tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post6234067666016016104..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Keating vs. Boettner #1James Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-61204161083975995342018-02-06T06:41:20.703-05:002018-02-06T06:41:20.703-05:00Greetings,
Stumbled across this site once again a...Greetings,<br /><br />Stumbled across this site once again after nearly 8 years!<br />Good to be back.<br /><br />I enjoy apologetics discussions.<br /><br />I should like to be in touch more frequently.<br /><br />my email add is billy.sichone@northrise.net<br /><br />Shalom!Billy C Sichonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131713064419116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-54766732309799072252010-07-17T13:20:24.290-04:002010-07-17T13:20:24.290-04:00Hi Billy -- I totally agree with you that "th...Hi Billy -- I totally agree with you that "there is simply no Biblical evidence [or evidence of any kind] to warrant the imposing of a Pope on the Christian Church." Unfortunately, throughout history, others saw it differently, and even today, there are those who think it's necessary.<br /><br />So when you say, "Christ was talking about something else when he mentions Peter being the Rock," it sometimes takes a great deal of effort to try to pin down just exactly what he meant there. <br /><br />I too am very sad about the errors that Keating (and other Catholics) have not only bought into, but continue to spread. I think it's safe to say that all of us here at Beggars All are fully with you on relying on Scripture as much as possible in our apologetics. <br /><br />But some of these folks are firmly convinced, and the only way to really address them is to interact directly with what they have been saying. <br /><br />Welcome to Beggars All. I've visited your profile, and I'm personally very honored that you've decided to pay us a visit here.John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-16494763768089451772010-07-17T06:53:20.523-04:002010-07-17T06:53:20.523-04:00So what difference does it make whether Peter was ...So what difference does it make whether Peter was a bishop of Rome or not? What if Boettner or Keating is right? So what???<br /><br />The point is that there is simply no Biblical evidence to warrant the imposing of a Pope on the Christian Church!!!!! Christ was talking about something else when he mentions Peter being the Rock.<br /><br />Further, the issues we should be losing sleep over is whether we hold the truth that leads to salvation than labour to made the narrow road wide. <br /><br />From my historical theology studies, some of the Popes were some of the most wicked, how could they have claimed to be the vicar of Christ?<br /><br />Boettner is 100% correct in principle. <br /><br />Further, having been of a Roman catholic background and seen some of the errors that Keating attempts to deny, I feel sad. There is an attempt to cover over the truth by arguments from all sorts of areas.<br /><br />To be convincing beyond doubt, let us stick to scripture as much as possible in our polemics or apologetics. "Sola Scriptura" was the watch word of the Reformation! <br /><br />I think it would have been significant a thing if Peter's Bishopric was mentioned in Scripture. I have no problem with the Catholic Church but Rome has many issues to explain still. <br /><br />What think ye?Billy Chilongo Sichonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747235596047672529noreply@blogger.com