Posted on 12/04/2006 7:52:47 PM PST by Pyro7480
Well, some of us do. It's very cramped, and every day or so there's this terrible windstorm that gets everything dirty real quick. I wish they would change the bag and filter more often.
Which is why there are 70 something apostles.
Is your statement then that Paul was a "lesser" Apostle? I have found that several Apostolics have little use for Paul although he composed most of the NT.
LOL.
Much needed humor. Thx.
Sure it is. To those who have eyes, it is as clear as day. Mary is the archtype of the immaculate and pure Church that has fully realized its eschatological end. Elijah has nothing to do with the community ascending to heaven - the Jews didn't even believe in an after-life when Elijah was taken away anyway...
If you don't see it in Revelation 12 that the "woman" is Mary AND the Church, what can I say?
Regards
Hey, for fun and a good bath, get one of those new ugly ones you see on Tv. Can't remember the name at this moment. That's got water in it and I can imagine how filthy that must get after cleaning the rugs.
Yes, they have and on FR as well. The Lord's mother deserves respect but too many Catholics put her on a pedestal and make her equal with Jesus. It just isn't so. Nobody should be offensive to Mary but seeking the truth shouldn't be offensive. Mary would be offended at all the attention given to her. She was an obedient child and God used her to bring forth the Christ child but she would be the first one to reject all the adulation given to her.
Yes, he spoke to her during her prayer time. She wore the head covering for probably a year. Her daughters did as well. He said it was a sign of submission to her husband and to Him. He has greatly blessed her and her husband's ministry because of her obedience. They both have great discernment and are filled with the Holy Spirit. God wants to speak to all of us but most of the time He can't because we are too busy to take time to listen or don't believe He does that anymore. I've heard him 'speak' to me as well and it comes as a 'heart thought' (my way of describing something indescribable). The first time I recognized it was when I was at the end of my rope and at the worst state I was ever in and it came to me very clearly, "But I will take care of you, Mary." And He has.
the 'true church' is the body of Christ, not the Catholic Church. You can be saved through faith in Jesus Christ alone. Anyone from any church can be saved if they repent and turn their lives over to Jesus Christ. They then become part of the larger Body of Christ (the true church). I know we disagree on this, Mad Dawg, and it will probably never be resolved on these threads.
Amen. Mxxx
Well, kosta, I'm glad God knows my heart and that YOU are not in charge of that job. I will wear a head covering, or an apron, or go naked if the Holy Spirit prompts me to do that, not you.
The Holy Spirit came after Jesus died. If she was filled with the Holy Spirit, she could lay hands on the sick and they would recover, and she could possibly raise the dead, or any number of the things Jesus did. But she would not have any more of a spot in the Kingdom than any other disciple. She would merely have been the same as they or we, as His disciples, would be--no more and no less.
I hope you are encouraged to stay clothed.
Don't worry, I've got more scars on me than I care to share (smile).
I don't agree. So be it.
I also don't know how you can be totally, 100%, unequivocably sure of what you say here. How do any of us know for sure all the mysteries of how we, or any other human being, are with God? That is His domain, not ours.
I will never ask the Catholic Church, which I believe you are in reference to. I would go to my own Pastors but never to a Catholic church. I disagree with their teachings and just wouldn't do it.
PS
All that is hidden will be revealed.
But He does let us in on things from time to time, ROE. We don't, of course, know all the mysteries. I don't claim to, but I do ask the Holy Spirit for the words to say (not all the time unfortunately). I don't want to only give my opinion but I do have viewpoints which you may or may not agree with here. That's okay.
Yes, it will. Sometimes we just have to dig around in His Word for it and at other times, the HS reveals it to us. All is revelatory, especially His Word. Mxxx
Indeed, crucial.
First, you wouldn't know if it was the HS "for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light." [2 Cor 11:14])
and, second, it is not I but the Bible that tells you to be covered.
Apparently, not even that is good enough for you.
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