To: 1000 silverlings; Dr. Eckleburg; HarleyD; Forest Keeper; Quix
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on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost
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Of course. The Church ministers to the Gentiles also. You did not know that?
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9,876 posted on 02/09/2007 4:48:21 PM MST by annalex To 9836
I replied:
I assume you knew about gentiles being outside the RC edifice--and still born again authentic Believers--part of CHRIST'S CHURCH UNIVERSAL?
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9,891 posted on 02/09/2007 7:52:02 PM MST by Quix To 9876
It just seemed fitting . . . that given your response to silverlings . . . that someone should take care to be certain that you were aware
1. That not all the gentile authentic born again earnest Believers who's Lord is The Lord Jesus The Christ are within the Roman edifice.
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2. I'd assumed you knew that. But you took so much care to be certain that fingerlings knew such things--I thought someone ought to show similar caring toward you.
I hope it's clearer now. If not, please ask a differently worded question and perhaps I can rise better to the occasion the next try.
Blessings,
PING to my ref'd post.
I see. The Catholic teaching is that everyone properly baptized (once, with proper disposition of the sponsor, in the name of the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit, and with water touching the forehead) is Catholic at that point. Batpism does not have to be given by a priest.
The Protestants typically fall away form the Church as they do not partake of the sacraments and do not keep the commandments of the Church. Sadly, many of those baptized in the Catohlic Church and who call themselves Catholic fall away similarly.
The Church is always ready to receive her fallen away children. A fallen away Catholic needs a sacramental confession; adults who never knew the teachings of the Church has to participate in the Rites of Christian Initiation of adults.
In short, the perimeter of the Church is baptism.
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