Posted on 11/02/2023 1:31:26 PM PDT by ebb tide
The Anti-Christ = Obama, maybe?
The Great Whore of Babylon = Kamala Harris, Valerie Jarrett, or maybe even Ishtar, goddess of war and sexual depravity. We sure have a lot of that nowadays....
Bizarre to say the Least!
The Prince of Lies has a Field Day !
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It’s no wonder Tradition plays So
Much in this Cult.
Indeed, and that of others, in that of seeking to make changes in the hearts and lives of others, for time and for eternity. Including reproof of false gospels, one of which is that of Catholicism, which her members are to (well, not really now) believe in, to their eternal hurt, if they do not see thru the falsehoods, and find penitent, heart-purifying, regenerating effectual faith in the crucified and risen Lord Jesus, (Acts 10:43-47; 15:7-9) which faith is imputed for righteousness, (Romans 4:5) and is shown in baptism and following the Lord of all. (Acts 2:38-47; Jn. 10:27,28)
Thanks and glory be to God.
But the ‘opinion’ was formed after an apparition appeared!
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Really? An apparition? Well then, that explains everything!
But the ‘opinion’ was formed after an apparition appeared!
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Thought perhaps this would be of interest to both of you.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4194453/posts
OF course not; but obeying apparitions will!
15 'promises' from whom???
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me
2. I promise
5. The soul which recommends itself to me
9. I shall
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me
13.I have obtained
15. Devotion of my Rosary
Versus...
Isaiah 53
Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
Surely he took up our pain 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression[a] and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.[b]
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
and though the Lord makes[c] his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life[d] and be satisfied[e];
by his knowledge[f] my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,[g]
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,[h]
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
I was interested.
How much time do you have?
I did read that.
I thought you had come to your senses and recognized your huge mistake.
You really DON’T know what a NT “saint” is, do you?
And I thought you were just PLAYING dumb.
Wow!
First off, the headline of the article you posted contains an error. True saints are not part of any “religion”. True Saints are in a “relationship” with Jesus Christ.
You make so many mistakes that I actually feel sorry for you and your obsession with your “religion”.
I’m done with reacting to your obsession.
Try reading more of the Bible and fewer of your articles of faith.
I’ll get back to you after you post more garbage in the future but for now, I’m done with your _______.
Then you are in a false religion. There is only one, True Church.
I’ll get back to you after you post more garbage in the future but for now, I’m done with your _______.
You can get back to be whenever your little heart desires. I'm always ready to correct.
LOL
“You can get back to be whenever your little heart desires. I’m always ready to correct.”
Did you mean “…me…”,
Or, “…whatever…”,
Or, “…be corrected.”
???
Whichever way you answer, it looks like Catholic Karma!
LOL!!
The only contradictions are in your own mind.
Seek help.
ASAP
4) Jesus and Peter Simultaneously Prayed to Saints and for the Dead
Tabitha was a disciple in Joppa who died. Peter prayed to her when he said “Tabitha, rise.” See Acts 9:36-41. She was dead, and he was addressing her. There is no impenetrable wall between heaven and earth. This is not only praying to the dead, but for the dead, since the passage says that Peter “prayed” before addressing Tabitha first person. And he was praying for her to come back to life.
Dave Armstrong is a terrible Roman Catholic apologist.
I post the passage in question for context...something most Roman Catholics ignore...the context of a passage.
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36Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.
37And it happened at that time that she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an upper room. 38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him, “Do not delay in coming to us.”
39So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
40But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, arise.”
And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 41And he gave her his hand and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive. 42It became known all over Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43And Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon. Acts 9:36-43
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The question: who was Peter praying to? The obvious answer is God.
Peter did not pray to her when he said Tabitha, rise. He said this after he had prayed. Which in this situation one would want to pray to God.
However, what Peter said to her is not a prayer.
He is not imploring her for anything...he is not relying upon her for anything as Roman Catholics do when they wrongly pray to departed believers, wear scapulars, medals, etc. all of which demonstrates a complete lack of confidence in God.
Peter is commanding this woman to rise. He, through the power of God to demonstrate the legitimacy of his calling, raised her from the dead. And we see the purpose of this resulted in many believing in Christ.
Roman Catholicism has a "patron saint" for near about everything in life....much as the Roman Empire had a god or goddess for about everything in life. And as Rome was wrong on this so is Roman Catholicism.
All prayer is directed to God Who alone is capable of answering our prayers.
First, come to a saving knowledge of Christ and trust in Him and only Him for your salvation.
No amount of good works will save you.
When you pray, pray only to God. Not departed people who may or may not be in Heaven but purgatory...as per Roman Catholicism, but not Scripture.
If you wear one of the scapulars, miraculous medals, medals of saints, etc....toss them in the garbage. Those are false man-made idols.
Start reading your Bible daily.
Find a bible believing church in your area and begin attending.
Put the verse and your question in context.
1Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. 2And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. 3And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” 6When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified. 7And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and do not be afraid.” 8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone. Matt 17:1-8 NASB 95
Note what did and what did not happen.
That Moses and Elijah appeared indicates they were not in Purgatory.
It does indicate there is an afterlife.
But pay special attention to Peter in this passage. He asked to build three tabernacles...one for Jesus, Moses and Elijah.
Jesus did not respond to his statement. What can we draw from this?
No tabernacles or shrines are to be built to people. This would eliminate all of the so called Marian shrines around the world built to honor/worship Mary.
NKP....think about what you said. The pope, duly elected by the College of Cardinals, who approved the supposed "vicar of Christ" is a fraud.
I wonder what the Roman Catholics would have said about Urban II and his non-biblical forgiveness of sins for those who died in battle (Roman Catholicism's version of jihad)...or about Boniface VIII and Unam Sanctam.
Certainly seems a number of RCs on this forum are not being subject to the Roman Pontiff.
I just got back from Holy Mass. There's no greater help than that.
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