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@pfwedE @NMarbletoe @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD Some would argue that point in history has led to lots of the bad we see in society today and more war than all of recorded history. And the traditions are placed above the Bible, they’re equal

@TimLoMich @NMarbletoe @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD And as we've seen they strayed FAR afield from scripture w/ their 'traditions' which they then placed *above* the written Word of GOD.

"The papacy did not, and still does not, stand on Scripture, and its history of bloodshed is greater than ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban combined." "Its role in the slave trade, should make everyone nauseous."

@joel7thomas7 @peterpeccavi Actually papal infallibility is in the catechism. Nobody thinks the pope is a savior, that’s explicitly understood as Jesus

@TimLoMich @peterpeccavi We know how to google. But Google is not the foundation of our faith is. Bible is. Pope is not our savior. Jesus is.

If Peter was the first pope and visible “infallible” head of the Church, why does Paul publicly rebuke him to his face in Galatians 2? Peter’s conduct “was not in step with the truth of the gospel.” That isn’t a minor disagreement--it’s a doctrinally serious rebuke measured against the gospel itself. And Paul describes that gospel as one he received and preached “according to the Scriptures” (cf. 1 Cor 15). The gospel is not grounded in institutional authority, but in God’s revealed Word alone. So either papal infallibility does not mean what later papist theology claims it means, or Peter is being corrected in a way that directly contradicts the modern description of the office he is said to hold. You see, the NT pattern is not immunity from correction, but accountability to the truth of the gospel revealed by God.

@pfwedE @NMarbletoe @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD The idea that an average person can read the Bible is a new thing if you look actual literacy rates of history and at when bibles were readily available to everybody. Like 200 years. The Catholics have that oral tradition per apostolic succession

@TimLoMich @NMarbletoe @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Whatever those oral transmissions (which we'll never know as you say) what we DO know is 👆

@pfwedE @NMarbletoe @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD Did Jesus give authority to? The apostles or the book? You’re right, The Word is authoritative, but the apostles have the authority to teach from it. And what are the “oral” traditions Paul is referring to in 2 Thess. 2:15? It’s impossible to know from reading scripture

@TimLoMich @NMarbletoe @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD Roman Catholics are so hung up on "authority". God is the authority and He gave mankind the instruction via His prophets .. "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Is:20 His WORD is the authority

@R3L3VANTTRUTH This isn’t true. The writings from the apostles had authority right away, while some books still had questions. The reason it takes time to be universally recognized is because the church in Corinth doesn’t get the letter to the Romans, all letters must have circulated first

✅ Scripture: “If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord.” (1 Cor 14:37) ❌ Roman Catholics: “That might be a command of the Lord, but we’re not authorized to treat it as such yet. We’ll need to wait a few centuries for an infallible ruling before we can be sure Paul actually meant what he wrote.” ✅ Scripture: “If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed.” (2 Thess 3:14) ❌ Roman Catholics: “We can’t discipline anyone for disobeying this letter yet, because we don’t have certainty it’s Scripture. For now it’s just a potentially authoritative document pending centuries-later confirmation by a sage mystic magisterium.” ✅ Scripture: “And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.” (Col 4:16) ❌ Roman Catholics: “Yes, circulate and read the letters, but don’t assume they’re God-breathed Scripture. Their status is still unofficial until prob 400 years later when a council defines the canon.” ✅ Scripture: “I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.” (1 Thess 5:27) ❌ Roman Catholics: “We’ll read it publicly like Paul commands, but not as binding Scripture yet. That level of authority requires a centuries in the future declaration.” ✅ Scripture: “…just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him… There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist… as they do the other Scriptures.” (2 Peter 3:15–16) ❌ Roman Catholics: “Peter may call Paul’s writings ‘Scripture,’ but that’s just an early opinion. It doesn’t become binding recognition until the Church formally settles it centuries later.”

@pfwedE @NMarbletoe @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD So the freedom of conscious is essentially you have the authority to interpret scripture. Who decides on what is right/wrong belief?

@NMarbletoe @TimLoMich @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD We have what we call Sabbath School every Sabbath morning for an hour or more and study/discuss together the thoughtful substantive study guides provided to the entire world wide church that cycle through the entire Bible over time from all manner of scripture based angles.

@pfwedE @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD You’re right, I shouldn’t have used “fully”. I was trying emphasize that they use scripture, but their interpretation. They believe the Bible is “the word of God, as long as it is interpreted correctly” but believe parts have been altered or are missing. “Perfect” workaround

@TimLoMich @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD Smith in no way "fully accepted scripture" ... he created a whole other BOOK and religion aligned with it.

