I'm been a fan of this convert after reading his work against freemasonry. But I did not know that around a year ago he started a series of thought provoking episodes under the banner: Eternal Christendom. So what I plan on doing on this thread is to post his episodes in order (about every 2 weeks). This will give me time to share what most impressed me in each episode before moving on to the next. If anyone finds Joshua helpful great. I'll let you know if I grow weary of such regularity.
Lovely clear speaking. It is very humbling for we cradle Catholics but converts are usually much, much better Catholics than ourselves, perhaps because they have often paid a high price for accepting the Truth. It is true the Problem of Authority is a huge, huge one for many Protestants. As it must have been in the past for Martin Luther as he saw Protestant unity disintegrate from the very start.
Yes, at the first colloquy between Lutheran and Swiss Reformers in Marburg in 1529, unity disintegrated when Zwingli rejected the teaching on the Real Presence. The fact that JoeJerk inspired disunity over this issue shows the devil's hatred of the sublime sacrament! A 15 pt. creed that fell apart and initiated the forever fracturing among those who reject the authority of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church! Lord have Mercy!
I find it much more interesting reading stories and the lives of people like Martin Luther than their actual theology itself. The impression I get from Father Luther was that he was not really a nice or good person. Another big take away is that I strongly suspect he have grave doubts about his own beliefs and his own Spiritual State. It reminds me of Papa Frankie in the weeks and days before he died.
