Posted on 03/07/2015 7:24:03 AM PST by Arthur McGowan
What I speak of is that tendency people have to put limits on God's Omnipotence. One day, yes, Jesus will return in all His glory. But He also said He would be with us always, even unto the end of time. He remains with us in humility in the Eucharist, consecrated by the priest, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, as an offering to the Father.
Thus Jesus, Who is both God and man, is present, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Blessed Sacrament. "Nothing is impossible with God."- Didn't Jesus Himself day that?
As for the Monstrance,
1 Kings 8:27
27 - Is it then to be thought that God should indeed dwell upon earth? for if heaven, and the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house which I have built?
Was the Temple the object of worship, or was the Object the God who dwelt within it?
2 Chronicles 6:19
19 - But to this end only it is made, that thou mayest regard the prayer of thy servant and his supplication, O Lord my God: and mayest hear the prayers which thy servant poureth out before thee.
One can pray to God anytime, anywhere. People go to the Holy Land, dangerous as it can be, to walk in the places Jesus visited during His time in history.
Anyone is able to be with Him physically present in the Eucharist. Trust me, at times such as those, the monstrance is the last thing on my mind, so long as my Jesus within is protected,
Peace be with you!
What is really sad is that what you just posted is total idolatry. Jesus isn’t in that cracker.
Christ is with us to the end - spiritually. Not physically. The Scriptures say nothing about priests as a church office. They say nothing about consecrating the Lord's Supper. There is not offering now. It is finished."Nothing is impossible with God."- Didn't Jesus Himself day that?"
Unfortunately, what you are claiming is this:
We cannot see the physical glory of Christ in the host.You have a hidden presupposition we must disclose to be honest.
God can do anything He wants to.
Therefore, He doesn't want us to see Christ's physical glory in the host.
We cannot see the physical glory of Christ in the host.
God chose to veil Christ's glory.
God can do anything He wants to.
Therefore, He doesn't want us to see Christ's glory in the host.The hidden part of your claim is that you know the will of God. You do not. It is not revealed anywhere in Scripture. You prefer to believe it. You've found a blank check (you believe), that gives permission to believe whatever you prefer.
... and this is the problem with the banner you are marching under "God can do anything."
What you are really claiming is that whatever you want to believe is what God wants, because He can do anything.
You are treating this like a blank check to justify what you prefer to believe.
Jesus said, Nothing is impossible with God.
Believe as you wish, but do not belittle.
Do not accuse. I did not deliberately withhold a premise. There is nothing that can happen in the universe unless it is ordained or permitted by God. That's a given. Jesus' Glory, is indeed hidden in the Blessed Sacrament, it is only by the Will of God that it can be so.
"God chose to veil Christ's glory." Thank you! Your phrasing was better than mine!
"Blank Check" analogy? That's Ex-Catholic propaganda, along with the idea that there is no Real Presence.
"You have a hidden presupposition we must disclose to be honest."
Accusing me of dishonesty? Anyone who really know me would be laughing in your face.
Peace be with you!
... according to self-interpretation. This gets so tiresome.
“Do not accuse. I did not deliberately withhold a premise. “
And yet you’ve decided that God’s will is whatever you wish to believe. I’m not sure you understand your hidden premise.
I wish you blessings inHim.
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