Posted on 08/01/2019 9:03:46 AM PDT by Salvation
Notice also....it is not called the “Mass” or any of the other RC names they use for the Lord’s Supper.
The apostle Paul simple preached JESUS.... no ‘flash’....no smoke and mirrors, only JESUS and Him crucified.
It was then the Holy Spirit that brought the increase.
The WORD. In the Flesh. JESUS.
Then, Now, Forever.
Your line of argument for the literal / carnal of the passage in John 6 paints GOD as double-minded. Have you not rea d that in HIM is no shadow of turning?
Read John 6 and count the number of times that JESUS tell the seekers after signs that they gain eternal life by BELIEVING in Whom God has sent. The ones who turned away from Him took the meaning in only a carnal sense, but they had enough integrity and knowledge of God's commands to know they must not literally eat the blood. CATHOLICISM takes the lifted from conext passage and rushes to eat the blood.
If you are having trouble understanding what JESUS was doing y telling them they cannot find eternal life unless they eat the blood, read along to the scene in chapter ten of John's Gospel, where Jesus emphatically ... uses metaphorical language. Do you think Jesus was telling them He is a brush or wooden gate?
Amen
Yes. Confessional Lutherans believe in the real presence of Christ Body and Blood in His Supper. However __ the bread and wine remain bread and wine they are not magically transformed. We do not worship the elements nor do we believe in a continual or repeated sacrifice present in the Supper. We also do not believe that the pastor pulls Christ down from heaven and places Him on the altar. We take Christ at His Word and simply leave it at that.
Some Protestants recognize the Real Presence if Christ in His supper but not as Rome distorts it.
Is it possible to have a discussion about this interesting article without separating into factions and name-calling?
If you want an echo chamber where everyone agrees with you make it a caucus thread
That's exactly what Luther preached and one reason he was excommunicated.
Yes. I know. He was right
Was he right when he said:
Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong [or sin boldly], but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world.
context my friend. But good way to change the subject
It was full context. Just like the Bible was full context before Luther tossed out books he didn’t like.
yawn.... Got anything new?
God ordains us each to our own anointing as it is written in scripture. For legal purposes only I was ordained by a church that was NOT the Roman Catholic one. More evangelistic by nature that is the role I typically function under
Your snide remarks betray your inner beliefs that you are superior by virtue of being a “member” of the RCC. One of my closest friends used to be a “member” and he is an invaluable resource to share with me the inner workings and legacy thereof. Because of many factors such as his birth date etc. he was Baptized as a Prince in the Church. Suffice to say he is not a devout follower of the doctrines they prescribe, in fact our conversations are quite interesting and he is sharing with me versus what you may perceive as me beguiling him. I worship God as his Son instructed, not a religion but in faith. I find No justification in the entire Bible which I have read over many times and in the original languages they were written in stating that the RCC is the Only and ordained Church. Jesus instructs us this way “ i ma the way, the Truth and the Life, no man comes unto the father except by me. I see nothing that the RCC has the sole franchise granted to itself to be the only church ordained by God himself to be his representatives and be given authority to grant forgiveness or anything else. That is between me and God, and you are not in the mix.
As I am instructed now in scripture to walk away and kick the dust from my feet and roll on. No matter how much your push your beliefs as the only ones that are viable I say unto you God Bless and we part company. Each of Us must choose for ourselves, and I pray that you do so
Choose wisely
No. I'll leave that to you protestants, including Jorge Bergoglio. There's no telling what y'all will come up with next.
For legal purposes? Are you claiming tax exemption for personal gains?
Nope..I am not a 501c3 slave, I serve at Gods direction and do so for no monetary gain unlike the RCC
Is that all ya got...
Lets go back to the source, The Bible
Show all who are following this thread Just where the RCC was granted to only “ordained” church status and damn the rest by God Himself
Waiting...
I am guessing you will prop up Peter as the foundation, lets get real on this one
And remember you must do so in scripture not stuff the RCC made up
Bergoglio is yours. Elected as your leader through the rules of your church. You own him. Have a nice night.
You still haven’t explained your reason for being ordained in some “religion” for legal reasons.
Why is that?
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