Posted on 04/19/2017 4:31:51 PM PDT by NYer
Excellent!
Chapter and verse, please?
I know that most of my Catholic high school classmates were far more evil than me. They committed FAR more mortal sins than I did, so maybe most of them left too. I just don't know. I joined the USAF, and got away from all of them. I found the truth two years after I joined up. It was a beautiful experience. Try it you'll like it. 😀
Thanks, Salvation.
Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3. I know when I was a Catholic, I believed Mary was always a virgin. I don't accept that anymore. I think we will have to agree to disagree bro. Once again, enjoy eternity. I know I will.
As I said earlier, presumption is a sin.
[9] And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, he spoke also this parable: [10] Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. [11] The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. [12] I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess. [13] And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner. [14] I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted. Luke 18
Do you enjoy committing mortal sins as Mark 17 does?
It is as I described, nothing you posted has anything to do with faith in the promises of God - especially believing what He said about eternal life!
Do you know today that you have eternal life?
God says you can know.
Still presumptuous, I see.
I know I have eternal life; but I don’t dare presume to know whether it will be in Heaven or Hell. I hope the former and I strive for it.
Hope is a virtue. Presumption is a sin.
11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
No need for any presumption, when you take a God at His Word.
The Apostle John makes it clear.
I have eternal life because I have believed in the Son of a God. Glory to Him alone.
No.
First you have to have the Son. And anyone who rejects the Son’s Church rejects Him.
This is what I said bro. You twisted it as I figured you would. Yes, when I was a Catholic, I loved comitting mortal sins, as most Catholics do, like most of my Catholic school classmates, even though I do not accept your interpretation of "mortal sin." ALL sins are mortal sins. Then, of course, you skipped over the part where I said "NOW I hate committing sins." I will have to assume you made a mistake, and inadvertently left that part out. I know it was inadvertent, right? You couldn't possibly have done that on purpose. I will give you the benefit of the doubt on that one. 😆
Look bro, you can believe whatever you like. That's completely on you bro. I guess we will all know on judgement day, won't we. Some people are going to have the biggest shock of their existence. I will NOT be shocked. Have a great eternity bro. 🔥 I know I will. I know, I know, that's the sin of presumption. Such is life. We will have to agree to disagree bro, because we will NEVER, EVER agree on ANY theological issue. I am OK with that.
I'm afraid you will be shocked. I'll pray for you tonight.
Dominus tecum.
I disagree bro. I honestly hope you make it through judgement day, but if you don't, that's on you. AMPU put it rather simply. Again, I doubt we will EVER agree on ANY theological issue. That's fine with me. Now, if you will excuse me, I have some Catholics here, for our normal Thursday afternoon Bible study. Yes, it's Thursday afternoon here, and it's HOT. April and May is summer here.
I will pray for you, that you won’t be shocked, because it is a shock that people will NEVER recover from. Now, I gotta go and lead the Bible study. Later bro.
“Heh, and all those sedevacantists and Pope Pious V supporters and rad trads and anyone else who doesn’t like the current pope are what exactly?”
They’re essentially unimportant in the Church. That’s what they are.
I will pray for those Catholics, also. They know not what they do.
Why pretend that chapter and verse will make any difference??? There is far MORE Biblical proof that Mary was a sinner saved by grace like us and that Jesus had half-brothers and sisters than there is that she remained a perpetual virgin, was born without a sin nature and remained sinless all her life. I think Mary is a pretty terrific example of a faithful believer that we can all emulate without having to tack on a bunch of unbiblical myths, legends and so-called apparitions. Isn't what the Holy Spirit chose to tell us through the Divine word enough?
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