The simplest way that I can think of to express the Catholic argument is this: The pope is infallible because he is the heir of the Apostle Peter’s infallibility. Roman Catholic doctrine teaches that Christ assigned Peter supreme human authority over the Church, and placed a spiritual safeguard over him to ensure he successfully carried out this [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 25, 2009
We don’t know. And we can’t, because God’s existence is improvable. Both theists and atheists can offer evidence for their position, but neither can provide proof.
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When Japan’s surrender finally ended World War 2 on September 2nd, 1945, another crisis was already staring the world in the face: Stabilization. For six years humanity had bombed, burned, and bled their existence on Earth. From water pipelines to government officials, entire nations had to be lifted from rubble and rebuilt. In that process, some [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The phrase baptized in the Spirit is a first century Christian expression, and the book of Acts in the New Testament is the vital source for understanding what early Christians meant when they used the phrase. This complicates getting an answer, because Acts was written to tell a story, not answer questions. Here’s what I mean:
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Monday, March 16, 2009
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