Posted on 06/10/2017 8:12:43 AM PDT by ealgeone
Well, if you want Him as your judge rather than your savior, I’m sure He’ll accommodate you on that.
But you can’t say you weren’t warned.
All Scripture is inspired by God.....
Who selected Luke’s writings, John’s, etc? That is, where is the selection of these specific writings detailed in Scripture?
The ekklesia, as moved by the Holy Spirit, chose the books of the New Testament.
Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
His words will not pass away because we are given a record of it. A record of His holy sinless life. Yes, I use my intellect for common sense. What is it about the New Testament that you have a problem with? What troubles you?
The Roman Catholic continues to prove by their comments they are the first ones to resort to profanity and/or a personal attack when the argument goes against them.
I hope this post stays up for all of the world to see.
That's funny. I thought I was praying to souls, not physical bodies. Maybe you don't believe in those.
“God told us he infuenced those human hands”
Thrn which Scripture told us which letter from Paul to select, which Gospel to select, etc.?
Answer: none. The selection of the correct writings was God (the Advocate/Helper) at work. What else could it be?
Thus, the Holy Spirit works through others, as It did in this process.
Do you think the Bible is the only way the following happens?:
“When he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.” — John 16:13
“Where was it stated in the Scripture that the New Testament was written this way? Or are you using your intellect to derive something not in the Scripture?”
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“First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”
2 Peter 1:20, 21
That you would ask such a question is a clear indication that you are not familiar with new life in Christ. Stop striving and be born from above by placing ALL trust in Jesus ONLY, and walk away from the idolatries and blasphemies in the works-based religion of Catholicism.
ROTFLMAO! You funny!
Jesus taught us to pray thus.
Luke 11:1-13 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he said to them, “When you pray, say:
“Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”
And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs.
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
He never taught us to pray to another human being and all the Catholic hair splitting over definitions is just an attempt to justify and rationalize disobeying God's clear concise commands to us.
It's really a shame that Catholics don't seem to have enough trust in God to believe Him and believe His promises to us to hear and answer our prayers HIMSELF.
Do you really think that saints and Mary will get you things God wouldn't otherwise give you?
That's ridiculous because they are not going to go against His will.
So if God's not going to give it to you, why would you ask someone else thinking they can bend His ear and get it for you?
Time spent praying to Mary is time not spent praying to God.
Praying to Mary and saints who can't help you is just what the enemy wants. It keeps you from praying to the only One who CAN answer your prayers and short circuits any spiritual connection you could have with God.
The best tactic Satan has created is to get people to focus on someone besides God.
I was responding to someone who claimed the teaching that the Holy Spirit worked thru humans was a false teaching. Thank you for using the ekklesia as an example to refute that post.
“When he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.” — John 16:13
And that will not contradict Scripture.
BWAhahaha......
The ekklesia is comprised of believers....people. So the Holy Spirit works through people. Nothing in my post refutes anything.
You avoided answering my question.
Help doing what?
Becoming worthy?
But if no help is needed, and we are already saved by the work of the Cross, with no “earning” needed, can we commit all the evil we want?
The natural response of the unregenerate mind which does not understand salvation in the least.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
If your works contributed to your salvation, you would have something to boast about.
God removed that possibility by making salvation completely dependent on HIM through/by faith.
He is beholden or obligated to NO man.
Thank you. A previous post tried to falsely claim the Holy Spirit did not work through people - that’s what I was trying to refute.
I love the Rosary. I’ve grown so much closer to God through daily recitation.
Will we go to heaven if we commit all the evil we want?
Weasel words.
Catholics are great at redefining the meanings of ordinary words used in normal usage to justify anything they wish.
Scripture doesn’t need interpretation unless one doesn’t like what’s being said and wants to make it mean something that it doesn’t say.
Back to the questions..,..
Don’t you think God will answer you Himself?
Don’t you trust Him enough to pray to Him and Him alone?
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