Pray for her. I actually feel bad for her. She obviously struggles with demons that won’t let go. I know many people who struggle with many things, spiritual and otherwise. The devil is unrelenting. Pray that she finds her way. I believe she is searching as honestly as she can. Have compassion.
Cease not gathering together as is the manner of some. Much of the New Testament is about the church and how we should interact with each other. Christians aren't supposed to stop fellowshipping with other Christians because they aren't perfect.
It's simply impossible for me to "belong" to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.
She says this in quite a hostile manner. Perhaps she should be asking forgiveness for HERSELF.
Her flaky beliefs would be right at home there.
18 If the world hate you, know that it has hated me before you. 19 If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you for my name’s sake: because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He that hates me hates my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works that no other man has done, they would not have sin: but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law: they hated me without cause. 26 But when the Paraclete comes, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he shall give testimony of me. 27 And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning.
John 15: 18-26
18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before you. 19 If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. 20 Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you for my name’s sake: because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 He that hates me hates my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works that no other man has done, they would not have sin: but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law: they hated me without cause. 26 But when the Paraclete comes, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he shall give testimony of me. 27 And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning.
John 15: 18-26
IOW she is pimping her new book.
Joseph Goebbels was right:
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
Joseph Goebbels
Rephrased:
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the Pope can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the Pope to use all of its powers to repress dissent, (Inquisition, Crusades and the BIBLE is TRUTH) for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the Pope.
Yes, the Papal bureacity is very aware of that fact.
I dare say God is not a liar. His WORD, the Bible is TRUTH and why those who follow Him, rely on HIS TRUTH. The Catholic church history is just another illustration of Joseph Gobbels strategy.
Obama used the same strategy from a secular point of view to get elected. The same kind of people fell for him too - lazy, spiritually discerned, evil, vile and ignorant people - all fell for Obama. Obama is evil to the core. Ah, Satan is on a holiday in more ways than one. Never think that Satan doesn't like "religion". He LOVES "religion". Satan LOVES to pervert it. He gives you a little truth and then PERVERTS it to the unsuspecting.
BE careful Nyer, time is short. Stop the vindictive games. You are transparent. The only reason you posted this thread was to try to elevate Catholicism over non Catholics as if lies are better than truth. Your tactic is silly and shows what is REALLY in your heart, NYer and it isn't love.
NYer Get to know HIM through the Bible before it is too late. You will ONLY find truth through the infallible and ONLY God is infallible. No mere mortal is infallible - NOT ONE - spiritually or otherwise and that includes the Pope. This too is in the Bible and still truth.
Having said that, I do know there are some Catholics that do have a personal relationship with Christ and just go along with stuff so as to not be excommunicated from their earthly family - on that note I rejoice for THEM! They finally found the truth, through the Bible and have the personal relationship He desires with them.
Beofre I move on, pay close attention to what the Lord HATES. Yes, He does HATE! He's not a pushover.
Proverbs 6:16-19
[16] These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
[17] A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
[18] An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
[19] A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
In case you don't get my points, PRIDE is a HUGE no-no with God. So between PRIDE which is the ROOT of what you are doing, refrain. I don't need to point out the sepcifics, that you are violating in Proverbs 6: 16-19. You can figure that out. Just know PRIDE is something God HATES.
So long as Christians fight
sect against sect…
...so long will they be
a little people...
...a silly people…
Greedy, barbarous and cruel,
as you are…
Not you of course but the shoe fits most Christians. Ha! I love the world!