To: Americanchild
I dare say that you missed the point. Jesus was present in the flesh, so to speak, when he said this is my body, do this in remembrance of me.
The " resurrection thing" as you so obnoxiously put it ( where are you Roman Catholics rebuking your fellow churchman for this unacceptable remark as you would a Protestant) is in fact the entire point of Christianity. The empty Cross, you know? We Biblical Christians feel rather strongly about the fact that Christ is Risen, which is why you will not find crucifixes in our places of worship.
To: Bainbridge
We Catholics at Easter time celebrate three days: From the evening of the Last Supper to the morning of the Resurrection. That's a continuum. Without the cross, no resurrection. Without the blood sacrifice, no redemption. The Resurrection gives final meaning to it all, and it is the risen Jesus who is with us at the mass.
9 posted on
09/26/2006 8:08:13 PM PDT by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: Bainbridge
We Biblical Catholic Christians disagree.
To: Bainbridge
We Biblical Christians feel rather strongly about the fact that Christ is Risen, which is why you will not find crucifixes in our places of worship
*And that is not the only righteous practice protestants abandoned in following the heresiarchs apostasy from the Orthopraxis of the true Biblical Christians.
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness
To: Bainbridge
I dare say that you missed the point. Jesus was present in the flesh, so to speak, when he said this is my body, do this in remembrance of me. The " resurrection thing" as you so obnoxiously put it ( where are you Roman Catholics rebuking your fellow churchman for this unacceptable remark as you would a Protestant) is in fact the entire point of Christianity. The empty Cross, you know? We Biblical Christians feel rather strongly about the fact that Christ is Risen, which is why you will not find crucifixes in our places of worship.I'm not arguing or contradicting, just adding.
Chrisitianity is the only religion in humanity where God comes to us human beings as a suffering, dying and risen Savior. His Words and healings were miraculous but the core of Christianity is his suffering and dying for our sins and then, His resurrection.
The sacrifice IS the crucifixion and it is a daily reminder that Christianity is not just about Christmas, Scripture, healing miracles, songs, sermons and prayers....or even about the Risen Christ. He didn't simply come, preach, die and rise. His suffering and death on the Cross was atonement for all. The crucifixtion reminds us also that there was no arrogance and vainglory about His coming. It HAD to come down to the crucifixion....because that is how much we sin[ned] and that is how much God loved us.
That is why the Mass celebrates his suffering and dying with the miracle of Transubstantiation.
We are the ONLY religion, where we, as Catholics, have the unique and miraculous daily (except Good Friday) opportunity to take in the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Almighty God.
It is an awesome gift from our Heavenly Father and His Divine Son.
28 posted on
09/27/2006 6:24:12 AM PDT by
starfish923
(Socrates: It's never right to do wrong.)
To: Bainbridge
We Biblical Christians feel rather strongly about the fact that Christ is Risen, which is why you will not find crucifixes in our places of worship. You'd better rebuke St. Paul, then, who said "we preach Christ crucified". It's obviously a stumbling block to you.
36 posted on
09/27/2006 7:02:11 AM PDT by
Campion
("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
To: Bainbridge
I dare say you missed several points. You may not believe the central tenet of Catholic faith, but it is presumptuous and offensive to make such a statement as fact. The holier-than-thou attitude does not become you.
And my "resurrection thing" comment was an attempt to show you the offensive nature of flippantly denying someone's faith. I was not denying the resurrection itself.
Worship your own way but the Catholic bashing has got to stop.
62 posted on
09/27/2006 5:39:21 PM PDT by
Americanchild
(..and deliver us all from Islam! Amen!)
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