Posted on 12/06/2016 3:52:36 PM PST by ebb tide
Do you not believe that Hell is evidence of both God's judgement and His revenge?
Or do you believe that Hell is empty, despite what Christ has stated?
He was referring to His people’s desire to revenge...God judges...revenge is not part of Him. He doesn’t need it. Our God is not only a loving God but is love. Revenge is hate.
See post #21.
You are correct except in the avenging...God Judges and until then by and through His covenant brought to us by His son Jesus He forgives us when we repent. If we do not repent, He does not take revenge upon us..He allows us His complete absence...in hell, but that is our choice...not His avenging.
You are presuming to speak for God? He would not have used the word “vengeance” idly.
Since the Roman church has been involved in many of the international conflicts in historical times, from the wars between English and Scottish, to the War of the Roses, and forward, and all in the name of ‘assimilation/conquest of those not aligned with the church in Rome’, I view the entire Roman organization, as a bunch of silly men with the facade of celibacy who think their feces don’t stink.
And I don’t give a hoot about what you think.
You certainly are an ignorant poor sap...
dear wpin,
i dont worship Mary.... she was just the birth canal.
She was much more than that...strange you profess love for Jesus but have disdain for his mother who was selected by God to carry the new covenant in her womb, and then raise and protect our Lord. Letting Him know when the time was right for his first miracle. Then was with her son through the Passion. In Revelation she is referred to as coming to earth at the end time. She has visited many people who have witnessed her apparitions and heard her words as a messenger of God.
BTW, Catholics do not worship Mary...I am a convert, former Baptist and I know the myths Protestants believe about Catholicism. I decided, felt led to read why they believed what they believe and found a deeper, fuller, more holy way to adore our Lord.
Dear wpin,
thank you for your input.
I was a Catholic kid, until i got thrown out of “after school” teachings, since the airbase elementary school, had to accomaodate those who had a parent professing to be catholic.
I was thrown out, for asking the dude in a robe:
“Why do I have to learn from ‘this book - not a bible’, when you guys read from ‘this book - bible’, on Sunday morning?”
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