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Tag Archives: roman catholicism
Interpreting Romans by Believing What it Says: Chapter 1, Part 3 (a history of the Roman church)
Note: I used to have links open in a new tab per advice I got 20 years ago. Today I quit doing that. I’m going to assume that all of you know to right click if you want a link … Continue reading
Posted in Early Christianity, History, Roman Catholic & Orthodox, Through the Bible, Unity
Tagged apostolic succession, apostolic tradition, church government, history of church unity, papal infallibility, papal primacy, Pope Victor excommunicates Asia Minor, roman catholicism, Romans 1:8, the faith once for all delivered
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The Rest of the Old, Old Story: What Does It Mean To Be Catholic?
Note: I made this part 2 of my “Church History Focused on the Parts that Interest You” series. Part 1 has links to the entire series. This is a response to “Restless Pilgrim’s” post, “Before 300: Pre-Constantinian Christianity.” There he has … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Early Christianity, History, Roman Catholic & Orthodox
Tagged Against Heresies, apostolic tradition trumps apostolic succession, catholic, ignatius of antioch, Irenaeus of Gaul, John's foster churches, Jude 1:3, roman catholicism, Tertullian of Carthage, the faith once for all delivered to the saints, What does it mean to be catholic, what is an apostolic church
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Which Denomination Gets It Right?
I was asked about which major denomination* (Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant) gets it right (in my opinion). I want to share my answers in a post. My first answer: The persons or churches that devote themselves to love and good works … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Early Christianity, Protestants, Rebuilding the Foundations, Roman Catholic & Orthodox
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5, 2 Corinthians 6, denominations, don't be unequally yoked, orthodox, Orthodox Catholic or Protestant, pope, purge the leaven, put out the wicked from among you, roman catholicism, sons of belial, unequally yoked, what concord has Christ with belial
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The Origin of the Roman Catholic Church: A Brief History
Someone suggested the Roman Catholic Church began with the Edict of Thessalonica in 380 and cherry-picked a quote to prove it. Here is a quick but much more accurate description of the origin of the Roman Catholic Church. The Theodosian … Continue reading
Posted in History, Roman Catholic & Orthodox
Tagged Arian Controversy, brief history, council of nicea, cyprian, eastern orthodox churches, Edict of Thessalonica, Emperor Constatius II, Great Schism, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Peter of Alexandria, pope, Pope Damasus, Pope Stephen I, roman catholic church, roman catholicism
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Quick History of the Roman Catholic Church
Someone asked me how the Roman Catholic Church “took over” from the early apostolic church. The following response gives you a brief (and, I think, very interesting) history of the rise of the Roman papacy. As for when the Roman … Continue reading
The Roman Catholic Church Changed the Ten Commandments
For some reason I do not think of it much, but the Roman Catholic Church changed the ten commandments. I have to suppose it was to try to hide from their members that bowing down in front of statues is … Continue reading
Protestant vs. Roman Catholic vs. Orthodox: How Does a Christian Find a Church?
I put the following comment on an article at Conciliar Post, a very interesting interfaith, multi-author blog. My comment is not fully thought out, but I did not fix it because it is meant to prompt discussion at Conciliar Post … Continue reading
Roman Catholicism and II
My last post was titled Roman Catholicism and I, so I am naming this sequel “Roman Catholicism and II.” Get it? Funny? No? Okay, well, I couldn’t resist. I’ve never been very good at titles. Anyway, an Orthodox friend of … Continue reading
Roman Catholicism and I
Sometimes I am very glad for questions sent to me by email. Occcasionally I write an answer, look at it, and say,”That expresses very well what I think. Finally, I got something across the way I wanted to.” Someone emailed … Continue reading
Mortal and Venial Sins?
Roman Catholicism distinguishes between mortal sins, which lead to hell, and venial sins, which lead to “temporal punishment.” Is this distinction scriptural? Note: This post is the result of thinking about a recent discussion with “Jon.” He mentioned once that … Continue reading
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