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Judge a religion by its adherents, not by those who betray its principles.<ref>[http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0368.htm "What Blair should have said to Hitchens."]</ref> | Judge a religion by its adherents, not by those who betray its principles.<ref>[http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0368.htm "What Blair should have said to Hitchens."]</ref> | ||
''The Invention of Lying.'' | |||
''Religulous.'' | |||
"I hate the Church but love Jesus." | |||
Hatred of "institutions." | |||
== Jesus without the Church == | |||
What would we ''not'' know about Jesus if there were no Church? | |||
* No gospels. | |||
* No parables. | |||
* No sayings. | |||
* No "good news" of His saving death and Resurrection. | |||
* No Baptism or Eucharist. | |||
* No apostolic authority to sort out conflicting interpretations (e.g., Acts 15). | |||
What would be the history of Jesus of Nazareth? | |||
Roman history: We executed a man who claimed to be "King of the Jews." His followers promptly disbanded and were never heard from again. | |||
Jewish history: The Romans executed a man who claimed to be God. That was the end of that. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Culture Wars]] | [[Category:Culture Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Ecclesiology]] | |||
Revision as of 16:31, 19 January 2012
Judge a religion by its adherents, not by those who betray its principles.[1]
The Invention of Lying.
Religulous.
"I hate the Church but love Jesus."
Hatred of "institutions."
Jesus without the Church
What would we not know about Jesus if there were no Church?
- No gospels.
- No parables.
- No sayings.
- No "good news" of His saving death and Resurrection.
- No Baptism or Eucharist.
- No apostolic authority to sort out conflicting interpretations (e.g., Acts 15).
What would be the history of Jesus of Nazareth?
Roman history: We executed a man who claimed to be "King of the Jews." His followers promptly disbanded and were never heard from again.
Jewish history: The Romans executed a man who claimed to be God. That was the end of that.