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This is my impression of Catholicism. Eschatologically Catholicism might be Dispensationalism, but not Acts 2, 9 or 28, but more like "Acts 70", as in AD 70, General Titus and the destruction of, not only 'just' the Temple, but the whole liturgy of Levitical Judaism, which is the obvious...

I know. So that's consistent with your view, it doesn't conflict with it, right?

As far as I'm concerned it's saying that you are a new creature, so that you can be received into this already existing creature (the Church). 'You have become a new creature so that you can become an individual member of the Body.' If you aren't a new creature, then you're not going to be...

Everyone who believes in Jesus's either in heaven now and or you're going to heaven when you die. That's my sophisticated Catholic take on "Neochristians" (as opposed to ancient Christians, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, another one, maybe two, and Catholic Christians). Eschatology is difficult...

If Paul was "Preaching the kingdom of God" (Acts28:31) and had " fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God" (Col4:11) then how many Gospels of the Kingdom of God were there?

So Paul could not have been talking about the Kingdom Gospel in Galatians, agree or no?

Galatians 1:6 " I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto...

And as was mentioned they weren't even necessarily writings at the time. They were an oral tradition, only written down later. Like the Gospel of Luke for instance. Luke 1:1 " 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely...

How would they do this? They're down 6-3 today. Has something changed?

I'll remember that.

So "God a father". Instead of God the Father. Sigh. Typical.

Agreed. No it won't.

So Paul doesn't just say, " Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth" but he adds significant detail! " fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry . . . anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of...

But that's what I was talking about with @Tambora we were mentioning the Bible preachers we've listened to and how they've all done just that, but also we even have here at TOL Bob Enyart (of happy memory) and Saint John W who both did the same thing. When read as a book, for certain people...

No it's not. You don't like my characterization of it, but it is not because I misunderstand it. I was a convicted Calvinist for many years; I know Calvinism from the inside. So you have to be of the position that if someone apparently 'loses' their faith then they never really had it to...

Yes but the evidence is consistent with that He knew that that was going to happen beforehand, and that therefore there was a different plan afoot from the beginning, in anticipation of His rejection. This evidence is even back in the Old Testament. It seems that the 'Kingdom on earth' plan...

Well, that's pretty important, but even then the great thing about TOL is that we'll get to that. We'll find you out, if you don't believe. And then we'll talk about that, we'll argue and attempt to persuade you to believe, because of . . . reasons. We all have reasons. To believe. But...

Yes but so far I think the 'headline' of this stash is that what's come from them corroborates manuscripts we've had for centuries, which all on its own is a very positive thing, because it confirms that God has preserved His Scripture for us, even through all these very many years. He's been...

Right. Do Titus and 1st & 2nd Timothy only apply to those men? Or just to bishops? When we read those letters, are we reading 'somebody else's mail'?

Then I take that as a yes.