Im just courious, what are the reasons for the removal of each book?

I am a Sola Scriptura Christian and I believe that the doctrine of “justification by faith alone” is a manmade tradition not defendable by scripture alone.

Here is my only argument:

“Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭KJV‬‬

“You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭ESV‬

“You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭CSB‬‬

“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭RSV‬‬

“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” ‭‭James‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭NASB‬‬

Any way to get around what this verse explicitly teaches to justify the doctrine of ‘faith alone’ requires eisegesis and mental gymnastics. Change my mind.

How come it seems that protestants do not seem to care too much about waiting until marriage? Is this an unfair observation?

Hey y’all! I’m a Roman Catholic convert who was raised southern Baptist Protestant. I’d love to answer any and all of your questions about Catholicism, my conversion, and more. Fire away!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/occult/comments/7q8hu7/why_do_demons_hate_religious_chants_so_much/

Why are Protestant hymns and songs such as Genevan Psalters so ineffective at exorcising a demon from a person and repelling evil entities? To the point demonaics openly laugh and mock them? While the chants of the post-Nicene churches such as Coptic, Ethiopian Tewahedo, Armenian Apostolic, Syriac churches, and especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy so effective against demons that they'd suffer in pain just upon hearing it (and quite often flee the possessed or location they are haunting so long as the chants are being sung)? Hell even Anglican Chants have proven effective and the Anglicans supposedly lack apostolic succession and valid sacraments, rites, and orders!

Why is this? In particular why are the Eastern Orthodox Byzantine Chants (especially those composed before the 1054 schism) and Medieval Roman Catholic Latin Language Gregorian Chants so effective that they can immediately counter demonic thoughts and influence in a person's mind just by hearing it? Why is the Anglican Chant also effective even though they are Protestants why songs from other post-Reformation denominations (excepting perhaps the Lutherans) have so little to no effect?

I’m a Catholic, I agree with everything required of Catholics by the church. I am also very traditionalist, I respect all forms and rites of Catholicism equally and am equally knowledgeable of all forms and rites of Catholicism. While I respect all rites of the church, and sometimes adopt beliefs from other rites, I personally prefer he Tridentine form of Roman Catholicism. I’ll try to answer every question as soon as possible.

One of the more compelling arguments for Catholicism is referring to Joel Osteen or a variety of other heretical pastors. But one of the most pernicious influences in Christianity today is Richard Rohr, who is still a Franciscan Friar and considered a Catholic priest.

The impetus for this post is Michael Gungor's pagan nonsense yesterday, which you can find here: https://twitter.com/michaelgungor/status/1418789361684992005

But I've actually battled this in multiple contexts and can't figure out how any kind of organization that calls itself Christian hasn't excommunicated him and anyone above him that won't excommunicate him and anyone who would provide him support. He's a cancer in the body of Christ.

I am a Catholic, but I wanted to ask a question to Protestants - without going off-topic, especially since it's a discussion about Protestantism - Why do you believe in parts of the Bible that are not in the original scriptures?

Let's take, for example, the story of the adulterous woman (John 7:53–8:11). It wasn't in the original scriptures, nor was it written by John. Ancient manuscripts went directly from John 7:52 to 8:12. The story of the adulterous woman was only implemented between the 4th and 5th centuries, that is, it was implemented later, since no records of this story have been found from the 2nd, 3rd, or early 4th centuries.

I just want your opinion on this, since I've had this question for a long time about what Protestants think about it.

I just don't understand how Catholics believe our High Priest needs a lower priest to offer Himself to the Father.
Why do Catholics think Jesus is unable to directly offer Himself to the Father? and thus He requires a daily mass ritual by New Testament Levitical Priests to do so, otherwise sins cannot be forgiven on behalf of the people.

Christ started a church, I mean, we know he did he literally tells Peter he is starting one, which church is that?

I (18M) have a weird obsession about judaism, learning about it and so on. Recently I’ve come across a Jewish woman that we get along pretty well. Can I (as a baptist) date her?

