A historic church in Egypt housing a display of Jesus' footprint has been damaged by a fire.
The fire, set off by an electrical fault, caused structural damage to the church and destroyed its altar, according to the Agence France-Presse reported, but did not damage the preserved stone.
Jesus and his family are believed to have stopped at the Sanctuary of the Church of the Virgin Mary, located in Sakha, during their flight from Bethlehem to Egypt to escape King Herod's attacks on children. They reportedly left an imprint of Jesus' foot on a rock that was put on display at the church.
The Coptic name of the Sakha is "Pekha -Issous" which means "the foot of Jesus." It is one of several locations in the Middle East that are said to have imprints of Jesus' footprints.
The Chapel of the Ascension in Jerusalem, the site believed to mark the place where Jesus ascended into heaven, also has a stone imprint of a footprint purportedly belonging to Jesus on display.
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Brother,
The Catholic Church tries so hard to cover their divisions and put on a good face. But they are divided. And their belief that the Popes are infallible in their interpretation of the Scriptures is laughable at best. Every Pope has different views on certain scriptures. So if the infallibility of the Pope were true, then something is wrong with God.
And how can a fallible, sinful man be infallible in his interpretation of the scripture?
Prophet,
even just the first paragraph of the RCC Challenge is worth reprinting here:
"Results From the Roman Catholic Challenge
Recently we advertised that we would pay $100,000.00 to any Roman Catholic who could pin down the official Roman teaching about certain issues. The challenge was issued in response to the oft-argued, extremely tired line of reasoning that Protestantism is illegitimate by virtue of the differences in belief within Protestant denominations--or, as Scott Hahn likes to call it, the "anarchy" of Protestantism. Obviously if this line of argument is legitimate, then it must also act as a standard by which to measure the legitimacy of any religious system. So, we decided to test the Roman Catholic's own system using this same measure. "
(an excerpt from: http://www.ntrmin.org/rcchallenge.htm )
Very interesting links Prophet. Thanks.
Here is the unity of the Catholic Church
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5074599
http://www.ntrmin.org/RCDivisions.htm
brotheraaron, the answer is "Nowhere in the Bible are these things taught".
Num 33:55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
And finally, once again:
Where in the Bible do we find Peter assuming and exercising the role of a Catholic pope?
Where does the Bible say the early churches treated Peter in a papal fashion?
Where does the Bible say that one man is the head of all churches?
Where does Bible say God established a special priesthood for the churches that is separate from the priesthood of the believers?
Where does the Bible describe the office of such priests in the early churches?
Where does the Bible say that New Testament priests are ordained after the order of Melchizedek?
Where in the Bible do we find a requirement that pastors be celibate?
Where does the Bible say the apostles passed on their authority through a succession?
Where does the Bible give standards for apostolic succession? There are standards for pastors and deacons, but where are the standards for an ongoing apostleship?
Where does the Bible describe nuns in the early churches?
Where in the Bible do we find anyone praying to Mary or to any other person other than God?
Where does the Bible call Mary the Mother of God?
Where does the Bible say that Mary is the Queen of Heaven?
Where in the Bible do we find the teaching that Mary is sinless?
Where in the Bible do we find the baptism of an infant who is too young to believe in Christ?
Where does the Bible teach us that the church can identify dead people as saints and can then pray to them?
Where does the Bible teach that a dead person can intercede for the living?
Where does the Bible teach about purgatory?
Where does the Bible teach that churches should use the bones of dead men in any type of religious manner?
Where does the Bible teach that the churches used indulgences?
Where in the Bible do we find even one example of a Catholic mass being conducted or even described? If Christ established the mass and if it is central to the Christian faith as Rome claims, why is there not one example of it in the book of Acts and the New Testament epistles?
Where in the Bible do we find Christians taking the Lord's supper by partaking of the bread alone without the wine or grape juice?
Where in the Bible does Paul or any of the early church leaders teach that there are seven sacraments?
