Posted on 04/01/2008 4:23:02 PM PDT by NYer
Obviously.
Not by works, but faith alone!
Well, THIS is sho’ getting fonky! Let’s pray for each other as well as for the ambient static sources.
It's my understanding of the FR rules that we are not to even mention Jack Chick materials, and certainly not attribute them to other posters. I don't frequent that site because, if you'll notice, he dislikes Calvinism almost as much as he does Romanism.
But all these rule infringements and personal comments appear to be working towards getting the thread closed. Is that your intent?
No wait.
Rest up, dude! (or dudette as the case may be)
Try again. You're confusing justification with sanctification. I was discussing the latter. Your comment applies to the former. And when discussing the former, it is not faith alone, it is grace alone.
You keep posting that. I'm wondering ... Some folks appear to make themselves their own authority. Does this make them fair game to be "demeaned"?
It has nothing to do with Jack Chick, a proper name which would be capitalized.
I'll quote you:
Thank you for posting what I could have written. I will stand by what I actually did write.
So, unless this thread is caucused, I can’t participate in the discussion about a remarkable CATHOLIC conversion? Unless it’s caucused, I have to put up with you and your friends denigrating my faith, calling my beliefs blasphemy, derailing the discussion, and looking for an argument?
Is that what Free Republic is all about? If so, then we should make sure that all Catholic n00bs know that FR consistently allows disruptions on any thread that mentions Catholics in any way, UNLESS they are caucused.
It ought to be in the original founder’s statement.
Traditions of Men
You are correct. Petronski, please do not even mention Chick.
When statements are made that say that Mary elevates Jesus to Godhead, I have to question.
There are many statements about Mary that I would question. I do know that you (Catholics) believe in Jesus as the Son of God, and that he is one with God. Where I start to question is when you start to elevate, venerate, pray to, or worship anything OTHER than God. Not even the angels (who are perfect created beings) accept worship and council against it. To me, praying to saints instead of going directly to God is like calling the Hawaii Fire Department when your house in Seattle is on fire.
Please note: I will not EVER call Catholics heretics, because it is all God’s will and discernment, not mine. I, and my beliefs, have been called heretical by many of your (Catholic)friends. I state my beliefs as found in the Bible, which I hold as God’s word. Whenever a conflict arises between God’s word ands the Church (yours, mine, others) I will boldly and soundly use the Bible to defend my position. Please note also, that I believe that only scripture is God breathed, and therefore the writings of the Church Fathers, though interesting and insiteful, are NOT God breathed and therefore prone to error.
Remember, words mean things, and when a statement says Mary elevates Jesus to Godhead, I’ve got to call it.
Go in peace, brother.
BTW ... don't ever let your doctor talk you into using an antibiotic called Levaquin. It's bad news.
“Uh, no. Actually, those words are error and blasphemy, according to random anonymous internet chick’s own personal interpretation of the word of God.
It’s my understanding of the FR rules that we are not to even mention Jack Chick materials, and certainly not attribute them to other posters. I don’t frequent that site because, if you’ll notice, he dislikes Calvinism almost as much as he does Romanism.
But all these rule infringements and personal comments appear to be working towards getting the thread closed. Is that your intent?”
I marvel at your almost demonic ability to twist everything out of its true meaning.
Hear hear Judith Anne. Thank you for that.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
Thanks you for these refreshing thoughts, nina. Check the tagline.
It's dudette. :-)
She is NOT correct. I did NOT mention Chick, I referred to her as a chick.
This is becoming absurd.
Before this descends into the realm of food fights, you wanna give a brief discourse on justification, salvation, sanctification and their various permutations and combinations?
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