Posted by Paul Ackermann on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
I just recently found out that best-selling author Dean Koontz is a devout Catholic who converted from Protestantism. I was reading an interview of his conversion, and he wrote something that hit home to me.
Catholicism permits a view of life that sees mystery and wonder in all things, which Protestantism does not easily allow. As a Catholic, I saw the world as being more mysterious, more organic and less mechanical than it had seemed to me previously, and I had a more direct con... Continue reading ...
Posted by Paul Ackermann on Sunday, May 10, 2009,
In :
Scripture
Bible is the most wonderful book in the world. No other book in the world has been used as much to save souls and to better society, to heal families and save lives.
The Bible is the most dangerous book in the world. No other book in the world has been used as much to ruin society, to break up families and to destroy lives.
Both of these are true! The Bible is wonderful book! The Bible is a dangerous book! The Bible is a dangerous book if used in the wrong hands. In the middle ages, their wa... Continue reading ...
Posted by Paul Ackermann on Sunday, May 10, 2009,
This may surprise some of you. After all, one of the hallmarks of Protestantism is that one can be absolutely sure of one’s salvation. And the Catholic Church teaches that one cannot be absolutely assured of one’s salvation. So how can I be more assured of my salvation now as a Catholic then when a Protestant? Let me explain.
There are two kinds of truth – objective truth and subjective truth. Objective truth is true for all. Subjective truth is true for me. Objective truth is that Chris... Continue reading ...
Posted by Paul Ackermann on Sunday, May 10, 2009,
In :
Scripture
Some Protestants are arguing that the arguments that we use against sola scriptura does not apply to their position. They say that our arguments only work against solo scriptura, not sola scriptura. They argue that are a middle ground between our scripture and tradition and solo scriptura.
Solo scriptura is the scripture alone, but sola scriptura is scripture alone but it can be reinforced from tradition. But this middle ground is no middle ground at alone. At essence, there really is no reall... Continue reading ...
Posted by Paul Ackermann on Thursday, December 31, 2009,
I just recently found out that best-selling author Dean Koontz is a devout Catholic who converted from Protestantism. I was reading an interview of his conversion, and he wrote something that hit home to me.
Catholicism permits a view of life that sees mystery and wonder in all things, which Protestantism does not easily allow. As a Catholic, I saw the world as being more mysterious, more organic and less mechanical than it had seemed to me previously, and I had a more direct con... Continue reading ...
Posted by Paul Ackermann on Sunday, May 10, 2009,
In :
Scripture
Bible is the most wonderful book in the world. No other book in the world has been used as much to save souls and to better society, to heal families and save lives.
The Bible is the most dangerous book in the world. No other book in the world has been used as much to ruin society, to break up families and to destroy lives.
Both of these are true! The Bible is wonderful book! The Bible is a dangerous book! The Bible is a dangerous book if used in the wrong hands. In the middle ages, their wa... Continue reading ...
Posted by Paul Ackermann on Sunday, May 10, 2009,
This may surprise some of you. After all, one of the hallmarks of Protestantism is that one can be absolutely sure of one’s salvation. And the Catholic Church teaches that one cannot be absolutely assured of one’s salvation. So how can I be more assured of my salvation now as a Catholic then when a Protestant? Let me explain.
There are two kinds of truth – objective truth and subjective truth. Objective truth is true for all. Subjective truth is true for me. Objective truth is that Chris... Continue reading ...
Posted by Paul Ackermann on Sunday, May 10, 2009,
In :
Scripture
Some Protestants are arguing that the arguments that we use against sola scriptura does not apply to their position. They say that our arguments only work against solo scriptura, not sola scriptura. They argue that are a middle ground between our scripture and tradition and solo scriptura.
Solo scriptura is the scripture alone, but sola scriptura is scripture alone but it can be reinforced from tradition. But this middle ground is no middle ground at alone. At essence, there really is no reall... Continue reading ...
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Paul Ackermann
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