@jakobe291 Jesus Christ is the root. Ethnic Jews are the natural branches. Christians(Gentiles) are the wild olive branches who have been grafted in

For centuries, the "root" of Christianity has been severed. We’ve traded the literal, historical, and covenantal reality of Israel for a "spiritualized" faith that often feels untethered and hollow. But there is a way back. Restoring the root means moving from being a mere "member of a religion" to becoming a fellow citizen in the commonwealth of Israel. The root isn’t a metaphor; it is the original plan of God given to the descendants of Jacob - a foundation that supports and nourishes the branches, rather than being replaced by them. When we walk away from these Jewish roots, we lose the spiritual purity and power that the early disciples walked in. How would this change a believer's life? It shifts the faith from an abstract "religious duty" to a covenantal family dynamic. In our relationships, we would stop looking for "feeling" and start looking for Mitzvot (commandments). We honor God through - concrete deeds of kindness - modeling our lives after Yeshua’s selfless, "nursing mother" care for others. By following the biblical calendar, we align our daily lives with God’s actual timing. "Through the Sabbath and the Feasts, we trade individualistic belief for a shared, tangible cycle of holiness. How does this change our influencer culture? A "root-restored" influencer pivots away from self-idolatry. Instead of chasing "fresh bread" or fleeting revelatory feelings, we'd focus on the "good, true, and beautiful." Content becomes Biblically accurate and always provided with full context, showing how Yeshua and the Law work in perfect harmony. We stop performing and start showcasing a lifestyle of peace and justice The Result: A Healed World When we stop "spiritualizing away" the Bible and start taking God at His literal word, the rupture between Jewish and Gentile believers begins to heal. This restoration is the "first fruits of the latter-day rain." By standing on the firm foundation of the literal Word, we find a clarity and a revival that modern cultural shifts can never shake. It’s time to stop wandering and return to the root.

@Allesontiire Do you ever think that they’re just upset that people are talking bad about their mother? Saying she’s not special

Imagine if Catholics preach Christ the way they glorify their goddess

@Wardance68 @pfwedE @DrShayPhD Yeah, it was good! Thanks for chatting back! I hope you have a great rest of your day and never stop seeking. God bless 🙏🏻

@TimLoMich @pfwedE @DrShayPhD Ok. Thanks for the civil dialogue, my friend. I did enjoy chatting with you. God bless

@Wardance68 @pfwedE @DrShayPhD In which case you might not need it. I’m not a priest so I don’t know exactly how it works. But yes, despise your sin and participate in Him

@Wardance68 @pfwedE @DrShayPhD They’ll do a better job than I could. If you have faith and participate in the assembly ‘He who began a good work will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ’, meaning He will make you righteous if you wholeheartedly participate in Him

@zulu211715 And there is no explicit evidence she had other children. Jesus’ brothers and sisters in the original language can mean close relative or even step siblings

@zulu211715 Just because it says that Joseph ‘knew her not, until the day she had given birth’, doesn’t mean that he did after. In the modern context you could think that but look at 2 Samuel 6:23 when Michal had ‘no child until the day of her death’. She obviously didn’t have one after

Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. After Jesus was born, Joseph knew his wife Mary and they had other children together. Mary was not a perpetual virgin, she was a godly wife.

@Wardance68 @pfwedE @DrShayPhD Was that the original topic? I don’t see it. I’m not gonna say I know everything Catholic, but the Bible teaches that we should “hate sin”. So yes if you don’t hate sin, you’re still attached to it. It doesn’t mean you won’t sin

@TimLoMich @pfwedE @DrShayPhD Fair. We strayed a bit from the original topic, so I would like to go back a bit to "attachment to sin." Catholicanswers.com defines it as "Attachment to sin is when we do not detest a sin". Is that accurate?

@Wardance68 @pfwedE @DrShayPhD it’s gotta be for that reason that you can have differences in interpretation. God knew that technology would be able to produce the scriptures so everybody can access and study it. He wanted to make sure that the church stayed unified, which is the main key

@TimLoMich @pfwedE @DrShayPhD The Bible never explicitly tells us what traditions he is referring to. What I find interesting is that Scripture was passed down in writing, at some point, but these vital traditions were not. They could have easily been passed down in writing, but were not. Why?

@pfwedE @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD Or your own. What are the traditions that Paul is talking about in 2 Thessalonians 2:15 that were passed on ‘orally’ from the apostles, whom were given real authority from Jesus? It’d be impossible to know from the Bible alone

@pfwedE @Wardance68 @DrShayPhD He didn’t know which church had the truth and one verse saying there would be a falling away made him think it happened and the church needed to be restored. In the end, if it’s sola scriptura, you’re still going to fall under your pastor’s authority/interpretation of scripture..