One Mediator Between God and Men: CHRIST JESUS

2010 | God's Word

[bibletruth]

1 Timothy 2:5 ...one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

There is NO debate here: God's Word clearly points out who the mediator is between God and men: i.e., Christ Jesus

If you believe in God's Word, who is Christ Jesus: The Word of God, then 1 Timothy 2:5 will be easily be understood as Christ the mediator.

[Quix]

And who
"exalts alternate deities"?
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UNCOUNTED
MILLIONS OF
ROMAN CATHOLICS
.
ALL OVER THE WORLD
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AT THE ENCOURAGEMENT
AND
FACILITATION OF
THE VATICAN
.
REGARDLESS
.
of
all the weasel words
documents
&
rationalizations
to the contrary.
.
Trumped-up
plausible deniability
DOESN'T WASH
WITH GOD ALMIGHTY.
...
SELF-JUSTIFICATION
DOESN'T WASH WITH GOD ALMIGHTY!
.
RITUAL DOESN'T CUT IT
WITH GOD ALMIGHTY!
.
EXCUSES
DON'T CUT IT
WITH GOD ALMIGHTY
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In some countries,
it is a reasonable guess
that of the 20-30% practicing Roman Catholics,
the percentage who
EXALT ALTERNATE DEITIES
would be 85-95% or more.
In other countries, it might be
as low as 15-50%
Sometimes, on FR, it appears to be
90%. Other times, 70%
Sometimes, maybe as low as 30-50%.
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Below are a list of brazen examples
from a very popular devotional
VERY SANCTIONED, APPROVED AND ENCOURAGED
by the Vatican system & hierarchy.
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Some have said that the language below
is 'merely' hyperbolic adoration.
I don't think that's what
GOD ALMIGHTY WOULD LABEL IT.
I'm convinced that
GOD ALMIGHTY
CALLS IT
BRAZEN DEMONICALLY
FACILITATED, ENCOURAGED & LED
IDOLATRY AND BLASPHEMY.
He doesn't usually mince words.
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WERE MARY HERSELF POSTING ON FR
I BELIEVE HER DENOUNCIATIONS OF SUCH
WOULD BE MUCH MORE FIERCE THAN MINE!
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I was involved in a house church
famous all over Southern California
for its deliverance ministry and follow-up.
Mental hospitals and pastors sent their worst cases
to us--the ones they gave up on.
By God's grace, Christ's Blood and Holy Spirit
operating in servant-hearted love through
a lot of dedicated people who opened their homes
to such folks,
many were set free--lastingly free.
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I learned a lot in that church.
One of the things that I OBSERVED,
I see a LOT hereon.
there's a characteristic
TYPE OF RESPONSE
WHEN A PERSON AWASH
IN DEMONIC INFLUENCES
(I don't think it matters
whether they are resident
or hovering around)
GETS CHALLENGED, EXHORTED,
HAS THEIR PRIDE PRICKED.
I see a LOT of that TYPE of response, hereon.
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Below are the examples
of exalting other deities.
They are real.
They are serious.
They are owned,
operated in,
manifested in,
heart-felt wallowed in
by millions of Roman Catholics around the world.
Pretending otherwise does not change the facts.
White washing it with magicsterical diplospeak
doesn't change the facts.
Rationalizing it with 101 weasel words
doesn't change the facts.
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the FACTS are easy enough to see below
for anyone with
more discernment than a gnat's.
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Those reading this with any consciousness above comotose
no longer have any excuse.
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Holy Spirit will be nudging, urging, forsaking of all such
--ALL HINT OF SUCH--
IGNORING HIS LEADING, NUDGING, URGING
in such matters can be spiritually deadly.
Very spiritually deadly.
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ONCE AGAIN,
just a small part of
THE EVIDENCE: .
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Here's the title:

http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Meditations-Mysteries-Rosary-Ferraro/dp/0819801577/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272938246&sr=1-2

And it carries the official sanctions of:

ni•hil ob•stat
n.
1. Roman Catholic Church An attestation by a church censor that a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals.
2. Official approval, especially of an artistic work.

WITH RICHARD CARDINAL CUSHING’S IMPRIMATUR

Let me track down the brief portion of quotes upthread . . .

Here they are:

However, as we've seen through a variety of sources--a pile of them in Ferraro's manual about the Rosary--the Roman Catholic et al/Vatican Edifice disagrees with a lot of the claims of RC's hereon to the contrary.

p.32
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[Quixicated emphases below]
Mary is crowned Queen of heaven and earth, dispenser of all graces . . .

p32
4 - She became Queen of Purgatory, where she exercises her power as mediatrix in behalf of these suffering souls.

