Regards, Ivan
Posted on 03/27/2006 1:38:46 AM PST by MadIvan
POPE John Paul II died worrying that the world seemed dominated by the powers of evil, according to a sermon he had prepared for the day after his death, his successor Pope Benedict said yesterday.
"To humanity, which at times seems lost and dominated by the powers of evil, by selfishness and fear, the risen Lord offers the gift of his love which forgives, reconciles and opens up the spirit to hope," the sermon said.
Pope Benedict said: "It was written he should leave us on the eve when he was to have pronounced these words."
Regards, Ivan
Ping!
It worries a lot of us!
Yes. It does. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, it just seems far away right now.
No kidding, now where did that come from?
Is it possible he was flim flammed by the "Prince of the Power of the Air"?
Okay, maybe it is because it is late, but I don't get what you meant by your response. Although I do like the alliteration in the language, it still doesn't register understanding.
"Prince of the Power of the Air" is another name for Satan. Eph. 2:2
http://www.biblestudy.org/question/satanmes.html
Hmm, that's odd I didn't have a bit of difficulty understanding what I said and/or meant!
Get rid of muslims and liberals and that would get rid most of the evil.
Thank you for that link. It is really great.
I wonder what the world would be like if Jesus was to have responded that way. HMMM. Once again bravo. Pride must fly alongside the Prince of the power of the air - Eph. 2:2 " Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: "
Musta hit a nerve!
Sorry, unintentional!
"Get rid of Muslims and liberals and that would get rid most of the evil."
- You need to get rid of what’s causing their evil...Moral Relativism. The Golden Rule vs. Moral Relativism is the going to be the next philosophical showdown and debate of the 21st Century. Once you prove that Moral Relativism is false/wrong/evil and denounce all its forms then most of the ideologies based on it will cease to hold any power with people. Ideologies like Islamism, Fascism, Communism, Socialism, Leftism, Hedonism, etc., will all fall like dominoes before the light of truth.
bump Well put.
What is a good description of "Moral Relativism" ?
Now, that's a real Bravo!
Thanks.
You wrote: "What is a good description of "Moral Relativism"?"
- Here is a decent primer.
"Relativism is sometimes identified (usually by its critics) as the thesis that all points of view are equally valid. In ethics, this amounts to saying that all moralities are equally good; in epistemology it implies that all beliefs, or belief systems, are equally true."
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/r/relativi.htm
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