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To: JHavard
You have a very good strategy, but I do not wish to debate the Real Presence.

The vibe I am getting here is that if any idiot would just read the whole Bible, in context, without wearing blinders or ideological glasses, then that person would reject the Eucharist.

Now, apparently my irreligious, but vaguely Catholic background disqualifies me and traps me in 'the Catholic box.' But I really have to insist that some people, who, with a clean slate, read the whole Bible, in context, do in fact accept the Eucharist.

Two equally intelligent people can read the whole Bible ( in context!) without bringing any theological baggage with them, and pray and meditate, and still come to different conclusions about this central issue. So why is one private interpretation better than the other?
183 posted on 11/23/2004 8:52:25 AM PST by Lilllabettt
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To: Lilllabettt
Two equally intelligent people can read the whole Bible ( in context!) without bringing any theological baggage with them, and pray and meditate, and still come to different conclusions about this central issue. So why is one private interpretation better than the other?

Yes buttttt…………………..you’ll both have come to your conclusions through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and not some man who you thought was probably holier then you, but you have no idea of what God saw in this persons heart.

You may come to the same conclusions that they came to, but you’ll know that you’ve taken charge of your own salvation, and not left it up to someone you have no idea of their true relationship with God, or what was in his heart.

My argument isn’t that your Mass is totally outside of reason or scripture, the reason I critique your Churches position, is because they tell all other Christians that outside of their method, there is no communion with Christ.

This attitude forces us to either accept what you say as true, or to prove to our selves that you are wrong and we are right, otherwise we condemn ourselves as being hypocrites and searing our own conscience.

Paul said Romans 14:22-23 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

When we doubt those things we do are right, we condemn our selves before God.

JH :)

189 posted on 11/23/2004 1:29:32 PM PST by JHavard
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