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Hundreds (600) of Anglicans start move to Catholic church on Ash Wednesday
Winnipeg Free Press ^ | March 9, 2011 | Robert Barr

Posted on 03/09/2011 1:30:07 PM PST by NYer

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To: Dutchboy88

So ... I am honestly trying to understand here. When you have sinned, do you try to stop sinning? Or do you just carry right on?


21 posted on 03/09/2011 3:05:09 PM PST by agere_contra (Whenever a Liberal admits to something: he is covering up something far worse)
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To: Gamecock

So, how is the first day of lent going for you?


22 posted on 03/09/2011 3:08:39 PM PST by Celtic Cross (Some minds are like cement; thoroughly mixed up and permanently set...)
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To: Dutchboy88

That would be M’am.

I would weep should I ever come to believe I was a dunghill covered with snow.


23 posted on 03/09/2011 3:15:23 PM PST by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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To: lastchance
"That would be M’am."

My apologies. Bad assumption.

"I would weep should I ever come to believe I was a dunghill covered with snow."

Me too.

24 posted on 03/09/2011 3:19:39 PM PST by Dutchboy88
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To: smvoice
It says nothing about a priest being able to remit or retain sins.

Do you really think Paul means to have you throw away the clear words of Jesus himself in John 20:22? Who is the "disciple," and who is the "master"? Was Paul crucified for you?

25 posted on 03/09/2011 3:19:58 PM PST by Campion
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To: NYer

Welcome Home Brothers And Sisters!


26 posted on 03/09/2011 3:20:05 PM PST by Biggirl ("The Best Of Times, The Worse Of Times", Charles Dickens)
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To: Dutchboy88
The grave error the Roman Catholic Church makes is assuming that Jesus is speaking to them.

Yes, we have this strange idea that Christians ought to follow the teachings of Jesus.

27 posted on 03/09/2011 3:25:58 PM PST by Campion
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To: Celtic Cross; Dutchboy88; RnMomof7; Dr. Eckleburg; Alex Murphy; metmom; Quix

Quite amusing, thanks for asking. I love listening to all the Roman Catholics that work here brag about what they are giving up for Lent.

It’s like they are in a contest to see who is the most pious.


28 posted on 03/09/2011 3:31:33 PM PST by Gamecock (The resurrection of Jesus Christ is both historically credible and existentially satisfying. T.K.)
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To: Gamecock

I was unaware that calvinists don’t hold with lent. Sorry.


29 posted on 03/09/2011 3:33:26 PM PST by Celtic Cross (Some minds are like cement; thoroughly mixed up and permanently set...)
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To: agere_contra
"So ... I am honestly trying to understand here. When you have sinned, do you try to stop sinning? Or do you just carry right on?"

"What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live (wallow) in it?" A great mentor of mine wrote those words.

30 posted on 03/09/2011 3:33:47 PM PST by Dutchboy88
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To: Campion
"Yes, we have this strange idea that Christians ought to follow the teachings of Jesus.

Then I suggest you step out of the boat and start walking on the waves...it's right there in black and white, Matt. 14:29.

31 posted on 03/09/2011 3:37:27 PM PST by Dutchboy88
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To: NYer; AnAmericanMother

Welcome home everyone! Bring the great hymns from your Book of Common Prayer, please.


32 posted on 03/09/2011 3:37:42 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: agere_contra
"You believe in predestination? Seriously? Predestination?"

Actually, I simply believe the Scriptures. Acts 4:28, Rom. 8:29, I Cor 2:7, Eph. 1:5, Eph. 1:11. You might want to read the Book. It tells a terrific story that Rome has missed.

33 posted on 03/09/2011 3:42:08 PM PST by Dutchboy88
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To: NYer

“Whereas previously ex-Anglicans were stealthily admitted to the Catholic church through a side entrance, this time the front door has been thrown open and the welcome mat laid out,” he said.

I was one of them! I disagree entirely! I had an amazing time at my confirmation. So many of my friends came. Back door? Hardly!


34 posted on 03/09/2011 3:47:17 PM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: Dutchboy88

Great commission?


35 posted on 03/09/2011 3:48:54 PM PST by BenKenobi (Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. - Silent Cal)
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To: NYer

Welcome to each and every one of them! Wait until they live the riches of the Church; there’s nothing like it!


36 posted on 03/09/2011 3:51:48 PM PST by Melian ( See Matt 7: 21 and 1 John 2: 3-6)
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To: Gamecock

Your Catholic colleagues evidently believe they have free will. It sounds like they believe they can deny themselves, take up their cross and follow God, cooperating with God’s grace to become more like what He intends them to be.

No-one should ever brag about penance. They should never mention it. But they are absolutely right to exercise their God-given wills.

We must pick up our Cross and follow Christ. We must deny our own selfish urges in God’s name and for God’s purposes. “He that shall lose his life, shall save it.” This Lenten custom of giving up creature comforts is a salutary step towards that.

We must however not tell anyone what we give up. That could easily become something like a Pharisaical practice. Your work colleagues should be more careful.


37 posted on 03/09/2011 3:53:28 PM PST by agere_contra (Whenever a Liberal admits to something: he is covering up something far worse)
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To: NYer
There are two versions of religion: the religion of Divine Accomplishment and the religion of human achievement.

These "converts" to Roman Catholicism have moved from the first to the second. That is unfortunate!

38 posted on 03/09/2011 3:57:06 PM PST by LiteKeeper ("Psalm 109:8")
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To: smvoice; agere_contra; Dutchboy88
Read 2 Cor. 5:14-21 for a complete understanding of reconciliation.

It says nothing about a priest being able to remit or retain sins. It says nothing about retaining sins at all. It says nothing about "The Church" acting in any way between man and God.

On the contrary. In 2 Cor. 5:18, the ministry of reconciliation was given to the ambassadors of the Church. This ministry of reconciliation refers to the sacrament of reconciliation, also called the sacrament of confession or penance. And the sacrament comes from the Book of John

In John 20:21, before He grants the Apostles the authority to forgive sins, Jesus says to them, "as the Father sent me, so I send you." As Christ was sent by the Father to forgive sins, so Christ sends the apostles and their successors forgive sins.

In the next verse, John 20:22, the Lord "breathes" on the apostles, and then gives them the power to forgive and retain sins. The only other moment in Scripture where God breathes on man is in Gen. 2:7, when the Lord "breathes" divine life into man. When this happens, a significant transformation takes place.

Then, in John 20:23, Jesus says, "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." In order for the apostles to exercise this gift of forgiving sins, the penitents must orally confess their sins to them because the apostles are not mind readers. The text makes this very clear.

Your bible also contains the Book of John, doesn't it?

39 posted on 03/09/2011 3:59:08 PM PST by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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To: Dutchboy88
Then I suggest you step out of the boat and start walking on the waves

Seriously, first day of Lent and you're paraphrasing Satan? Trying to get others to tempt God?

Ooh! Why don't you tell him to cast himself from a high precipice? After all, God will send angels lest he dash his foot against a stone?

40 posted on 03/09/2011 3:59:54 PM PST by agere_contra (Whenever a Liberal admits to something: he is covering up something far worse)
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