5 - She became Queen of us sinners, to assist us through the dangers of this life and to help us in difficulties.

6 - She became the ruler of hell, that trembles at her slightest gaze and is defeated by her power.

"Just as a rock extracted from earth will precipitate into the abyss, so will man, left without Mary's help, quickly slide toward hell." --Richard of St Victor

p37
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy kingdom come; Thy kingdom come through Mary! --Partial Indulgence

p41
"Mary is the tree of life to those who grasp her, and he is happy who hold her fast." --Prov. 3:18

p43
1 - "Hail Mary, beloved daughter of the Father, Mother of the Divine Son, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, complement of the most august Trinity!"

p45
6 - To her was granted grace greater than that conferred upon all others, 'that she might vanquish sin in every respect.'
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[Qx: I guess Christ's vanquishing sin was unnecessary--or ineffectual without Mary's assistance?]

p46
7 - "Mary is the dawn of God because, just as the dawn marks the end of darkness and the beginning of day, so Mary indicates the end of vices and the beginning of virtue."
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[Qx: I guess Christ's conquering on The Cross and HIS conquering trip to hell were unncessary?]

9 - God loved Mary so much that He gave her the keys to His heart. 'No one can go to God without Mary drawing him.'
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[Qx: I guess Holy Spirit has been relegated to a 'Walter Mitty' role as spouse of Mary? That's SOME POWER to cancel & take over HOLY SPIRIT'S role to draw men to God!]

p47
4 - "Mary, trusting in the word of the angel, destroyed the sin Eve committed by trusting in the serpent.'
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[Qx: Evidently, she beat Christ to the job of vanquishing sin!]

5 - "She desired the safety of everyone, went in search of it, and obtained it; it was also through her that this salvation was wrought."
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[QX: What an unnecessary waste of precious Blood and suffering on THE CROSS!!!/sar]

p47
10 - "As Noah's Ark saved all the animals that entered it, so Mary saves all the souls that entrust themselves to her care."

p50
8 - "If she were not so holy as she is, how could God appoint her to be the ladder of Paradise, the advocate of the world, meatrix between HIm and us?"

p50
4 - "By becoming Mother of God, Mary belongs to the order of hypostatic union; hence she participates IN the infinite sanctity of God."

[TotusTuus]

In short, unless you think Mary has something to do with your eternity it just does not matter..

Not an unimportant point. Her fiat to God through the angel Gabriel in His plan of our Salvation History has everything to do with Eternity for all of Creation.

[Uri’el-2012]

U-2012>Mother of god is only applicable to PAGANS.

False to fact. Every major Sacramental Christian denomination holds that Mary is the Mother of God.

Are you pagan?

Let me guide you slowly through this.

If the creator of the universe
has a mother she is by definition a goddess.

goddess' are worshipped by Pagans.

Those who seek salvation from YHvH
the creator of the universe
they know that He does not have a mother.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

[RnMomof7]

All men are condemned to Hell / Sheol / the Grave / Prison, apart from Christ. David knew he was bound for Sheol, yet he also prophetically foretold he would be rescued from Sheol, afterward. Yes, the “bosom of Abraham” was in Sheol. (The ancient Church called this “The Hell of the Patriarchs.”) Sheol was not necessarily a place of torment and infinite suffering, but it was certainly the same word translated as “Hades,” and “Hell.” (”Tartarus,” borrowing metaphorically from the Greek or “Gehenna,” borrowing metaphorically from the Hebrew burning trash dumps were words used for torment.)

The OT Saints were saved by Faith, just as are the NT saints.. there were people saved before Mary ...she would not be the FIRST person saved (as you claimed earlier) because she was "free " from the sin of Adam..she would be saved as were all the OT saints by FAITH

One can go on and on about the location of the saved OT saints..but to say SHE was the first is simply NOT ACCURATE. There are some mysteries that belong only to God.. and among those is where Elijah rode off to in his chariot and where the OT saints came from that appeared at the transfiguration.. heaven? Abraham's Bosom?

Mary was a disciple of Christ. She did not die, and go to Sheol, as the prophets of old did.

She would have gone right were the thief on the cross went.. she would have met him there.. because he preceded her.. ... as did all the OT saints..

we can safely know that Mary was greater than John.

