Sojourner Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 I was talking with a Protestant friend about this very issue over the weekend; he argued that the concept of the Trinity IS in the Bible. He did admit, though, that if he were approaching the Bible with no background in Christian thinking (he grew up in a Christian family, has studied theology on his own, etc.) he probably wouldn't come up with the concept of the Trinity on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickRitaMichael Posted February 12, 2004 Author Share Posted February 12, 2004 bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 I was talking with a Protestant friend about this very issue over the weekend; he argued that the concept of the Trinity IS in the Bible. He did admit, though, that if he were approaching the Bible with no background in Christian thinking (he grew up in a Christian family, has studied theology on his own, etc.) he probably wouldn't come up with the concept of the Trinity on his own. so without authoritative teaching on the subject he couldn't privately interpret the Trinity?? then why doesn't this protestant, this one who protests against Church Authority, throw the concept out the window? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Because Salvation in the Catholic Church is attained by faith and works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 no i was sayin why don't they throw out the Trinity if they admit that without a church teaching them it they would never have interpreted the Bible that way... :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hananiah Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Because Salvation in the Catholic Church is attained by faith and works. Hey, are you the same brother Adam that posts on Baptistboard? I'm sort of a lurker there. I've even corresponded with Carson a bit. Anyway, I remember you posted a list of Catholic doctrines you have trouble with a while back. If you want to discuss them with me you can e-mail me at bmd175@psu.edu God Bless Ben By the way, I'm planning on writing an apologia pro Catholic soteriology pretty soon. I will give you the link when I finish, if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 yeah, he's the same guy i'm pretty sure the guy that's just itchin to be Catholic ^_^ :D :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hananiah Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 I've tried to join that board a couple of times. Apparently they stopped letting Catholics on. Idiot that I am I decided to join the NTRMin discussion board instead where I was outnumbered 10:1 That board was exhausting. Then I got banned. One of them called me a de facto Protestant so I told him I was going to pray to blessed Mary, ever virgin Mother of God and Mediatrix of all grace that he learn the error of his ways and realize that we are justified by works and not by faith alone, that baptism saves, that there is no salvation outside the Church, etc. That seemed to tick off ole Mr. Svendsen. He's been pretty ornanry ever since his heos hou thesis was refuted numerous times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Huether Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 To keep this on track... So, if one cannot "interpret" the Trinity from the Bible on their own, then who told them. And then the question should be asked, who told them. And so on. Try and find the root of who was the first to rightly interpret the doctrine of the Trinity. Betchya it's the Catholic Church. And if they got that one right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Huether Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 And if there is someone out there who believes in "re-baptism", can they show us in Scripture where someone is "re-baptised". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Hey, are you the same brother Adam that posts on Baptistboard? I'm sort of a lurker there. I've even corresponded with Carson a bit. Anyway, I remember you posted a list of Catholic doctrines you have trouble with a while back. If you want to discuss them with me you can e-mail me at bmd175@psu.edu God Bless Ben By the way, I'm planning on writing an apologia pro Catholic soteriology pretty soon. I will give you the link when I finish, if you're interested. Brother Adam - you can PM or email me anytime too, I love talking about Catholicism. Hananiah - I would like that link too if you don't mind, I'm interested in Soteriology myself. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 That comment was sarcastic. I'll talk more when i get home this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 That comment was sarcastic. I'll talk more when i get home this afternoon LOL! Good, I was kind of surprised by it. I was like "he should know better than that!" You're phunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 And if there is someone out there who believes in "re-baptism", can they show us in Scripture where someone is "re-baptised". I was rebaptized. One such example can be found in the book of Acts. Only problem with my argument was that the rebaptism in the book of Acts was due to the original baptism being that of Johns and not a Christian baptism. There, I debunked myself. Oh, Catholics do very much believe in a "works" based salvation the way Protestants see "works". They just haven't figured out yet that they believe in a works based salvation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Oh, Catholics do very much believe in a "works" based salvation the way Protestants see "works". They just haven't figured out yet that they believe in a works based salvation too. Hehe.. Discussing works, faith and all that is so fun (sarcasm). :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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