Although JESUS told us to love our neighbors, the modern American right-wing evangelical church has come up with many political justifications to ignore what JESUS called the second greatest commandment.  

In Mat 22:37, JESUS was asked to name the greatest commandment. HE responded:

… “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment…” (See Deut 6:5)

Then, without being asked, HE added: “… And a second (greatest commandment) is like it: You shall love your neighbor as (much as you love) yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets…”

Looking more deeply at the key words, we can see just how comprehensive these commands really are.

Love – from the ancient Greek word, agapao. It means to do and prefer what GOD prefers; which is to show love to GOD through willing obedience.

All – holos – The entirety (with no part left or given over to the world) of your:
Heart – kardia – Our internal emotional desires; the feelings that evolve into thoughts.
Mind – dianoia – The critical thinking process.
Soul – psyxe - A person's unique individual personality.

When JESUS said that all the law and prophets depended on these two commandments, HE meant that they are the underlying lessons that GOD meant us to get out of all scripture.

When HE said that the second commandment was like the first, it inferred that loving your neighbor proves that you love GOD, i.e., how can you love GOD who you have not seen, if you don’t love your neighbor who you have seen? 1 Joh 4:20

If you don’t love your neighbor, do you really love GOD?

In the next post I will look at several specific attitudes and doctrines rife in the modern American right-wing church that willfully oppose the two great commandments.

Bible study

Revelation 13:11-18

Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (WELS)

El Paso, Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTqhV7Y4i5w

Which is worse persecution or false doctrine/teaching?

How did America get into a situation where radical right-wing demagogues are threatening wide-spread violence, wanting to enforce their half-baked belief system on a majority that does not agree? The answer can be simple or complex, political or spiritual, depending on your point of view. Some points to consider:

1. Mythology. America has never been the model of democracy that it portrays itself to be and there is a desperate backlash against the truth by those who idolize Americanism.

2. Billionaires. For no visible reason beyond feeding their overwhelming greed, corporate billionaires have taken control of the government through a system of legalized political bribery. Their apparent intention is to maintain control of the masses by any means necessary – divide and conquer being their favorite weapon.

3. Propaganda. The current state of political and social dysfunction in America is largely the product of an evil, propagandistic, right-wing media complex; created and deployed by an often-unnamed oligarchy. It spews the propaganda that continues to convince a large segment of low information voters to support the status quo. What are long-term motives of those who own and control this malevolent media juggernaut. As Christians we must consider the spiritual intent behind the creation and sponsorship of a machine that manufactures a limitless supply of lies. John 8:44

Right Wing Propaganda - Apostate Religion Plays its Part

This series of posts will discuss several unbiblical teachings, spread by influential American church leaders, that have been weaponized as part and parcel of right-wing political propaganda. These teachings have been a crucial component of the decades long propaganda campaign to encourage people to vote against their neighbor’s best interests, as well as their own. Mark 12:31 It will be up to you to decide whether such statements are consistent with the GOSPEL or if they were made entirely in the service of worldly, right-wing, Christian Nationalist politics. The outline:

Part 1. Recent political statements from the reformed church that oppose the BIBLE.

Part 2. Dispensational theology – what it is and the role it plays in Christian Nationalism.

Part 3. Racism – how can right-wing political Christians say they are not racists but still openly support anti-Black racism?

Part 4. Dominionism and Christian Nationalism are woven into the right wing’s proto-fascist agenda. What is their desired end game?

See my previous series, Unconditional Salvation vs the BIBLE. https://calvinism-racism-trump.blogspot.com/2022/06/is-salvation-really-unconditional.html

If the Bible is the perfect, infallible word of God, for the direction of everyone, why has it led to the creation of tens of thousands of different Protestant sects?

I know from history that the puritans fought over not using the crucifix and vestments in Elizabeth’s religious settlement but today protestants seem to use both, why the change?