COC #51: COC False Premise #3 Regarding Baptism
False Premise #3: Every Baptism in the Bible is by full immersion. The New Testament does not describe a single example of a proper mode for Baptism. The New Testament, however, does refer to...
View ArticleCOC #52: False Premise #4 Regarding Baptism
False Premise #4: The Christian Church has always believed that immersion is the only acceptable mode for Baptism. The Protestant Church of Christ’s fourth false premise is a common Protestant trait,...
View ArticleCOC #53: More Irresponsible Arguments Against Valid Baptisms
Before I close this chapter, I think it is important to address a few of the Protestant Church of Christ’s arguments that provide constructive reinforcement for people who have erroneously accepted...
View ArticleCOC #56: COC Objection to Baptism for Infants: “No Original Sin”
(2) The Protestant Church of Christ objects to a concept of original sin. The Protestant Church of Christ uses Ezekiel 18:20 as a proof-text, which reads: The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of...
View ArticleCOC #60: Attack: “Pope Doesn’t Understand Purpose of Marriage”
Like Restorationism, Fundamentalism is a relatively modern Protestant movement, and it was developed within a larger Americanized construct of what Marriage ought to be. That is, Marriage and its...
View ArticleCOC #61: Attack: “Catholics Think Sex Is ‘Dirty'”
Rudd’s second argument for the Catholic Church’s “flawed, incomplete, and destructive” understanding of Marriage is titled, “Guilt”. Rudd continues: •PLEASE FORGIVE FORMATTING ISSUES. RUDD’S OUTLINE...
View ArticleCOC #63: Attack: “Celibacy is Satanic Doctrine”
Rudd’s fourth argument for the Catholic Church’s “flawed, incomplete, and destructive” understanding of Marriage is titled, “Prohibition against church leaders marrying is a satanic doctrine” [sic]....
View ArticleCOC #64: Attack: “Catholic Scandal Proves Catholicism False”
Most of this book has been about principles and theology; its subjects require some reasoned attention to determine the merits of the Protestant Church of Christ’s attacks on Catholic theology. The...
View ArticleCOC #65: Attack: “Annulment Is Divorce”
There is one last popular attack that Rudd, to his credit, did not repeat in his essay: Fundamentalism’s allegation that “annulment is divorce.” I suspect Rudd knows his own sect is actually quite...
View ArticleCOC #66: A Foundational Protestant Assumption in Regards to Marriage
Many Fundamentalists enjoy two of Christianity’s seven sacraments of grace: Baptism and Matrimony. Those who are baptized are part of the Christian Church, though not in full communion with her; and...
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