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Posted on 10/08/2014 11:39:09 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
Why would intelligent, successful people give up their careers, alienate their friends, and cause havoc in their families...to become Catholic? Indeed, why would anyone become Catholic?
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I’ve asked about that myself. They’re in heaven then get put back on earth. This from a group that mocks the number of times certain Protestants believe Jesus Christ returns.
Absolutely.
You worship on the seventh day?
You have not proven anything here other than you justify MURDER.
All the rest of your words are just so much more ugly (and illogical) noise.
That sounds a lot like Roman Catholicism as commonly spoken of by many (but not all) Catholics -- when they are not taking care to recite wordings which profess reliance upon the sacrifice of Christ as propitiation for their sins.
But the Waldensians were not murdered for this.
They were murdered for not bowing down to Roman Catholic claims to 'authority'.
Since as you've said, you have no problem removing heretics from our midst--- what next?
Suicide, perhaps?
Can you define "you pagans" with Greek or Hebrew words found in the scriptures ? It's odd to see you using this Latin based word. If we look at Acts it seems to me the usage is not kosher when addressed to individuals here. Perhaps you intended the word, Gentiles which is not perjurative. On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven. And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Indeed, murder under the law is a largely a matter of jurisdiction. Because Jesus has specifically stated His kingdom is not of this world, no office of the Ecclesia Jesus is building has any authority to end a human life.
Therefore, the Roman heresy that tries to justify killing these alleged “soul murderers” is essentially making a false claim of temporal jurisdiction. So really you’ve got one definite heretic intentionally killing another alleged heretic, and as that fails of the principle of either justification or excuse (self defense, for example, could be a legitimate excuse for homicide), it is undeniably murder, and given the statements of Jesus concerning murder as a matter of the heart first of all, I do not know how those who in spirit support such murders can qualify for heaven, because we know unrepentant murderers will not be there:
(KJV)Revelation 22:14-16
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. [15] For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. [16] I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Peace,
SR
Then WHO are the Who are the dead in Christ in 1 Thessalonians 4:16??
HOW did they get there?
When I am talking; none can detect any misspellings at all!
(Mispronunciations seem to get by easier...)
Orrin Porter Rockwell must have been a Catholic first...
And this isn’t the first time......
It’s really pathetic that Catholics would justify murder for simply disagreeing with Catholicism. I wonder where they find that in Scripture? Or maybe that’s why the like to depend on tradition so much.
And then they don’t understand why people don’t want to be Catholic.
How clueless can you get?
Go figure.
People died at the word of a prophet or apostle so this general principle you propose seems incongruent with other scripture that we see in Acts, 1 Corinthians, and Revelation (the rest of the OT supporting my point, as in Moses and Elijah the prophet and the two witnesses ). 9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. 12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. 3For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, 4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6
It’s absolutely appalling the number of Catholics who are advocating for the murder of non-Catholics whom they deem heretics, and then cobbling together unrelated passages of Scripture to justify it, no less.
There is NO justification found anywhere, including Scripture, for the murder of someone rejecting a denominational affiliation.
That the HOLY SPIRIT slew Ananias and Sapphira does NOT justify the RCC taking up the sword. It is NOT man’s job to remove people from this life.
To imply that Paul justifies that action by taking out of context his quote about removing the immoral brother from fellowship and using it to imply that he approves of MURDER for disagreeing with the church is unconscionable.
And the passage about the two witnesses in Revelation is not relevant in the least.
This post is an absolute abomination.
It’s absolutely appalling the number of Catholics who are advocating for the murder of non-Catholics whom they deem heretics, and then cobbling together unrelated passages of Scripture to justify it, no less.
There is NO justification found anywhere, including Scripture, for the murder of someone rejecting a denominational affiliation.
That the HOLY SPIRIT slew Ananias and Sapphira does NOT justify the RCC taking up the sword. It is NOT man’s job to remove people from this life.
To imply that Paul justifies that action by taking out of context his quote about removing the immoral brother from fellowship and using it to imply that he approves of MURDER for disagreeing with the church is unconscionable.
And the passage about the two witnesses in Revelation is not relevant in the least.
THAT post 2,638, is an absolute abomination.
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