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Category Archives: Catholic
Did the Catholic Church Give Us the Bible?
A common refrain by Catholics is that the Roman Catholic Church gave the canon of scripture to man. It is reasoned that without the Roman Catholic Church the world would not even know which books to accept as scripture. This … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Bible History, Catholic
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Denominations: Catholic Church (Part 1)
The word ‘denomination’ and related words are used in different ways. The word ‘denominate’ means “to give a name to” (merrian-webster.com). The word ‘denominator,’ in mathematics, is used of “the part of the fraction that is below the line that … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Church Organization, denominations, History
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Is Man Born In Sin? (Part 2)
Many teach that man is born in sin. Consider: (1) Catechism of the Catholic Church Second Edition – “(Adam) has transmitted to us a sin with which we are all born afflicted, a sin which is the ‘death of the … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Catholic, Doctrine, Man, Nature, Sin
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15, adam, born in sin, catechism, Catholics, death spread to all men, GA Quarterly, garden of eden, Grace, Guy N. Woods, in adam all died, in Christ all shall be made alive, inherited sin, Jesus v. Adam, john newton, law, natural body, pareiselthen, physical death or spiritual death, robert taylor jr., Romans 5, roy deaver, sin, song amazing grace, spiritual body, studies in romans, tree of life, universal salvation, westminster confession of faith
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Mardi Gras: A Mockery of Pure Religion
It is called “Mardi Gras” meaning “Fat Tuesday.” It is called “Carnival” from “Carne Vale” meaning farewell to flesh.” It is the last opportunity to revel and “live it up,” before the Catholic’s forty days of lent starts, and abstinence … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, culture, Ethics, holiday
Tagged aphrodite, bacchanal, bacchus, boobs, booze, carnival, comus, cross dressing, dionysus, drunkenness, easter, fat tuesday, geek festival, greek god, holiday, lent, lupercus, mardi gras, masks, orgy, pagan holiday christianized, pure religion, revelries, riotous, robert farrell, roman festival, roman god, transvestites, venus, works of flesh
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Revelation: The Harlot and the Bride
Two very different women are portrayed in the book of Revelation. Let’s notice… The Harlot (Revelation 17) Dress: “The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones” (17:4). The woman is wearing the same … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Chruch, Revelation, Temptation, Textual study
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Revelation: The Mark of the Beast
“Here is wisdom. Let him who understands calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666” (Revelation 13:18). This is not the number of man in general. No, this beast is … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Endurance, Premillennialism, Revelation, Textual study
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