 "OK! OK! We tried to steal it!" |
Posted on 11/24/2020 10:07:22 PM PST by Pontiac
Yeah; that what that big religious organization teaches all right.
But they MUST have!
The written account probably left that part out for some reason.
"OK! OK! We tried to steal it!" |
But a Catholic need not attempt that explanation when he could just claim it is part of unwritten tradition, if his church said it was.
“Being a Catholic I would have to say that his soul is still stained. Unless he receives absolution from priest he still in in danger of eternal damnation.”
Well thank GOD that the Lord Jesus Christ is the judge and His laws that are written in His Word, Romans 10:9-10 absolutely without a doubt do not require a fallen man or rome.org to carry out the judgement and/or sentence.
10The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. 11And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
Actually, “Being a Catholic I would have to say that his soul is still stained. Unless he receives absolution from priest he still in in danger of eternal damnation.” is NOT Catholic.
First off, we have no place to say that someone’s soul is still stained. We have no idea, particularly when someone has expressed regret, if not repentance.
Second, the forgiveness of sins requires contrition, either perfect (love of God) or imperfect (fear of punishment). So, if a Catholic confessed his sins to a priest, but was did not have contrition, there is no absolution. A valid confession also requires a firm purpose of amendment, i.e. the intention to not sin again.
Sounds like this guy has some bad religious education... You didn’t teach him before you left the Church, did you.
:)
I can't quite wrap my mind around these two different concepts generating forgiveness.
Somewhere in this story I feel that the parable of the vineyard must apply.
As well as the filthy rags thing.
I done some illegal things in my life and I’ve confessed to NO ONE; except GOD.
I hope any Pharisees reading this can forgive this publican.
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