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2(2) HOLY RELICS Biblical precedent for healing miracles associated with the bones or clothing of saints can be found in 2 Kings 13:21, which recounts the restoration of a dead man to life through contact with Elisha's bones. The Shroud of Turin's authenticity has been discussed on other...

No, Jesus was not a magician, but He borrowed practices from magic that functioned as effective valves to release their faith. Readers should note that in typical Baptist fashion Jon C has not bothered to watch my posted testimony videos, though Baptists typically expect outsiders to take...

(1c) God has mightily used the spring at Lourdes to achieve astounding healing miracles comparable to the miracles from the time of Bernadette's divine call to dig an unseen spring at the small cave at Louirdes'. Catholics have long established a staff of investigative doctors and surgeons...

There is not even a shred of evidence that the Catholic use of Holy Water was borrowed from paganism, and even if it did, its grounding in biblical teaching and precedent is sufficient to validate its use, especially since God uses it to perform miracles like exorcism when evangelical efforts...

(1b) HEALING MARIAN SPRINGS An important variant of Holy Water is the healing Marian spring. If you want to experience awe, wonder, and a profound sense of the sacred watch this famous old movie ("The Song of Bernadette" [1943]) about Bernadette, the simple young girl whose visions of the...

(1a) Water must be formally blessed in a priestly ritual before it becomes "Holy Water." Here are just 2 examples of the power of the Holy Spirit uniquely working through a priest who sprinkeles Holy Water: (I) A few years ago, I received a call from friends at a UMC church I used to pastor...

(1) THE BIBLICAL INSPIRATION FOR THE USE OF HOLY WATER: The underlying principles for Catholic sprinkling with Holy Water are the various uses of sacred water in God's Word to bless, purify, heal, or establish innocence. The Apostolic Constitutions (c. 400 AD) trace the priestly use of Holy...

I am an evangelical Methodist who grew up Pentecostal. But for 12 years I was a Theology Professor at a Catholic university. Readers who have followed my critical posts in the Perpetual Virginity thread may be surprised by my positive perspective on Catholic spirituality. I have even won a...

(1) A few years ago, I received a call from friends at a UMC church I used to pastor. Their son in his late teens was secretly addicted to opioids. Then one night he went reluctantly to a horror movie with friends. The combined effect of created fear and opioids left him vulnerable to spirit...

I don't personally believe in technical Transubstantiation which was originally based on Thomistic Aristotelian principles. But I consider it an upgrade over a merely symbolic interpretation of the Communion elements because it facilitates the intimate connection with the Risen Lord that Jesus...

canadyjd: "Second: Your claim that John 6 supplants the institution of the Lord’s Supper puts the Apostle John at odds with the Apostle Paul." Your remark betrays your failure to get the significance of John's omission of the Institution of Communion at the Last Supper in chap. 13. Scholars...

[2] THE BIBLICAL INSPIRATION FOR THE USE OF HOLY WATER: The underlying principles for Catholic sprinkling with Holy Water are the various uses of sacred water in God's Word to bless, purify, heal, or establish innocence. The Apostolic Constitutions (c. 400 AD) trace the priestly use of Holy...

Anti-Catholics fail to note the obvious change in subject from Jesus' presence as "the bread of life" to "munching on" (Greek: "trogo") His flesh and drinking His blood in 6:53-58. Indeed, nowhere does Jesus imply that we can EAT the "bread of life." The Bible condemns drinking blood and this...

37808: "Two issues. One, John 6 is about Him being the true Manna from Heaven, not Passover." On the contrary, the context is the imminent arrival of Passover (John 6:4). The topical shift from "the Bread of Life" discourse to the Eucharistic discussion takes place "the next day (6:22)" after...

I am Evangelical, not Catholic and indeed successfully sued Catholics. Yes, I believe nothing is worse than Catholicism at its worst. By the same token no spirituality is better than Catholic spirituality at its best. As an Evangelical, I am ashamed of the ignorance and bigoted bias of much...

I know a few people who have visited Medjugorje. All of them were transformed by their experience there. They had visions and witnessed miracles that set their hearts on fire with love for God. One was a skeptical behavioral psychologist whose skepticism vanishes as he witnessed the power...

NOTE THAT SALTY HAS CLOSED DOWN MY TONGUES THREAD ON THE GROUNDS THAT POINTS HAVE BEEN REPEATED. BUT I HAVE REPEATED THESE POINTS BECAUSE THEIR BIBLICAL BASIS HAS BEEN DUCKED AND THIS IS A DEBATE FORUM. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I HAVE YET TO MAKE SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EXEGETICAL POINTS! AS...