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To: ebb tide; metmom; daniel1212; Elsie; ealgeone; Mark17; Lucian
The mass, prayer, the rosary. These first and last. The world denies their power: it is on their power that Christians must throw all their weight.

😩 no mass in Scripture as practiced today
😩 no rosary in Scripture
😩 no prayers to departed saints in Scripture

Strange that you consider these the most crucial things, when the Apostles did not.

2 posted on 11/28/2017 12:54:00 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Amen.


3 posted on 11/28/2017 12:59:06 PM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Strange that you consider these the most crucial things, when the Apostles did not.

Strange that you ignore Scripture:

"[26] But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you." [John 14:26]

"[30] Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book." [John 20:30]

"[25] But there are also many other things which Jesus did; which, if they were written every one, the world itself, I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written." [John 21:25]

4 posted on 11/28/2017 1:05:42 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Christians must throw their weight on the power of God given us through the Holy Spirit. The rosary, mass and prayer have no power in and of themselves.

Ephesians 3:14-21 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

2 Thesselonians 2:11-12 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 1:6-12 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.

2 Peter 1:3-4 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.


6 posted on 11/28/2017 1:13:43 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

“no mass in Scripture as practiced today”

There was no Bible either as we have today.

“no rosary in Scripture”

Most of the prayer’s words are there. There is no “Sinner’s Prayer” or Altar Call, however. And no Sola scriptura or Sola fide (except when rejected by St. James as an error).

“no prayers to departed saints in Scripture”

How many departed saints were there by A.D. 90? Not that many. There were also no Protestants, no Protestant doctrines/heresies and no stupid anti-Catholics posting on the non-existent internet either.

Learn from that.


14 posted on 11/28/2017 1:51:29 PM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Wrong x 3


175 posted on 11/28/2017 8:47:37 PM PST by narses ( For the Son of man shall come ... and then will he render to every man according to his works.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

http://blog.adw.org/2017/11/the-biblical-roots-of-the-liturgy/


247 posted on 11/29/2017 5:48:44 PM PST by narses ( For the Son of man shall come ... and then will he render to every man according to his works.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Of course, the apostles did not have the New Testament.


500 posted on 12/01/2017 3:10:20 PM PST by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like)
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