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To: annalex; George W. Bush; P-Marlowe; Agrarian; Dr. Eckleburg; jo kus; HarleyD; Forest Keeper; ...

"It is a doctrinal development like any other my Church has been asked by Christ to do (Luke 22:31-32; John 21:15-17)."

Well it might interest you to know the Holy Spirit disclosed to our church, with proper scriptural citations and no need for doctrinal development, that when a believer dies he/she goes directly to be with the Lord and does not go to any intermediate state or rely on others to call to God's attention (in case He forgot) the good works of the deceased or any penance or prayers on the part of the living on the deceased's behalf.

Maybe your church's doctrinal development on this point has not matured yet. The old "milk and meat" analogy of Hebrews.


8,584 posted on 06/14/2006 1:55:39 PM PDT by blue-duncan
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To: blue-duncan; annalex; George W. Bush; P-Marlowe; Agrarian; Dr. Eckleburg; HarleyD
Well it might interest you to know the Holy Spirit disclosed to our church...

SURE!!! Enough said. "The Spirit said so...!" You sure it was the HOLY SPIRIT??? Even Satan can appear as an angel of light.

The Holy Spirit told me you are wrong.

Anything that teaches against what the universal apostolic Church teaches is not inspired by the Holy Spirit, as the Spirit of Truth is only found within the Church established by Jesus Christ, not Martin Luther or Jean Calvin, or whoever else you might think of.

Regards

8,591 posted on 06/14/2006 3:22:33 PM PDT by jo kus (There is nothing colder than a Christian who doesn't care for the salvation of others - St.Crysostom)
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our church

There is no such thing, and there is no scripture that says what your "church" imagines to be the case.

8,608 posted on 06/14/2006 5:37:28 PM PDT by annalex
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