Posted on 05/25/2025 4:05:48 AM PDT by JosephJames
Since you ignore what refutes your one true cult - from me, a former altar body, CCD teacher and lector - and insist on simply parroting RC propaganda, then you are actually an argument against being a Catholic. For that is the only argument that it valid.
So, you do not believe the word of Jesus “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst."?
Your question: “So, you do not believe the word of Jesus “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.”? John 6: 35
Why do you say that I do not believe?
And I believe line 36 that Jesus says: “But I have said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.”
I believe that Jesus established his Catholic Church and His Sacraments with authority to the Apostles and their successors.
I fully believe in Jesus Christ as the son of God and His Church and His Word as necessary for my salvation with faith, hope and love.
So if you say that you have faith, but then only choose which Words that you believe in yet, that you still have faith?
So followers of protestant beliefs can choose to believe in John 6:35 but ignore John 6: 36 and John 6: 53 that says we need to eat the Body and Blood of Jesus for our salvation?
And I understand that Jesus used hyperbole to warn us not to pridefully use honorific titles by calling any human God as father, rabbi, teacher as we have one Father, God who is in heaven. Mt23: 2-15 It seems a shame that protestants try to rely on a short verse, rather than understanding the whole.
I pray every day at Mass that all Catholics will fully accept the Word of Jesus as Truth and live it in their lives.
You false statement: “The catholic church came after the first true church, the body of Christ, which exists to this day, although not nearly as prominent.”
It is too bad that you need to bear false witness.
May God give you the graces to understand His Truth.
“Church” - you use the word, but I don’t think you know what it means.
You can call your religion the “universal Church“ but that doesn’t make it so.
In fact, Satan has been lying to you for a very long time. This particular lie does not go all the way back to Pentecost when the Church began.
You’ve been warned, but you never listen; you’ve been told, but you never hear. The day will come when you see and then you will know.
It’s always interesting to watch the RCs try to rationalize their way out of that one. Their efforts at spin on this, and other issues, rivals the left.
Same to you.
It is amazing how you interpret this so wrong.
Satan already has the protestant churches in hand since they were founded on subjectivism, that is, the truth comes from each creature, instead of from the Creator.
Thus the main target of Satan is to destroy the Catholic Church before the manifestation of the Antichrist. Thus a great number of puppets and prideful people have entered the Catholic Church, and they are well organized!
Both Pope Francis and Pope Leo are Freemas0ns, with the goal to destroy the Catholic Church in a sly hidden way so that as few as possible realize this intended destruction. I say also Pope Leo, because he has already nominated several cardinals to very important key positions, cardinals who do not follow the unchanging truth of God, but the truth of the world, the agenda of the freemas0ns.
You might find very interesting the following which was blocked by the Mass0ns even within Free Republic more than 12 years ago!!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3089699/posts
“The Masonic Plan For The Destruction Of The Catholic Church”
I might add that after I published this translation in my blog, within 24 hours I was totally blocked from the Internet. I have succeeded in going forward even to this day using the operating system Ubuntu 20, on a closed memory card!
I remember my father many years ago, explaining the difference between a protestant church and the Catholic
Church asked us the question: Which would you chose, a beautifully decorated box, or an ugly box even with poop on it? We responded the beautiful box. Then he told us that the beautiful box was empty and the ugly box had a precious diamond inside, that is the Most Holy Eucharist!
Yes these mas0nic cardinal and bishops have filled the Vatican and many diocese with Gay activists. But I will still chose the ugly box. How many people follow nice words but do not seek to discover the truth according to the Creator instead of according to creatures who perhaps know how to speak well!!!
As was written in the article:
1) The FIRST POINT that I offer is that Jesus told us: “You will know them by their fruits” (Mt 7:15-20). Jesus did not say “you will know them by their leaves”, which would be their nice words!
This is one of the main tests for people in all times, to persevere in seeking the truth especially when those who are supposed to offer the truth are very scandalous.
Thanks for your support.
“For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.” St. Thomas Aquinas
God can do whatever He wants, even without your permission!!!
I am sorry that you do not perceive the incredible mystery of the Crucifixion with Mary at the foot of the Cross, and so many other similar mysteries that, in our pride, we will not accept if we cannot understand with our own human limited intellects. God is infinite, we are finite. This is one of the many strategies of those who seek to destroy the Church, to explain everything from our human point of view, ending up even trying to convince us that Jesus performed no miracles!
2 Chronicles 2:5-6 American Standard Version (ASV) And the house which I build is great; for great is our God above all gods. But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?
But we in our pride think we can understand, and so we end up lowering God, His works, and His mysteries down to our very low level, even though we believe to be so intelligent and enlightened. Behold the foundation of all virtues: HUMILITY!
“For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.” St. Thomas Aquinas
Based on what evidence?
Why did it take a few CENTURIES before ANYTHING like the RCC appeared on the scene?
Wrong, JJ.
We know the TRUTH comes from the Word who IS the Creator.
And those WORDS are WRITTEN down.
Sorry Tom, but at least a LITTLE bit of 'evidence' is needed.
Your question: “Based on what evidence?”
“For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.” St. Thomas Aquinas
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This is opinion - NOT evidence.
This certainly seems to stand in contradiction of Scripture....as does much of Roman Catholic theology.
Which would be a contradiction of Scripture.
God does not tempt us per James.
13Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. James 1:13 NASB 95
13If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:13 NASB 95
If Roman Catholics would only read the very book they claim they gave every one.
Why did you say that I did not believe? You started this.
Jesus said those who come to Him and believe in Him would never hunger or thirst. Catholics can get quite hypocritical sometimes when they're accusing others of only believing selective verses when many of their beliefs are based on out of context snippets or aren't even found in the Bible. My faith is built upon Jesus Christ and the truths God has revealed in His Sacred Scriptures. You're ticked off because we don't interpret some of it in the same way as you do. God knows my heart and I am at peace with knowing Him as my Savior and Redeemer. Worry about your own faith!
Your comment: “Catholics can get quite hypocritical sometimes when they’re accusing others of only believing selective verses when many of their beliefs are based on out of context snippets or aren’t even found in the Bible.”
A generalized statement that is repeated without any explanation that it is true. It did not answer why you accuse me that I did not believe?
I am not ticked off, I don’t think that you explained why you do not believe a clear statement by Jesus to eat His Body and Blood for your salvation
You didn’t answer: “So followers of protestant beliefs can choose to believe in John 6:35 but ignore John 6: 36 and John 6: 53 that says we need to eat the Body and Blood of Jesus for our salvation?”
You are right that only God knows your heart, but to have faith we need to accept His truth and not false teachings of others. I am not the judge, just trying to understand and discuss your beliefs as you proclaim that you do not accept the Catholic faith.
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