Only because YOU say so?/Show me in scripture where Christ addresses the spiritual condition of Mary??..actually what He said was that those that believe in Him are His mother and his brothers..

I am as dear to Christ as His earthly mother

[Quix]

The terminal lack of personal insight
and Biblical understanding
obviously has struck the
Roman Catholic Rabid Cliques
YET AGAIN! .

[RnMomof7]

we venerate God whom we worship, but there are many we venerate who we do NOT worship. Like salutes to a General.

Honey pie..I asked a very direct question IN YOUR PRACTICE how does YOUR Veneration differ from YOUR worship..if you can not answer that all you have is word play that all the protestants here see through

[Arthur McGowan]

Jesus was referring to the traditions of the rabbis.

Catholic tradition is CHRISTIAN tradition.

[presently no screen name]

So, yes, when the gospel tells us that the Least of the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than greatest of the prophets, we can safely know that Mary was greater than John.

Then, you can safely know that Mary was NOT sinless.

Matthew 5:19 Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

[narses]

So sweetie tell us how your sect worships God?

As for your questions, asked and answered. If you need more, find a priest.

[narses]

A simple question, what sect do you belong to?

[kitkat]

“... honor, venerate, revere, adore, glorify, idolize, adulate.***

Your definition above includes honor. If I say I honor my husband, does it mean I idolize him?

I’ll give you one of my favorite words: SANGUINE
It can mean either bloody or peaceful. Amazing how words can have different meanings according how they are used.

Take your pick. We Catholics have taken ours when it comes to honor or love.

[Natural Law]

"The terminal lack of personal insight and Biblical understanding obviously has struck the Roman Catholic Rabid Cliques YET AGAIN!"

And again from the terminally obtuse comes nothing of merit or intelligence. Lacking any cogent or articulatable thought to express their irrational hatred for Catholicism and things they are not able to comprehend the feeble minded often resort to jingoisms and imagery. Could this be the onset of senile dementia or simply the manifestation of prejudice?

[RnMomof7]

What specific part of the Mass is BLASPHEMY according to the high priestess RnMomof7?

"The Mass is Idolatry. All worshipping, honouring, or service invented by the brain of man in the religion of God, without his own express commandment, is idolatry. The Mass is invented by the brain of man, without any commandment of God; therefore it is idolatry." John Knox

“The offering of Christ, once made, is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction for all the sins of the whole world, doth original and actual; and there is none other satisfaction for sin but that alone. Wherefore the sacrifice of masses, in the which it is commonly said that the priest doeth offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, is a blasphemous fable and a dangerous deceit.”John Wesley

[RnMomof7]

Wanna guess again...LOL

[narses]

So your sect or splinter of the church does NOT celebrate the Eucharist?

[narses]

Why make anyone guess? You claim to belong to the one true church, right? What is the name of your splintered sect?

[RnMomof7]

Who, other than the demons of your own imagination, made Mary a goddess?

Every Catholic here that bows a knee to her, prays to her, has lit a candle before her statue or thinks her sex life has anything to do with their salvation.. and my guess is that is all of ya :)

[Uri’el-2012]

Jesus was referring to the traditions of the rabbis.

Catholic tradition is CHRISTIAN tradition.

I don't think most followers of the Messiah believe
in the magic trick of making a matzoh and some
passover wine into the creator of the universe.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

[Judith Anne]

Actually, after some of the truly ugly things said about the Mother of God here on FR’s religion forum, I wonder if these people are familiar with any good mothers?

Because children with healthy, loving mothers and grandmothers love them, feel safe with them, revere them, go to them for comfort and peace...in their mothers’ and grandmothers’ older years, they help them, protect them, provide for them, and defend them.

In this society today, with all the damage done to the nuclear family, we concentrate most on the absence of fathers, when in reality the fracturing of the mother/child relationship may be much more serious. Unwed, prostitute, drug addicted, ignorant, petty, vain, obese — helps me understand why some would be so vicious about Christ’s Holy Mother, the humble maiden who was set aside by God to be the Mother of God His Son...set aside for all eternity to be the first follower of Christ, to bear Him, nurture Him, cuddle and play with Him — to be the Mother of the Church, as well, to give us all her joy and mercy, to point us ever to her Son. Her beauty and goodness are a reproach to the mothers of the bigots, thus the bigots hate.

Just sayin.

[RnMomof7]

Just tell me IN PRACTICE how does YOUR veneration of Mary differ from your worship of God??