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To: Claud; metmom; Iscool; Jmouse007
Not a continuing sacrifice you say? A priest forever, folks, means a priest forever. It doesn’t mean a priest once in 33 A.D. and then sit back and rest on your laurels for eternity. A priest’s job is to offer sacrifice. If Christ is a priest forever, then He is offering forever.

Wrong, and clearly so which you could see if you read what metmom posted, and a little more of Hebrews.

And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. (Hebrews 10:11-14)

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. (John 19:30)

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself often , as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many ; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:24-28)

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:27-28)

Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin . (Hebrews 10:18)

The priest always stood to minister, (Dt. 18:5) but Christ having "offered one sacrifice for sins for ever," sat down."

Thus by His sinless shed blood, His brethren have "boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus," (Hebrews 10:19)

And now the Lord's priestly function is that of praying as the only Heavenly intercessor btwn God and man. (1Tim. 2:5; Heb. 7:25)

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:15-16)

Thanks be to God!

In clear contrast is the pagan doctrine of Rome, which teaches ,

"...the Mass is the same Sacrifice as that of the Cross, to continue on earth until the end of time...The Mass, therefore, no less than the Cross, is expiatory for sins; but now the expiation is experienced by those for whom, on the Cross, the title of God’s mercy had been gained.

We, therefore, confess that the sacrifice of the Mass is one and the same sacrifice with that of the cross ...That the holy sacrifice of the Mass, therefore, is not only a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, or a commemoration of the sacrifice of the cross; but also a sacrifice of propitiation, by which God is appeased and rendered propitious , the pastor will teach as a dogma defined by the unerring authority of a General Council of the Church (The Catechism of the Council of Trent, Published by Command of Pope Pius the Fifth (New York: Christian Press, 1905), pp. 173-175).

Thus Hardon reiterates the brainwashed imagination that the Mass is,

a true and proper act of sacrifice. Christ, the eternal High Priest, in an unbloody way offers himself a most acceptable Victim to the eternal Father, as he did upon the Cross . - The Question and Answer Catholic Catechism by Fr John Hardon

Moreover, if the "health food" claims made for the Eucharist fell under the FDA jurisdiction then they could be fined for false advertising.

16 posted on 11/09/2014 5:55:49 AM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: daniel1212
These threads always result in Scripture vs. Tradition.

I will not be found on the tradition side, for this is what Christ chastised the Pharisees for!

Mar 7:13 "making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do."

If scripture clearly contradicts tradition, and tradition has no support other than contorted logic and repetition, then go with scripture, not "Tradition". Scripture is plain in this matter, as mentioned above, but re-quoted here:

Hebrew 10:11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

one sacrifice...sat down...one offering. Scripture is plain.

18 posted on 11/09/2014 7:08:29 AM PST by jimmyray
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To: daniel1212; walkinginthedesert; Claud
Compare scripture versus "Tradition":

Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all

QUOTE: For this reason it is completely false to believe as many Protestants do, that we somehow "re-sacrifice" Christ at each Mass. Rather we simply offer up the same sacrifice at Calvary, which is re-presented in a real and literal way during the Mass. The Sacrifice at Calvary was so perfect, that it is Eternal and with no end.

Plain, simple, obvious, clear-cut. The twisting of "Tradition" above smacks of Gnosticism.

19 posted on 11/09/2014 7:21:23 AM PST by jimmyray
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