She might have known some teaching at some point, but she might not have ever been born again.
She certainly did not teach Jesus the Truth.
Posted on 08/01/2014 7:21:11 AM PDT by Gamecock
Amen to that!
Yes. Destroy all your other books. They are superfluous.
Yes.
The overuse of the word miracle is another issue.
This day and time EVERYTHING has to be a miracle. The birth of a child for instance. Billions of babies have been born. Birth is certainly wondrous and joyful, but it is not out of the ordinary.
“Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” John 6:29”
Music to this man’s ears!
Hmmm..... Since we're so eager to plunge into the correct historical context of St. Francis, let's just meditate on that little bit of the rule, there, shall we?
Indeed.
“At the local zoo I can pay two dollars for a cup of nectar and use it to entice lorikeets to sit on my hand.”
At FreeRepublic you can post threads for free and get people who should be spending their time more wisely (me included) to show up.
Then phase one of my plan has been successful!
Yes, isn't that the truth. Everything today has to be a miracle...except those miracles that are recorded in scripture which are questioned or thought to be exaggerations.
* American Lutherans 19%
* American Baptists 34%
* Episcopalians 44%
* Presbyterians 49%
* Methodists 60%
The pollsters reported that: "Despite the Roman Catholic Church’s historical emphasis on the theological importance of Mary, Catholics in the poll were somewhat less likely than Protestants to believe in the virgin birth. Theologians attributed this to the doctrine in many Protestant churches that the Bible must be accepted as literal truth."
http://www.challies.com/archives/articles/the-myth-of-mot.php
While she worked with the poor, Mother Teresa was adamant that any type of evangelism was unnecessary. In her book, Life in the Spirit: Reflections, Meditations and Prayers, she says:
“We never try to convert those who receive [aid from Missionaries of Charity] to Christianity but in our work we bear witness to the love of God’s presence and if Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, or agnostics become for this better men — simply better — we will be satisfied. It matters to the individual what church he belongs to. If that individual thinks and believes that this is the only way to God for her or him, this is the way God comes into their life — his life. If he does not know any other way and if he has no doubt so that he does not need to search then this is his way to salvation.” (Pages 81-82)
She might have known some teaching at some point, but she might not have ever been born again.
She certainly did not teach Jesus the Truth.
Those figures are tragic.
And that was 16 years ago. They are probably worse now.
“Better” men still go to Hell. According to this clip she was still satisfied?
They say that you can attract more flies with honey than with vinegar. They don't say why anyone would want to attract more flies.
(”the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades”)
Never saw that before... pretty funny.
Is that a magpie?
What a sad commentary on an empty life.
Thanks for posting this, Gamecock. A lot of sentimental and superficial tinsel has been tossed over St. Francis, and it’s sobering and helpful to get a more solid, Christ-centered view of this solid, Christ-centered saint.
Wait. You like this??
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