On Thursday 12 July 2007 22:49, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > Can you show me in the bible where it says the Catholic Church is God one >true church, and all other religions are doomed to Hell.
Hi Leland! As you said, it is open to interpretation. This is the passage: (Matthew 16) 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. The Catholics interpret the passage as the foundation of the Catholic Church in the *person* of Peter. The Protestants interpret the passage as the foundation of the Christian Church, including the Catholic Church, upon *faith* such as that shown by Peter. Potato potahto. It is such a minute distinction that mostly only professional theologians understand the discussion, let alone pursue it. I don't think it matters much, God is allowed to do it any way He wants and doesn't have any obligation to explain any further than He already has. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
