Posted on 12/05/2010 6:14:57 PM PST by RnMomof7
READ the whole Bible - it tells exactly who the ROCK is.
And Jesus was replying to the revelation that Peter received from God on ‘Who Jesus is’. It was on ‘Who HE is’, Jesus the Christ, that His church was being built on. Jesus, the Anointed One. The Rock of our Salvation.
>>May God draw you ever closer to Himself, this week.<<
And you also — as you draw closer to Him your vision will undoubtedly become clearer (as shall mine no doubt).
Shoot, I had my first pizza today . . . in almost a year.
The dentures still hurt though I have better suction on the bottoms than average. PTL for that.
Had deep dish. Tastey and functional enough. But had to cut it in tiny bite sized pieces to manage it.
Anyway—there are far worse things in life.
Cheers.
INDEED.
Christ spoke with the Samaritan woman at the well. He also spent much time with prostitutes, tax collectors and other sinful people. The Pharisees were outraged that he would interact with such "unclean" people. Associating with unclean people would surely make Him unclean!
The Pharisees were also offended that, while on a journey, on the Sabbath, Jesus' disciples "gleaned" wheat from the edge of the field, rolled it in their hands and ate the kernels. That's when Jesus explained why God gave us the Sabbath.
Jesus doesn't seem to conform to the behavior the legalists want to foist upon Him. He Rocks!
>>READ the whole Bible - it tells exactly who the ROCK is.
And Jesus was replying to the revelation that Peter received from God on ‘Who Jesus is’. It was on ‘Who HE is’, Jesus the Christ, that His church was being built on. Jesus, the Anointed One. The Rock of our Salvation.<<
Not only did I READ the Bible, I QUOTED it to you. There isn’t much room for insertion of opinion there. Jesus was speaking to Simon and was clear on what He wanted from Simon/Peter.
Any other interpretation is a torturous inversion of a very clear passage.
READing is fundamental.
If you give me a short while I think I can get the Aramaic (although it has been a while) and that should help provide the positional context you seem intent on distorting.
But no guarantees. Original Biblical passages in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek seem to come and go on the Internet — I think educational institutions like to hide them but quien sabe...
AMEN! AMEN!
Drink enough beer...you’ll see it, if not, keep trying.
Gee skippy, my own mother lit candles to saints. It's still idol worship. Mexico is known for mixing Catholicism with pagan worship. I'm not calling your FIL a drug dealer. I'm suggesting those that make offering to statues are pagans.
Muerte was an extreme example of idol worship. A better place is Isaiah 40. Why do you offer gifts to statues? Do these statues eat or drink? Do flowers please them? Do the eyes of these statues see light so that you must light candles for them?
What power do they have? They cannot move on their own so you must carry them from place to place. Yet you sacrifice offerings to them in and attempt to entice them to act on your behalf.
The curtain in the temple was torn in half. You can go directly to the Lord. Why does this bother you?
Do you prefer small gods that you can carry around?
As long as you got the job done it's all good!
From playing guitar, I got in the habit of eating fries with a fork. I attended jam sessions in places that offered bar food. The salt and grease can really screw up your fret board.
Habits die hard and while deployed, I used my fork to eat my fries. I got a lot of really odd looks.
But they are not. They are merely a cultural respect for saints who are seen as a positive force in one's life. And the Lady of Guadalupe is venerated across Latin America.
I see no downside and, although I hesitate to speak for God, I suspect He accepts the offerings in the spirit they are meant.
God is not a prig.
Then he Catholic church doesn't really understand the mechanics of pregnancy.
They do not share flesh, as the baby is a separate entity from the mother.
They do not share blood, as they each have their own circulatory systems with the baby as likely as not, having a different blood type than the mother.
Besides, the body is not the spirit or soul. The body is corrupted by the sinfulness of the soul, but the sin originates in the heart long before it's acted out in the body.
Wow -- that had to really suck. I am not a big pizza guy but it is nice to get one when the I feel the craving.
I hope this means you are an upward swing ending with steak and the like!
I use chopsticks . . . and for popcorn.
Originally to keep my books clean.
Though popcorn has been off the menu for a long time, too. LOL.
“an honest question about salvation is not a lie..it is a question.. I know Catholics are never allowed to have questions, but as a protestant i am”
Catholics are allowed to ask questions. Maybe you just didn’t like the answers.
I am pretty sure the Catholic Church understand pregnancy better than most (along with the Mormons). You know the definition of people who use "the rhythm method?" -- PARENTS!
Thanks for your kind wishes.
Not to the steak stage yet.
Well pulverized chicken fried steak . . . works.
One good benefit of the toothlessness and months of gruel . . . I eat a lot less now.
Half a medium portion can fill me.
The pizza today. I had one slice. A year ago, I might have had 2 or 3.
Thin crust—3 or 4 pieces.
Not now.
LOL.
The problem is, an offering to "Our Lady of Guadalupe" is not an offering to God.
I think the true saints, those who suffered for Christ, would be offended by prayers or offerings made to them rather than to Christ.
In the old testament, even God's angels were greatly disturbed when men bowed to them. They recalled how Satan tried to take God's place.
By making offerings to idols, you're doing no better than if you sacrifice a goat for zeus.
agreed
Cheers to you too. I hate, hate the fact that I have problem teeth and will most likely end up with a bridge sooner rather than later so I totally sympathize with you. Glad you enjoyed the pizza.
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