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To: Cvengr
I would suggest you are completely missing the point. Christ died in our place and bore the suffering that we should have endured. What may sound like "pornography" to you is nothing more than the grace of God to others.

Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

He took OUR sins and nailed it to HIS cross. All our sins, shame, reproach was laid on Christ our Lord. This is the great and merciful sacrifice of God the Son. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sin. And that includes all the baggage that goes along with it. This is what the early fathers believed and it's the gospel.

Now if you would like to discuss the new and "improved" Catholic version of how Christ came, lived a good life, and died for everyone's sin just so that we might know what true sacrificial living is, and how we should live such a peachy-keen sacrificial life like His and go to heaven; then you're welcome to post some links to the most current Catholic writers who believe such nonsense.

But it's apparent that we have differing views of what pornography is.

33 posted on 12/28/2012 5:35:53 PM PST by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD

I applaud those who recognize He died for our sins.

Our Lord and Savior did not become a sinner, nor did he wallow in shame and guilt when He was on the Cross.

The article confuses the temptation of sinners before an angry God, who have a tendency to view God from the viewpoint of unrighteousness, anticipating fiery indignation, instead of the perspective of Jesus Christ who disregarded shame, for the joy available in remaining obedient to God the Father.

Obviously He bore the sins of all mankind, past, present, and future, when He was judged on the Cross.

He wasn’t shameful in His actions or thinking or in His spirit. Throughout the process, He remained faithful to God the Father.


34 posted on 12/29/2012 9:19:57 AM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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