Comments on: An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 4: Are Catholics Orthodox? http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2008/03/an-emerging-understanding-of-orthodox-part-4-are-catholics-orthodox/ Making Theology Accessible Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:14:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cameron http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2008/03/an-emerging-understanding-of-orthodox-part-4-are-catholics-orthodox/comment-page-1/#comment-58147 Cameron Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:43:29 +0000 http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/?p=793#comment-58147 I really enjoyed this thread. I gave me some good things to think about. There's something that I'm confused on, however. While I agree that solafide wasn't articulated until the 16th century, it has to make one wonder about Gal 1. Paul warns twice that any other gospel than the one recieved means eternal damnation. Paul lays out the gospel in Rom 2-5, but also in Gal 3. Then in Gal 4-5 warns the judaizers not to seek justification by the law or they are shut off from Christ. Yet, Rome has been trying to do what the judaizers tried (just with their own sacraments instead) for thousands of years! We could even safely say that the judaizers were "orthodox" to a degree, yet were considered shut off from the gospel by trying to be justified by it. Why shouldn't we say the same thing about Catholics (at least in a general sense)? Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0

I really enjoyed this thread. I gave me some good things to think about.

There’s something that I’m confused on, however. While I agree that solafide wasn’t articulated until the 16th century, it has to make one wonder about Gal 1. Paul warns twice that any other gospel than the one recieved means eternal damnation. Paul lays out the gospel in Rom 2-5, but also in Gal 3. Then in Gal 4-5 warns the judaizers not to seek justification by the law or they are shut off from Christ. Yet, Rome has been trying to do what the judaizers tried (just with their own sacraments instead) for thousands of years!

We could even safely say that the judaizers were “orthodox” to a degree, yet were considered shut off from the gospel by trying to be justified by it. Why shouldn’t we say the same thing about Catholics (at least in a general sense)?

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