[adiaireton8]

the paraclete(Holy Spirit).. is the one who comes alongside(any christian) to help and administer comfort... "NO other authority is recogized by the faithful.. Because there IS no other authority..

The Holy Spirit is leading me to recognize the authority of the Magisterium of the Church. Does that mean that I am not one of the "faithful", or does it mean that you are not rightly following the Spirit?

-A8

[hosepipe]

[.. The Holy Spirit is leading me to recognize the authority of the Magisterium of the Church. Does that mean that I am not one of the "faithful", or does it mean that you are not rightly following the Spirit? ..]

Easy question.. The magisterium of your church is the charter of a club.. Your church is just "A" church.. and not "the" church.. Being faithful to a church is not same as being faithful to the Spirit.. The answer is all in John Ch 10..

Some come out of the sheep pens to follow the Lord and some are afraid to come out.. and remain there.. There are many sheep pens, even cults.. They may be sheep but are faithful to the pen not to the voice of the Lord either IN the Bible(Logos) or by his word to them personally(Rhema)..

Thanks for the opertunity to share this with the lurkers..

[Quix]

Some of us have more clogged spiritual ears on this or that issue or in general . . . than others.

[Quix]

In my experience,

it’s usually the more narrowly, parochially, blindly, rigidly biased and stubborn folks in every denomination who have the hardest time hearing accurately spiritually.

Certainly been true in my life when I’ve wallowed or walked in such junk.