Posted on 05/26/2007 4:32:30 PM PDT by Titanites
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 Tuesday, October 31, 2006 08:24 PM Host: user-69-73-57-251.knology.net Greetings,
I am an Entered Apprentice as of October 2006, soon to be Fellow Craft. Your sight is an inspiration to what I have always believed Masonry would be. Thank you. |
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It also looks like Mr. Beason may now be hawking "The Secret":
LOA and Chanting and changing the world collectively |
That's false. We keep explaining to you that it's false, you keep ignoring us and stating the same falsehoods you have stated before.
Here it is, one more time:
The penalty of anathema no longer exists in canon law, and even when it did, it (like any other canonical penalty) didn't apply to non-Catholics. Vatican II (Lumen Gentium) was quite clear that we hope for the salvation of those who are bound to us by the shared belief in Christ, the shared belief in the authority of the Scriptures, and a common baptism. That includes you.
Of course, not only are we to believe you don't hate Catholics, but you will no doubt ignore my statements about what my religion teaches and insist that you know it better than I do.
Most of them don't have the slightest shred of a clue what authentic Catholic teaching is. Unfortunately, I can't hold them entirely responsible for that; the Church itself is highly blameworthy.
And no, Mary is not my redeemer, and the Catholic Church teaches no such thing. She did, however, coöperate in a unique way with the objective redemption, as the Bible clearly teaches.
I am a Calvinist, and am saved. I was predetermined to be saved. I didn't have to do anything.. nothing at all. I thought it was a big deal when I accepted Christ, but in retrospect, its not really, since I didn't really choose to. I was predestined to do so.
After that I spent a lot of time partying. Why not? I'm saved?
But then someone pointed out that if I was truly saved, I wouldn't party, so I stopped partying.
But at least I didn't have to go to church. Well, maybe not. All of those who were lucky like me to be predestined (sorry for the rest of you, you will burn in hell) go to church. We don't have to, I mean, we are saved no matter what. But, out of thanks for being saved, we got to church every sunday.
Everyone at my church is saved. How do I know? Because they were all predestined, and if they weren't predestined, they wouldn't go to my church.
Now, its not like you can just go to my church and be saved, but if you do got to my church, you will be saved, because if you weren't predestined you wouldn't go to my church.
Got it?
I observed earlier that he got tired of God not finding him and he decided to hunt for God .
This man has no clue who God is.
He needs our prayers
Good hunting P_M
Obviously you do not have it.
co does not stand for “cooperate”
CO
co–
pref.
Together; joint; jointly; mutually: coeducation.
Partner or associate in an activity: coauthor; cofounder.
Subordinate or assistant: copilot.
To the same extent or degree: coextensive.
And we all know how much the Catholics like their Masonry...
...Past Grand Deacon J.C. Parkinson, an illustrious English Mason, frankly avows: "The two systems of Romanism and Freemasonry are not only incompatible, but they are radically opposed to each other" [195] and American Masons say: "We won't make a man a Freemason, until we know that he isn't a Catholic."
The problem is no one will seek God unless He acts first. Speaking of the unregenerate man scripture says this
Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Rom 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
The unregenerate man seeks a god of his own liking, one he is comfortable with, one that meets his expectations and desire of what god should be like.
Most men are not interested in the God of the bible, that God is really God of everything.
God will reward ( notice it does not say "save" ) those who seek Him, because only those that are already His will seek for Him .
I do not know if this man is a reprobate or not, but at this time in his life he is looking for a god he can control. This man was never a calvinist.
Not exactly. The Early Church is Orthodox (and catholic).
How come? Maybe since I was predestined to go to heaven I don't waste my timing worrying about what I say in the meantime.
The author suggests that he "poured" over Polycarp.
It makes it hard to view this as serious writing.
Predestination?
Never understood it...it’s Christianity for the lazy...for those who don’t wish to take responsibility for their actions...for those who don’t believe in free will.
At least the Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists take ownership for their respective actions.
Calvinism...that’s just another oddity...
It’s not for the lazy, it’s for the self-righteous. The reason unlike other religions, Christianity was unique in that it did not say “you are godly”, or “you are the chosen one” which is something that people want to hear. Christianity says “you are a sinner”. Calvinism is just a construct so that people can think they are the chosen one and feel good about themselves.
I take it that you are not actually a Calvinist.
Calvinism is decidedly the most non-intellectual of the faiths in this world...it’s on par with Mormonism and Islam as childlike in its construction.
"But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation." -- James 5:12
This is hysterical.
I think I saw him on the side of the road last week with a sign:
“I’ll Convert for Food.”
?
Someone’s been up past their bedtime...
LOL, your ignorance is showing !
Doubtful...
Calvinism...predestination...so sad to see that people believe that faith is a choice not left to them. If that were true, what point would there be in evangelizing the world? All of the converts would be “pre-converted.”
Please, Calvinism is for the weak-minded.
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