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Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

Guided by Holy Spirit into all truth
John 16:13 – "But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming."

Holy Spirit to teach & remind them of everything
John 14:26 – "The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name — he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you."

Speak with Christ's own voice
Luke 10:16 – "Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Church called Pillar and Foundation of Truth
1 Timothy 3:15 – "the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth"

Anointing of Holy Spirit remains in you
1 John 2:27 – "the anointing that you received from him remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him."

Apostles speak with voice of Holy Spirit
Acts 15:28 – "It is the decision of the holy Spirit and of us"

I am with you
Matthew 28:20 – " And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."]]> The Catholic Church is Infallible
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

Guided by Holy Spirit into all truth
John 16:13 – "But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming."

Holy Spirit to teach & remind them of everything
John 14:26 – "The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name — he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you."

Speak with Christ's own voice
Luke 10:16 – "Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Church called Pillar and Foundation of Truth
1 Timothy 3:15 – "the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth"

Anointing of Holy Spirit remains in you
1 John 2:27 – "the anointing that you received from him remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him."

Apostles speak with voice of Holy Spirit
Acts 15:28 – "It is the decision of the holy Spirit and of us"

I am with you
Matthew 28:20 – " And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."]]> <![CDATA[The Catholic Church is Authoritative]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-73.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:03:26 +0000 Tommy]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-73.html The Catholic Church is Authoritative
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

Jesus delegates all power to Apostles:
Matthew 28:18-20 – "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

Power to forgive sin:
John 20:23 – "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."

Power to offer sacrifice (Eucharist):
1Corinthians 11:23-24 – "For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

Power to speak with Christ's voice:
Luke 10:16 – " Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Power to legislate:
Matthew 18:18 – "Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

Power to discipline:
Matthew 18:17 – " If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector."]]> The Catholic Church is Authoritative
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

Jesus delegates all power to Apostles:
Matthew 28:18-20 – "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

Power to forgive sin:
John 20:23 – "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."

Power to offer sacrifice (Eucharist):
1Corinthians 11:23-24 – "For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

Power to speak with Christ's voice:
Luke 10:16 – " Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Power to legislate:
Matthew 18:18 – "Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

Power to discipline:
Matthew 18:17 – " If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector."]]> <![CDATA[The Catholic Church is an Apostolic Church]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-72.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:50:18 +0000 Tommy]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-72.html The Catholic Church is an Apostolic Church
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

Jesus chose special men to be his Apostles.
John 15:16 – "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you"

Jesus gave the Apostles his own mission.
John 20:21 – "Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."

Jesus gave them a kingdom.
Luke 22:29 – "and I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father has conferred one on me"

Jesus built the Church on Peter, the rock.
Matthew 16:18 – "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

Peter appointed to be chief shepherd.
Jn 21:17 – "He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep."

Church leaders are hierarchical.
Ephesians 4:11 – "And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers"

Identifies roles of bishops, priests, deacons.
1Timothy 3:1, 8; 5:17 – "whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task"

Commission for bishops to ordain priests.
Titus 1:5 – "you should put in order what remained to be done, and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you"

The Catholic Church is apostolic because she is connected to the Apostles in her origin, in her teaching, in her ministry, and in her mission to the whole world.

Apostolic in origin: founded on the Apostles' testimony and Christ
The Church is apostolic in the sense that she is built on "the foundation of the Apostles" (Ephesians 2:20), and her roots reach back to what the Apostles experienced and proclaimed about Jesus Christ.

Apostolic in teaching: the "good deposit" is kept and handed on.
The Church is apostolic because, with the help of the Holy Spirit, she keeps and hands on what she received from the Apostles—the "good deposit" of faith.

In other words, the Church does not treat faith as something that changes with the times; she guards the apostolic message so people can remain faithful to Christ.

Apostolic in structure: Christ's mission continues through apostolic succession.
Apostolicity also has a visible and institutional dimension: the Apostles' ministry is meant to continue in history through their successors—the bishops in communion with the successor of Peter (the Pope).

Apostolic in mission: sent to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Finally, the Church is apostolic because she is sent to bring the Gospel everywhere—continuing Christ's mission given to the Apostles: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…"

Summary:
The Catholic Church is apostolic because she continues the Apostles' Christ-centered witness, preserves their faith by the Holy Spirit, carries their ministry through apostolic succession, and fulfills their mission to the ends of the earth.]]> The Catholic Church is an Apostolic Church
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

Jesus chose special men to be his Apostles.
John 15:16 – "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you"

Jesus gave the Apostles his own mission.
John 20:21 – "Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you."

Jesus gave them a kingdom.
Luke 22:29 – "and I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father has conferred one on me"

Jesus built the Church on Peter, the rock.
Matthew 16:18 – "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

Peter appointed to be chief shepherd.
Jn 21:17 – "He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep."

