internal fighting. He then wore a suit and tried to rebrand the...

Exactly, calling the Blessed Virgin Mary a “surrogate mother” is not an accurate description of what Scripture teaches about her role in the Incarnation. A surrogate carries a child for someone else. Mary did far more than simply “carry” Jesus. She conceived Him, carried Him in her womb, gave...

You have presented biblical support showing the necessity of Mary's immaculate conception. They are using the same tactics JW's use to challenge the doctrine of the Trinity. How big is their God? Is God capable of preparing a spotless vessel for The Incarnate Word or not? And, wouldn't that be...

What I find to be convincing is the fact that God is not going to inhabit an unclean temple. In Luke 1, Mary is overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, mirroring how the Glory of the Lord filled the Old Testament Ark of the Covenant. 'The Church has reasoned that if God demanded an incorruptible, pure...

It's my understanding that the main reason the UMC took so long to become an 'affirming' denomination was that the African bishops had the votes that prevented the US from changing The Book of Discipline. I wonder what changed?

They rarely do

You are correct when you say that Lutheran and Catholic beliefs are very close. After centuries of disunity both churches came together to clarify the doctrine of justification, and if you will take a few minutes to read it, you guys will see it was done biblically...

As far as Christology goes, I think we are in agreement.

What a treat for Jesus

Probably because of his trying to take James out of the New Testament and I know you know why he would want to do so. I don't like to speak for people but Cathode's conclusion that sola fide is wrong is probably based on the following. First, because the Bible never says it anywhere. In fact...

I was brought up in a Baptist family, came to Christ (repented of my sins and trusted Christ as my Savior and Lord) at the age of eleven and was taught that if something is Catholic it has to be wrong. Liturgy is definately part of Catholic worship and so it was to be rejected as ritualistic...

That only addresses the liberal teachings of some of these denominations. Some of these churches would be considered 'fundies' such as The Churches of Christ, The United Pentecostal Church (Unitarians), Jehovah's Witnesses, The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, WELS, The Evangelical Presbyterian...

And, speaking of 'Bible believing', maybe be more concerned about the mess that all these 'sola scriptura' churches have become: The American Baptist Church, The Episcopal Church, The Disciples of Christ, The Presbyterian Church USA, The Evangelical Lutheran Church, The Church of Christ, The...

As a former Baptist, I personally do not find Catholic apologist like Scott Hahn, Karll Keating, etc deceptive, but scholarly and truthful. I found Baptist cannot show any historical documents to show the Early Church held their beliefs. . I was amazed to find that I could find no trace of...