What is not debatable, ie, what is essential

The Gospel ,That is, “The Good News” is very specific —- It is  1 Cor15:1-4 and Nothing Else....You can no more pluck out anything in the Bible and designate it “ The Gospel” than you can take any Sermon Of Jesus and call it “The Sermon on the Mount”......

The gospel is composed of ALL of Christ's doctrines, not just some



“Gospel” simply means “Good News”....

That “good news” is that Jesus died for your Sins and rose from the grave.....

Part of Jesus “ doctrine” was if you have a lustful thought , you are no better than an Adulterer.....if you Hate Somebody, you are a Murderer .....How is “that” Good News?

The * BIBLE” is composed of all the Doctrines —- the Gospel isn’t...... It * IS* a Doctrine .....words matter....

B. The fact that Jerusalem would be destroyed - Matthew 24:1




Yeah, boy—— that’s “ Good News” If I ever heard any.....

You are really excelling at making your point........NOT!

The “ End” Of Judaism ? Apparently Hitler did not get the note ....That Wicked man who hated your so-called Vanished Jews murdered 7 million of them.......

Catholicism is simply Christianity, no more, no less. At one time it was virtually the only way the faith was known in the west, which also aligned in its basic teachings with the church in the east-and still does. And those teachings are its treasure, whether they're being observed mechanically or legalistically or otherwise. Those teachings are the body of beliefs she holds, based on what the early church received at the beginning, whether written or unwritten, just as you have basic beliefs that you hold to, based primarily on the written word but probably influenced more than you know by both the ancient church as well as more recent theologians and teachers.

Now, according to church teachings a person can be forgiven for serious sin, sin that leads to death- and I went over the background of this teaching in another post on this forum- but it comes only with godly-sorrow over our sin: a changed and contrite and repentant heart together with real faith. But in "cultural Catholicism" this repentance can be practiced quite mechanically, externally, with no heart-change at all. It all depends how devoted to God a person really is-and on how serious the church is at ensuring that her teachings are truly known and lived out authentically-and that lukewarmness doesn't prevail. But it's mainly up to the individual, and some will take the message and run with it-producing much fruit- while others won't. Maybe the church should remove the poor soil altogether, leaders and laity alike, or at least make it less comfortable for them to persist. As it is the wheat and tares coexist-and God will do the final separting. That's happening more now as I see it-and the church teaches that renewal and reform is a constantly necessary process in any case. But my semi-peasant grandmother from the foothills of the Italian Alps had one of the simplest and most beautiful faiths I've encountered, based on the teachings of the church.

Others down through the centuries did awesome things, inspired by the message put forth by the church. The world was darker, harsher, more chaotic, with little hope, while the church held a message that meant that order and meaning and goodness and love were foundational to this universe: offering true light in a dark world. The world seems to be growing darker again now, however, as I'm sure you're aware of. But inspired by the gospel message, countless hours of charity work and amounts of money have been performed and given to clothe the naked and feed the hungry. Altruism was virtually placed on the map by the church. Orphanages and hospitals were built extensively.

The church, originally through monasteries, preserved what learning existed through the dark ages, eventually developing our educational systems in the west, lower and upper/university, as Christianity became accepted, widespread, and then increasingly influential in society. In fact, the church and its faith became the bond that held a fragmented and often warring society together after the fall of the Roman empire and into and through the middle ages. The betterment of living conditions, the promotion of the arts and sciences, the pursuit of excellence in general, was all part of the church’s legacy, beginning in a world very different in many ways from the one we take for granted now.

Paul was given that authority by Jesus, Paul said your saved by his Gospel you will be judged by his Gospel that Jesus Gave to him, If you have Paul's Gospel wrong you hold the gospel in error

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures

It goes on but most are stuck at on 3 and don't believe it so cant even see the rest then go around thinking they are declaring all the counsel of God, if anyone preach any other Gospel they are cursed, still under the law still under the curse, dead in there sins, they can try and pretend you are working off your sin, but you cant, only Jesus blood can take away sin