Posted on 06/05/2007 10:53:58 AM PDT by Frank Sheed
Tts 3:10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Tts 3:11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
Rom 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Rom 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Mat 10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
Mat 10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
Mat 10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Mat 10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Mat 10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
And there’s more, but you should get the idea. As a “Bible believing Christian,” I’m certain that you are far more famliar with the scriptures than me, a lowly Catholic.
So why do you keep on? Why do you maintain in your heresy? Why do you not follow the scriptures that are written above? Is it because you only choose to believe the parts of Scripture that fit your needs? Are you a Bible believer or only a believer in the parts of the Bible that fit your needs at the time?
Why don’t you just do I Cor 5:5 (I’ll let you look that up for yourself) and be done with it...
Oh, and here’s another classic:
1Ti 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
1Ti 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
1Ti 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
1Ti 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Oh, you will note that I am even using your Protestant KJV version...out of regard, so the message is sent loud and clear.
Please try to act scripturally on this board...if you are, in fact, a Bible believing Christian...
ping to 1162, sorry...
I will add you to my Rosary intentions.
And I will pray to Jesus Christ that the Holy Spirit might open your ears to the word of God.
Sometimes I'm stubborn and/or patient. So, yeah, I might. I mean in some things every incremental effort is met with an incremental reward. In other things it's more like every effort is met with an increasing "head" of ,as it were, potential energy which doesn't become kinetic for long while, but when it does, blammo! SOmetimes I don't "Get" something for a long time, but when I finally get it I REALLY understand it.
So that kind of thing encourages me to persist.
I'd have NO problem trying to explain it to him. LOL
Gitta admit, I wasn't really picking up a 'shrinking violet' vibe from you.
Be well, you'll be in my thoughts today.
(I'm so dumb I didn't even notice this article was an attempt to convert. THAT worked, didn't it?)
So that kind of thing encourages me to persist.
We seem to be hardwired for meditation, least some of us & He made us, which is why I don't have a need to go around ripping the rosary out of the hands of everyone that uses one. I don't think that tapping into the part of the brain that gets activated during meditation takes anyone specifically nearer to God, as non-Christian meditation stimulates the brain in the same area as Christian meditation. It is something of *this* world, a method.
Gitta admit, I wasn't really picking up a 'shrinking violet' vibe from you.
Face to face confrontation gives me panic attacks. I used to hide in another room or get into my car to escape when my ex-husband became confrontational. After the dust settled, I'd write a lengthy letter to him & splain myself. After, we'd have real dialog. I once taped a heated conversation we had, to show him how he sounded to me. Instead, I discovered that all of my speech sounded like a question, like I was asking him for permission to think what I thought.
As I said, I'd have NO problem telling the Priest. He'd give me a pile of material to study after. Meanwhile, if he was a good Pastor, I'm sure I'd also be given the work around that wasn't in direct violation of my beliefs.
Be well, you'll be in my thoughts today.
Thanx, I appreciate it. I know I still owe you a FReepmail. I started writing a response, but haven't finished it yet. My thinking has been getting better, but everything still takes more effort than I'm used to.
(I'm so dumb I didn't even notice this article was an attempt to convert. THAT worked, didn't it?)
Body parts left lying all over the place! Assuming our beliefs aren't grounded in anything that's all that important, BIG mistake.
Hebrews 24
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Matthew 18
18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased
as to
Rom 16:17
now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
This is biblical teaching that Paul is refering to, and NOT to manmade teachings of the Catholic church, big, big differnce.
Actually, I call you a heretic because of your obstinate denial of the scriptures that I posted above. You repeatedly accuse us of blasphemy and yet you keep talking to us. You accuse us of heresy, yet you keep talking. You keep talking.
The verses cited above clearly state that you should make your point and then shake the dust off our feet. Frankly, you would be entirely appropriate to give our bodies up to Satan for their destruction (1 Cor 5:5).
Yet you keep talking
And talking
And talking.
That talking continually when it is obvious that you are beating your head against the wall, is vain and is against scripture.
That's my point.
And, in order to pull the beam from my eye, I'll cease here, as well.
The heathen can say the same things about his vain repititions too. But the words of the bible can't be ignored. I don't see anything in the bible about mental and spiritual discipline nor channeling. Even those sound like new age concepts. Why not simply pray the way the bible says to pray?
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