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Correct. She was and is though mother of God the Son in the sense that she gave birth to Him. Yep. And Jesus is God, That makes Her His mother. Nope and no Catholic or Orthodox says that either so that's a straw man. The Catholic thing is a red herring: all Christians believe Nestorianism is...

Oh dear! You've just invited a load of cack from the usual suspects based on The Trail of Blood. I'll put the kettle on...

Form and substance only. Replacing 'sacrament' with 'ordinance' doesn't change that; you can't even slip a sheet of paper between the definition of communion in that Confession and that in the Anglican 39 Articles!

Well said, Jim!:thumbsup:

Rather as with Baptists, ask two Anglicans a question and you'll get three different answers! The official position of the Church of England to which I belong is that salvation is through faith alone, however it has to be a 'true and lively faith' (per James 2:24-26). Saving grace is thus...

Er...you're quoting Catalyst here, not me!

Definitely Christian, provided they're not Oneness Penties (and AoG are thoroughly Trinitarian). I don't agree with aspects of their ecclesiology or pneumatology but that's another matter.

That sure as heck makes a lot more sense then the Baptist epistemology of having every congregation believe what they think right to themselves (cf the beginning of Judges).

Be interested to see what folks make of Niall Ferguson's latest Reith Lecture details of which can be found here. You can download the whole lot of you wish. One of the warning notes he sounds in particular is that the role of the voluntary sector has declined markedly in the US and UK since...

I don't think you can - I tried about 5 years ago when I switched from Baptist to Anglican but the system wouldn't let me hence I am still down as a Baptist. As to the OP question, board wars are never a good idea. As to the issue about the number of threads here on Catholic doctrine, a...

Thanks for all your thoughts so far, which are much appreciated. I'm interested also in Mark 16:16a - "whoever believes and is baptised is saved" which, again, on the face of it would suggest that both faith and baptism are necessary for salvation. What of this verse?

Thanks - interesting that you also quote Mark 16:16 as this is another verse oft-quoted by baptismal regenerationists.

This is where we talk about the verse which is oft-cited by proponents of baptismal regeneration as support for their view. The first part, on a Plain Reading(TM) of Scripture, seems clear enough: "And this water symbolizes baptism, which now saves you". But is it so unequivocal? And what does...

Curtis, you're gonna be even more surprised because I'm on the same page with you on this one too :smilewinkgrin:

I think I'd prefer Bell as my pastor to Driscoll...

Maybe...but is this something to be aimed for or held up as an ideal? We hear much trumpeting here about the virtues of salvation by 'faith alone' as if that is some kind of great thing to be valued but, to me, that sounds about as sad and makes about as much sense as lauding the value of a...

Yes, but is the other party bound to keep it if you enter into it under false pretences eg: an illegal alien who marries a US citizen after convincing her that he's in love with her when he is only doing it to get a green card or similar?

But if not fulfilled...? What if the party making it has no intention of keeping it?

Then I would question the definition of marriage held by them both...

No analogy is perfect, but here's another one: Take marriage. 9 years ago tomorrow my wife and I exchanged vows before a registrar and were married in the eyes of the law of England and Wales (my brother-in-law's joke at the time: "Yesterday, Independence Day; today, Loss of Independence...