The Ultimate Catholic Idol

[kentuckypreacher]

I observe NO Catholic "traditions." Clear?

[tealblue]

I'm ***uming that you don't worship on Sunday, celebrate easter, celebrate christmas, believe in the trinity, Baptize in the name of Father, son and holy spirit or use the new testement canon. All of these are Catholic traditions and CAN'T be believed using ONLY the bible. Many scholars admit that Matt 29:18 was a later addition from the original text due to doctrinal reasons. If you go by bible alone and go by the fact that the original text probably was simply Baptize in my name then you would baptize that way going by bible alone.

[kentuckypreacher]

Originally Posted by tealblue

I'm ***uming that you don't worship on Sunday, celebrate easter, celebrate christmas, believe in the trinity, Baptize in the name of Father, son and holy spirit or use the new testement canon. All of these are Catholic traditions and CAN'T be believed using ONLY the bible. Many scholars admit that Matt 29:18 was a later addition from the original text due to doctrinal reasons. If you go by bible alone and go by the fact that the original text probably was simply Baptize in my name then you would baptize that way going by bible alone.

I worship on Sunday because the New Testament tells me to (Acts 20:7) I don't celebrate Easter or Christmas. The New Testament teaches us about the godhead, baptizing, and God's preserved Word.

So I stand by what I said: I don't observe any Roman Catholic traditions.

[tealblue]

I mean acts 20:7 isn't really a command to worship on sunday. It just says they gathered on the first day of the week to break bread. You really think that christians would change a day of worship based on paul saying this? Yes it may be an indication after the fact but I wouldn't say this is a proof text. You look at the new testement cannon. It was the council of Carthage and Hippo that ratified which books belonged here. There is alot of writings that didn't make it in. If christians today had to pick throught the over 200 writings I highly doubt that everyone would come up with the same 27 books. The very fact that Matt, Mark, Luke and John are named what they are is also through tradition. These books don't self identify. Most people I talk to believe that the holy spirit guided the asembly of the 27 book new testement cannon. If thats true it was guided by the Catholic church. Some of the oldest New Testement copies from the 4th century are held at the vatican.

[AwGusTeen]

Originally Posted by kentuckypreacher

I worship on Sunday because the New Testament tells me to (Acts 20:7) I don't celebrate Easter or Christmas. The New Testament teaches us about the godhead, baptizing, and God's preserved Word.

So I stand by what I said: I don't observe any Roman Catholic traditions.

Do you accept the canon of the New Testament? If so, then how can you disregard all "Romish" traditions on the one hand, yet on the other tacitly accept the Church's authority to set the canon that you yourself use?

Further, what about pagan traditions - do you recognize any of those? If you wear a wedding band then you most certainly do!

Just FYI:The name "Roman Catholic Church" is technically incorrect - the proper name is the "Catholic Church of the Roman Rite." There are many others rites as well.

† Pax †

[alanmolstad]

we are not under the Old testament law.

As Christians we are not bound under the OT laws.
So all of this back and forth over the question of who is or is not breaking an OT law is just a moot point.