Where in the Bible do we find the churches practicing the sacrament of confirmation?
Where in the Bible do we find the churches practicing any sort of extreme unction or last rites as a sacrament?
Where in the Bible do we find the prayer of the rosary?
Where in the Bible do we find that New Testament churches are to conduct elaborate rituals and ceremonies after the fashion of Rome?
Where in the Bible do we find that the headquarters for the church is to be in Rome?
Amen Star. However...
This is getting tiresome, isn't it? When you are trying to share the gospel with someone and they argue against it with circular reasoning, dishonesty and deflection... there comes a time to retreat into the cool of the evening and pray to God.
Mat 11:30 - For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Catholicism is not the pathway to God. Its teachings and practices are not scriptural.
As should you, St. Alphonsus Liguori had a deep love and respect for the Mother of Christ! Lk Ch 1, "and all generations shall call me blessed" Wilderness, have you called Mary blessed yet today? If not, why not, it's biblical. Jn 19:27, Wilderness, behold your mother. Have you beheld her yet? If not, why not, it's biblical! Yet St. Alphonsus Liguori does not speak for the Catholic Church, and these are not official church prayers.
Ah yes, John 17, the prayer of Jesus which he prayed on the night before his death is a beautiful prayer! Notice taht He kept praying for oneness. Several times He prayed that "they shall be one". Why do you suppose that is Wildeness? It's because he was praying for Unity in His Church, the Church that He established in Matt 16, the same Church mentioned several times in the Book of Acts known as "the Way", which became known as the univeral church the Holy Catholic Church. The one Church that is still around 2000 years later. Not 34,000 "churches". How can protestantism be His church when it is so splintered, full of squabbling, competing denominations, and disunity? Quit being a Saul, stop persecuting the people of "the Way", ie Catholics! Be obedient to Christ, answer his plea for oneness, come home to His Church, the one true Church!
Tallguy1000 said: "Get with Jesus's program already..."
Here is something that is definitely not a part of Jesus' program in heaven.
"And how can it be that the Son will not graciously hear the mother, when she shows him the breasts from which she has nourished us?" (The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Liguori).
Wouldn't you agree that this is not a part of Jesus' program in heaven?
Tallguy1000 said: "Get with Jesus's program already..."
The following is definitely NOT a part of Jesus' prayer program:
"Most Holy and Immaculate Virgin...O Mary, Help of Christians...Our Lady of Sheshan, sustain all those in China...Virgin Most Holy, Mother of the Incarnate Word and our Mother...OH Mary, sweet refuge of miserable sinners..."
If you are part of an organization that has such a prayer program, depart quickly, and consider this prayer program:
"These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father...O Father...Holy Father...Father...Father...O righteous Father..." (John 17).
Take heed, know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
I just found out that the Catholic church isn't as unified as Catholics like to believe.
Tallguy1000
Re: Salvation
A lost person becomes born again of the Spirit of God when that person hears that he/she (hereafter refered to as he) is a sinner deserving of eternal damnation, that Jesus paid for his sins by dying on the cross for him, that God raised Jesus from the dead showing His power over death, accepts what Jesus did for him, turns to God in prayer confessing to God that he is a sinner, asking God to forgive him of his sins because of what Jesus did for him, asks Jesus to come live in his heart, and be the Lord (boss) of his life.
One of the evidences that a person has truly been born of the Spirit of God is that the believer has a changed life; he is no longer the same person (2 Cor 5:17).
QUESTION: Tallguy1000, have you ever really been born-again by the Spirit of God through conviction in your heart that you were a sinner in need of a savior and that Savior was Jesus Christ?
Or did you become 'saved' when your parent(s) had you baptized as an infant and then later in life you confirmed your 'belief'?
BrotherAaron, prove your statement! Prove that the Holy Catholic Church, the Church that Jesus founded, put to death hundreds of thousands......bhah blah blah...
Again, you wont go there because you can't. IT NEVER HAPPENED...