JVAC
24th January 2004, 02:37 PM
Now I have noticed in certain debates :: cough Lord's Supper cough:: that some people will debate against certain oppinions that aren't all that necessary to thier own beliefs.
If you don't believe Real Pressence and others do, who would tend to be more unyeilding, the people who say that God isn't there, or the people who are being asked to deny the Pressence of thier God??
Similarily, who would be more likely to give in first on the topic of if we should baptise infants, the people who don't think that baptism is necessary, or those that think it is? If someone believes baptism necessary then they probably won't say that baptism should be left to adults.
What I am trying to say is this, when certain faiths, say that we are doing Sacraments or something else wrong, and don't hold as high a priority on the Sacraments/tradition/etc. themselves, ultimately the debate is flawed. For us to have a good debate, we must have the Sacraments in equal value, and that is clearly not the case.
It looks like the main debate should be"Are Sacraments/Tradition more valueable, less valuable or equal too, the Sermon?" First we should set our values strait, then we, ourselves, would know how far to take a debate.
Is this debate worth taking all this time, how high is it on my priority list of catholic Christian "faith"? Knowing this, might save you precious time.
If you don't believe Real Pressence and others do, who would tend to be more unyeilding, the people who say that God isn't there, or the people who are being asked to deny the Pressence of thier God??
Similarily, who would be more likely to give in first on the topic of if we should baptise infants, the people who don't think that baptism is necessary, or those that think it is? If someone believes baptism necessary then they probably won't say that baptism should be left to adults.
What I am trying to say is this, when certain faiths, say that we are doing Sacraments or something else wrong, and don't hold as high a priority on the Sacraments/tradition/etc. themselves, ultimately the debate is flawed. For us to have a good debate, we must have the Sacraments in equal value, and that is clearly not the case.
It looks like the main debate should be"Are Sacraments/Tradition more valueable, less valuable or equal too, the Sermon?" First we should set our values strait, then we, ourselves, would know how far to take a debate.
Is this debate worth taking all this time, how high is it on my priority list of catholic Christian "faith"? Knowing this, might save you precious time.