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To: adiaireton8; xzins; P-Marlowe; Dr. Eckleburg
To the contrary, dear adiaireton8, I do know who is most accurately teaching the whole of the Apostles' doctrine and have repeatedly testified that the "who" is none other than the Holy Spirit Himself.

Don't look at the pen, look at the Shepherd. What He tells you to do, do it.

As P-Marlowe has explained, He has sheep in most every pen who hear Him and follow Him.

It is not "about" the pen.

I will say however that those sheep and their pens which have obstructed the Shepherd are in deep Spiritual peril.

Hyper-denominationalism as xzins calls it leads to spiritual darkness. So does idol worshiping which includes lifting up ones self or another sheep or a fabrication of any kind equal to or above God.

But if the sheep hears and obeys the Shepherd's call - no matter how badly the pen might be built - he will be ok.

467 posted on 07/24/2007 9:02:31 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl

So when I hear the Holy Spirit telling me that the Catholic faith is the truth then it is? If this then is the truth for me is it also the truth for you or do you have a different truth? Can two contradictory truths be true at the same time?


469 posted on 07/24/2007 9:07:01 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Alamo-Girl
I wrote: "It appears to me that you do not know which humans and which denomination most accurately teaches Apostolic doctrine."

You replied: "To the contrary, dear adiaireton8, I do know who is most accurately teaching the whole of the Apostles' doctrine and have repeatedly testified that the "who" is none other than the Holy Spirit Himself."

Notice how your "To the contrary" does not address my statement. My statement is about which humans are most accurately teaching Apostolic doctrine. Your response is about the the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not a human being. Therefore, your "To the contrary" is a red herring, i.e. it is not a refutation of my statement, because it changes the subject.

If you don't know which humans/denomination most accurately teaches the Apostolic doctrine, then why not just say so, instead of playing games by changing the subject and acting as though it refutes my statement?

-A8

474 posted on 07/24/2007 9:32:58 AM PDT by adiaireton8 ("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)
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To: Alamo-Girl
But if the sheep hears and obeys the Shepherd's call - no matter how badly the pen might be built - he will be ok.

And who taught you that??? The author of the Bible or the leader of a religion???

I already know the answer and I agree 100%...

481 posted on 07/24/2007 9:56:30 AM PDT by Iscool (OK, I'm Back...Now what were your other two wishes???)
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