Posted on 04/07/2014 4:43:01 AM PDT by markomalley
Thank you for posting
BTTT
s/ I thought FOX Television had a series planned for this called Utopia. You can volunteer to be on the show to work together to make a perfect community. /s
It’s a nice piece. Too bad somebody always wants to ruin it.
Chapter and verse would be nice for such stretches of Scripture.
We know that God is a Spirit, and Scripture does not say Paul was literally taken into heaven (1 Cor. 12). God reveals His Kingdom within our hearts and makes us into His image as we yield to Him.
This post is just another whim of a Roman Catholic mind to take us away from Christ and place our salvation into our own control (through obedience to Roman Catholic dogma and doctrines). We are grafted into His (Christ's) family, made joint heirs with Christ, and our lives are no longer our own. It takes away the need for faith in Christ's redemptive work, by trying to convince that we can live a spotless, sinless life. There is only One who did that, EVER.
We will not have heaven on Earth until He returns at the blast of a trumpet!
1 Corinthians 2: 6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 No, we declare Gods wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 However, as it is written:
What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived
the things God has prepared for those who love him
10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
Dang!
I wonder WHY???
1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written: Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.
HMMMmmm...
I shudda read ahead!
I shudda read ahead!
St. Paul, who was actually taken up into heaven... (from this article)
Chapter and verse would be nice for such stretches of Scripture.
And mess with speculation???
What the BOOK actually says:
2 Corinthians 12:2
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heavenwhether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows.
Timothy 2:5
King James Version (KJV)
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
What?
so all the Protestant pastors are excess staff too? I believe your comment is directed to priests
It is not my comment. It is scripture. It is very plain in it’s meaning, is it not? A relationship with our God does not require man’s intervention on our behalf.
so do you want to make your own Communion and give it to yourself?
We observe His commandment to “ do this in rememberance of Me”. We do remember. A special hand giving to me the bread I remember Him with is not required.
uh ok dude
Great suggestions!
1) Go to confession with sincerity, diligence, a deep sorrow for his sins and a firm resolve to amend his life. He will suddenly feel a peace and happiness compared with which all the fleeting, unworthy pleasures of this world are really an odious torment.
2) Let everyone seek to come and receive Jesus in the Holy Eucharist with proper preparation.
3) Let him never permit his soul to remain in sin, but let him purify it immediately.
4) Let him do his duty manfully.
5) Let him address humble and frequent prayers to Gods throne, especially through the hands of the Immaculate Virgin.
6) Let him welcome his brethren with a charitable heart, bearing for Gods sake the sufferings and difficulties of life.
7) Let him do good to all, even his enemies, solely for the love of God and not in order to be praised or even thanked by men.
**St. Paul, who was actually taken up into heaven**
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This does not change the commandment or what is to be done. E.g., if someone says, "wash this in remembrance of me," you still wash. You don't pretend to wash.
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