Observer wrote:
Presby is much closer to your church's practices. If you want converts you will find potential aplenty in Anglican and Presby circles.
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Calvin in another place, still responding to the Council of Trent, says:
"We, too, acknowledge that the use of baptism is necessary - that no one may omit it from either neglect or contempt. In this way we by no means make it free (optional). And not only do we strictly bind the faithful to the observance of it, but we also maintain that it is the ordinary instrument of God in washing and renewing us; in short, in communicating to us salvation. The only exception we make is, that the hand of God must not be tied down to the instrument. He may of himself accomplish salvation. For when an opportunity for baptism is wanting, the promise of God alone is amply sufficient."

Observer wrote:
But they will overlook systemic corruption in their church and leave vulnerable kids to be abused. And they will forbid the clergy to marry, contrary to the word of God! Hurrah for such a "true Church"!

AlexanderHenderson1646 wrote:
Sigh. NYP, Lurker...please.If you want the Roman Whore running your lives writ large, move to Vatican City or some RC country where they have not lost their ancient AntiChristian ambition of usurping kingdoms with the Mystery Religion. We in American have enough troubles. At least your father honest enough to get back to the roots of his AntiChristian religion &recognize Trent. Your last father allowed us Prots a place at his table. I guess the world spirit was moving that direction at the time - funny how that happens when you follow the world & its evil leader, huh? By the way, which do you Romies believe is right?
Anyway, the Republicrats have a Smith cult member, a Papal cult member, a sodomite endorser, a fellow who can't figure out where he is most of the time, a few random stragglers, and a crazy lady.

More Sermon Details:

“China may very well have grown the largest Christian church population on earth, but China has a problem! 100 million people make up a growing, thriving church in China except for one little problem — they kill their children. Some churches even pay for abortions. The conscience of this nation is dead cold with respect to human life, and the Christian church isn't helping much. But what can these Christians do?

Observer wrote:
Calvin writes in his 1547 Antidote to the Council of Trent:
"We assert that the whole guilt of sin is taken away in baptism, so that the remains of sin still existing are not imputed. That this may be more clear, let my readers call to mind that there is a twofold grace in baptism, for therein both remission of sins and regeneration are offered to us. We teach that full remission is made, but that regeneration is only begun and goes on making progress during the whole of life. Accordingly, sin truly remains in us, and is not instantly in one day extinguished by baptism, but as the guilt is effaced it is null in regard to imputation. Nothing is plainer than this doctrine." (Reply to the First Decree of the Fifth Session)
1560 Scots Confession of John Knox teaches regarding baptism:
...so we utterly condemn the vanity of those who affirm the sacraments to be nothing else than naked and bare signs. No, we assuredly believe that by Baptism we are engrafted into Christ Jesus, to be made partakers of his righteousness, by which our sins are covered and remitted..." (Chapter 21)

Alan2 wrote:
Roman Catholicism is antichrist, the antichrist. This is plain.
Light has its stated oposite, darkneness, light, sweet, sour, truth, eror, etc. So who sits opposite Jesus Christ, and who sits opposite the Church of Jesus Christ? There is only one system that declares itself opposite to Christ, that being Roman Catholicism, a system that states that none can get to heaven unless born in The Mother church, in contrast to the invisible church of Jesus Christ. All the offices that the Pope (singular) takes to himself are those of Jesus Christ, a Pope that declares he cannot die, that only the body dies and himself passes to the next Pope.
If there is no direct opposite to Jesus Christ then it stands that Jesus Christ cannot have come in the flesh, as all things in this world have their opposites.

Bob Wilson wrote:
Marriage is for two people- man and woman!

Reason4truth wrote:
The underground church is thriving and growing in china and korea right now.

Mike wrote:
Except for the part where it is implied the real Jesus derives from the Nicene Creed. Can you show where he taught baptism causes remission of sins?

"Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum" (c. 4th Century).

Many Protestants recite the Creed but don't carefully consider this phrase.

This article reminds us that neither Baptists nor Presbyterians nor Methodists can ever concur with the Church's ancient Creed and Scripture, itself, on Baptismal Grace.

Hallelujah!

May he win the Republican nomination over Governor Romney -- one who's understanding of Biblical and Church history are so whacked

[e.g., God came from Man;
Jesus is Satan's brother;
1,700 year Church apostasy;
Eden, Jesus & Moses were all in Missouri;
You become a god after death;
You have sex with your many Celestially-sealed wives (who you secretly married at your local Mormon Temple -- but while on Earth, with whom, you didn't have sex) after death;
You populate your own family-planet after death;
etc.],

Mike wrote:
Making stuff up so as to question it?
More old soft shoe?
Hmmm.

He'd also be willing to teach his Mormon "truth" to American children that Missouri was the Garden of Eden location and where Jesus Christ (of Nazareth) saw Moses (of Egypt).

And he's the leading Republican candidate?

unworthy servant wrote:
Well, I would much rather they recite the Lord's prayer than start their day out saying there is no god but allah and mohammed is his prophet. It may not be an exercise of faith from their heart but at least they are quoting the awesome, living, and powerful word of God.

If so, what are its boundary markers?

elementary wrote:
Faith provides the truth which the unsaved cannot receive.

However, facts (e.g., the speed of light), can be determined and understood apart from faith.

Neil wrote:
This is no answer to my assertion that the RCC Catechism endorses Darwinism & contradicts the Genesis creation account. Trying to divert attention to other disputed subjects (which I have answered rationally elsewhere) is a trick that won't fool me.

And He could've taught exactly how the Universe was created by delivering a sermon going into exquisite (and thrilling, no doubt) detail how a googolplex stream of subatomic particles were orchestrated by Him to form the Universe, the Earth, Gravity, Day and Night, all of Life and the Soul.

[It would’ve been great if this sermon were preached so the Church could’ve (eventually) posted His PowerPoint slides at Vatican.va for all interested parties.]

But, alas, He didn't do this either.