James R. White: The Peter Syndrome

"The Peter Syndrome is a deadly disease rampant amongst modern Roman Catholic apologists. And it is a disease that makes you see every reference to Peter anywhere in an early father as somehow relevant to the bishop in Rome even if that father never makes that connection himself, never shows that he believes the bishop of Rome is the vicar of Christ on earth, never says that Peter's successor sit only on the sit in Rome, it doesn't matter as long as an early father says something nice about Peter, therefore he is in support of the bishop of Rome." ~ James R. White

for a review of the book  Jesus, Peter & the Keys, click HERE

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Suggested Books:

 The Roman Catholic Controversy (James R. White)

 Upon This Slippery Rock (Eric Svendsen)

Church of Rome at the Bar of History (William David Webster)

Message from God or from Christina Aguilera?

On this day, God wants you to know...

... that the answers are within you. You're chasing in the wrong field. What you are looking for is inside of you, not 'out there'. Take a few days off to become quiet and look within, and you will find it.

Looking within us for answers is a dangerous thing considering the Bible teaches that the heart of  man is deceitful above all things (Jeremiah 17:9). You may end up being deceived by yourself when you look inside for solutions to life's problems.

The answers are outside of us; they are found in God's written revelation namely the Holy Bible.

The counsel of this app is not from God. It sounds more like Christina Aguilera's Voice Within. Aguilera sings:

When there's no one else
Look inside yourself
Like your oldest friend just trust the voice within
Then you'll find the strength that will guide your way
You'll learn to begin to trust the voice within

Mensahe Daw ng Diyos...

"On this day, God wants you to know

... that you are commanded to love everyone, not condemn those who don't agree with you. Your opinions are just that, - opinions, regardless of where you got them from. They are tiny, a speck compared to the immensity of God. You cannot possibly have even the faintest idea of what God commands to other people, to other lifeforms. Your only possible intelligent choice is to continuously open in love and acceptance. Today more than yesterday."

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1. I find it absurd that this Facebook App that has so many opinions about God (and claims that its messages are from God himself) would say that our views on God are just mere opinions.

2. "... regardless of where you got them from"

Well if I get my view of God from the authoritative source namely the Bible, then it is not a mere opinion. It came from the very mouth of God. This raises an important question: Where does this app get its opinions about God?

3. "You cannot possibly have even the faintest idea of what God commands to other people, to other lifeforms."

Again I find it absurd that this app that claims to speak for God and frequently tells people to do something (in the imperative mood) would tell us that we cannot possibly have the faintest idea of what God commands other people. 

4. When I strongly oppose what a person believes about God, it does not necessarily mean that I am unloving. There is a way to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15)