Cathy says:
- I’d say you answered just how any informed Catholic should answer. The empty hand motif is unbiblical and illogical. It’s an example of justifying a doctrine after the fact rather than justifying it beforehand. One fundamental error in Protestantism is that they begin their whole theological careers by first assuming Justification by Faith Alone is true, and from that point on they go onto affirm whatever needs to be affirmed to preserve Sola Fide. So in the empty hand example, they’re simply affirming that because they’re already dedicated to Sola Fide; they didn’t arrive at empty hand by any kind of exegesis.
- For what its worth, Deut 16:16 says:New International Version (NIV)
16 Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed:In my opinion, this foreshadows the Judgement.
Sincerely,De Maria
Thomas says, Hello Cathy,