Church leaders are hierarchical.
Ephesians 4:11 – "And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers"

Identifies roles of bishops, priests, deacons.
1Timothy 3:1, 8; 5:17 – "whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task"

Commission for bishops to ordain priests.
Titus 1:5 – "you should put in order what remained to be done, and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you"

The Catholic Church is apostolic because she is connected to the Apostles in her origin, in her teaching, in her ministry, and in her mission to the whole world.

Apostolic in origin: founded on the Apostles' testimony and Christ
The Church is apostolic in the sense that she is built on "the foundation of the Apostles" (Ephesians 2:20), and her roots reach back to what the Apostles experienced and proclaimed about Jesus Christ.

Apostolic in teaching: the "good deposit" is kept and handed on.
The Church is apostolic because, with the help of the Holy Spirit, she keeps and hands on what she received from the Apostles—the "good deposit" of faith.

In other words, the Church does not treat faith as something that changes with the times; she guards the apostolic message so people can remain faithful to Christ.

Apostolic in structure: Christ's mission continues through apostolic succession.
Apostolicity also has a visible and institutional dimension: the Apostles' ministry is meant to continue in history through their successors—the bishops in communion with the successor of Peter (the Pope).

Apostolic in mission: sent to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Finally, the Church is apostolic because she is sent to bring the Gospel everywhere—continuing Christ's mission given to the Apostles: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…"

Summary:
The Catholic Church is apostolic because she continues the Apostles' Christ-centered witness, preserves their faith by the Holy Spirit, carries their ministry through apostolic succession, and fulfills their mission to the ends of the earth.]]> <![CDATA[The Church Must Be One]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-71.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:48:29 +0000 Tommy]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-71.html The Church Must Be One
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

John 10:16 - "there will be one flock, one shepherd"

Ephesians 4:3-6 - "one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father"

Romans 16:17 - "I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles, in opposition to the teaching that you learned; avoid them."

1 Corinthians 1:10 - "I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose"

Philippians 2:2 - "be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind."

Romans 15:5 - "May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus,"

John 17:17-23 - "for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one"

1 Corinthians 12:13 - "For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - Jews or Greeks, slaves or free - and we were all made to drink of one Spirit."

Romans 12:5 - "so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another."

Colossians 3:15 - "you were called in the one body"

Why the Church is one:
The Church is one because God is one and because the Trinity is the source and exemplar of the Church’s unity. The Church is also one because Jesus Christ is the Builder and Head, and the Holy Spirit unites the faithful into communion.

What "one" concretely means:
The Church's unity is not just an idea; it has visible and concrete marks, including:

one faith
one sacramental life
one apostolic succession / ministry
one common hope
one charity (love)

"The one Church subsists in the Catholic Church"
Catholic teaching holds that Christ's one Church is not merely an ideal that people chase; rather, as a society constituted and organized in the world, it "subsists" in the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and the bishops in communion with him.

This is consistent with Vatican II's teaching that the one Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church, which is governed by the Pope and bishops in communion with him.]]> The Church Must Be One
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

John 10:16 - "there will be one flock, one shepherd"

Ephesians 4:3-6 - "one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father"

Romans 16:17 - "I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles, in opposition to the teaching that you learned; avoid them."

1 Corinthians 1:10 - "I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose"

Philippians 2:2 - "be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind."

Romans 15:5 - "May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus,"

John 17:17-23 - "for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one"

1 Corinthians 12:13 - "For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body - Jews or Greeks, slaves or free - and we were all made to drink of one Spirit."

Romans 12:5 - "so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another."

Colossians 3:15 - "you were called in the one body"

one faith
one sacramental life
one apostolic succession / ministry
one common hope
one charity (love)

That "the Church is the Body of Christ", this is not a figure of speech only, but a real spiritual reality grounded in Christ’s redemption and made present through the sacraments.

The Church has a Head: Christ is the Head of the Body - the Church.]]> The Church is the Body of Christ
Biblical-based Catholic Church Teachings

Scripture quotations are taken from either the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) or the New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE).

Colossians 1:18 -- "He is the head of the body, the church"

1 Corinthians 12:20 -- "But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body."

1 Corinthians 12:27 -- "Now you are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it."

Ephesians 5:30 -- "we are members of his body"

Romans 12: 4-5 -- "For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another."

1 Corinthians 6:15 -- "Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?"

That "the Church is the Body of Christ", this is not a figure of speech only, but a real spiritual reality grounded in Christ’s redemption and made present through the sacraments.

The Church has a Head: Christ is the Head of the Body - the Church.]]> <![CDATA[READ ME FIRST]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-69.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:07:58 +0000 Tommy]]> https://www.catholicsforum.com/thread-69.html Forum Rules & Guidelines. These Guidelines are what govern our behavior here at Catholics Forum. By posting a message or reply, you agree to follow the Rules & Guidelines.

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