[1000 silverlings]

Quite a power you have there, AG, to understand what The Church apparently has not for 2000 years.

lol. Broken down into the individuals that makes it up, does "The Church" have anymore understanding than another individual? sometimes yes, sometimes no.

The Apostles themselves could not understand Christ with Him right there in their midst. After He was gone away and the HS came to dwell in them, they began to understand everything.

This concept that you have that we make ourselves humble, and holy and perfect, or that we must have some big ornate edifice with statues and icons to put us in the mood is a fundamental misunderstanding. It's like needing a golden calf .

Maybe it inspires awe and reverence in some people and serves as an aid to their idea of religion. It doesn't "help" them believe, as belief is a gift of God and comes from hearing the Word.

Jesus said that the kingdom is within, and that is the only place it's found. It's not in the land of Greece, or Italy or Israel. It is within every true believer.

I have read Alamo's posts for a long time and was once confused by some of what she said too, but after awhile, when they are all seen in continuity, and consistency, AG posts nothing that boasts of herself, but if she boasts at all , she boasts in God and gives Him the glory.

[Alamo-Girl]

Your post has brought me to tears, dear brother in Christ! Thank you!

[betty boop]

I have read Alamo's posts for a long time and was once confused by some of what she said too, but after awhile, when they are all seen in continuity, and consistency, AG posts nothing that boasts of herself, but if she boasts at all , she boasts in God and gives Him the glory.

That is a fact that I can attest to as well, 1000 Silverings! Alamo-Girl has never claimed that she has any special powers of her own, but proclaims the glory and power of God alone, and more than anyone I know tries ever to abide in His Holy Spirit. In the sense of actually living a Christian life, she is fulfilling the teaching of the Church, not setting herself in odds with it.

Thank you so much for your post!

[Quix]

but after awhile, when they are all seen in continuity, and consistency, AG posts nothing that boasts of herself, but if she boasts at all , she boasts in God and gives Him the glory.

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INDEED!

[Dr. Eckleburg]

AG posts nothing that boasts of herself, but if she boasts at all, she boasts in God and gives Him the glory.

I am waaay behind on these threads, but this statement caught my eye and has my enthusiastic endorsement.

"No one...ought to be deemed a sound teacher, but he who speaks from God's mouth." -- John Calvin, Commentary, Jer. III:167,168

Who more so than Alamo-Girl?