Church Heirarchy

Q. I am a member of the true church of Christ. The Church of Christ. We are made up of tens of thousands of congregations world wide, each of which are completely independent from and yet one with the others,

BFHU: Do you believe this is good or attractive when Jesus said, “that all of them [...]

Why Celibacy?

Why Celibacy?
Written by Rev. H.T. Burke
Our Lord was a priest (Heb. 4:14); He was also celibate and called others to do the same. “And Peter said, ‘Behold, we have left all and followed You.’ And He said to them, ‘Amen I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or parents, or [...]

Scripture vs. the Catholic Church: Call No Man Father

BFHU: “And I can assure you NOTHING that the Church believes contradicts one thing in Sacred Scripture.” However, the teachings of the Catholic Church DO CONTRADICT Protestant interpretation of Scripture.
Constantine: Really? OK. Let’s compare Scripture to what the Catholic Church teaches.
SCRIPTURE
“And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he [...]

Where Does Jesus SAY All Priest Must Be Male?

First, all that pertains to faith in Christ is not contained in scripture. The Protestant dogma of sola scriptura is based on nothing in scripture and yet attempts to hold all other doctrine to this dogma that everything must be substantiated by scripture. “And if it is not in scripture then it must not be [...]

Gender of God

Christ Lover: i read your answers to previous blogs and i think i must point out that ur knowledge on GOD is based on blind faith instead of reality!!
you are disgracing an all powerful master like jesus by blaming him for things that he will never dreams to do!! i want you to explain what [...]

There Should be Priestesses in the Catholic Church

Q. God the Father indeed does not possess a gender, but how can you possibly argue that God has chosen to be identified with maleness? You cannot know the mind of God.
A. There is a lot more evidence that HE has chosen to be identified with the male gender.
Q. Although Jesus referred to God [...]

Why Can’t Women be Ordained to the Priesthood???

Q. Why won’t the Catholic Church ordain women to the priesthood?

A. Because she cannot.
Q. Why not?

A. For the simple reason that the seven sacraments were given to us by Jesus. The Church did not invent them and, therefore, she cannot change them. Valid sacraments must use the same WORDS and ACTIONS used by Jesus. We [...]

Priestesses

Q. Women wish to be priestesses for the exact same reason men wish to become priests: they want to serve their God in a special way.
A. Serving God in a special way is a noble goal. But this is turned into rebellion against the Church HE founded when women demand ordination against the constant teaching [...]

The Unexpected Blessing

Priesthood of all believers

Q. What does the “priesthood of all believers” mean?
A. All of God’s people, both Old and New, are members of a priesthood.
In Exodus 19:6“…and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation,” refers to the Israelites of the Old Testament. In the New Testament, I Peter 2:9 (“But you [...]