Posted on 04/30/2010 8:03:48 AM PDT by Quix
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7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. 8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! 9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, --New Living Translation 7And when you pray, do not heap up phrases (multiply words, repeating the same ones over and over) as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their much speaking. [I Kings 18:25-29.] 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. 9Pray, therefore, like this: 15But if you do not forgive others their trespasses [their [j]reckless and willful sins, [k]leaving them, letting them go, and [l]giving up resentment], neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses. --Amplified Pray with Simplicity 5"And when you come before God, don't turn that into a theatrical production either. All these people making a regular show out of their prayers, hoping for stardom! Do you think God sits in a box seat? 6"Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace. 7-13"The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant. They're full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God. Don't fall for that nonsense. This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need. With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this: 16-18"When you practice some appetite-denying discipline to better concentrate on God, don't make a production out of it. It might turn you into a small-time celebrity but it won't make you a saint. If you 'go into training' inwardly, act normal outwardly. Shampoo and comb your hair, brush your teeth, wash your face. God doesn't require attention-getting devices. He won't overlook what you are doing; he'll reward you well. |
Mark Kirby: O Mother of Good Counsel, I am all thine, Most Holy Mary, There is no part of my life that is not open to thee, I want to be completely transparent with thee, Praying in this way, I can be at rest, |
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Yep. And it is exactly that internal conflict which produces anger and frustration and foot-stomping and empty accusations of “hate-mongering” and “bigotry.
More from Isaiah 44...
“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish” — Isaiah 44:24-25
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Soberingly true.
Thx.
It seems there is some confusion as to what the “gospel” is. It is the “good news of Jesus Christ as our personal Savior”, in which case everyone here is preaching it, as opposed to the doctrine of Mary as others’ personal saviorette. As Dr. E says, it’s not just the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
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INDEED.
Do you have the same beliefs as the Southern Baptist Convention? American Baptist?
He signed the Declaration, right? I mean, what is editor-surveyor saying, Catholics were illegal when the country was founded?
The only doctrinal differences I have with them is in eschatology . As for the truth of the bible, no
What’s your denomination, quix? The ABC? (Anything But Catholic)
LOL!! :P
It’s all what motive one sticks onto the person’s actions.
The government demonized the Hutaree here in MI. The Obama administration sees them as evil. We here in MI see them as guys running around in the woods shooting at trees.
In the same way, I see someone praying the rosary as the way I pray.
People who don’t like Catholic teachings see them another. What matters is not what I see or what another sees. It only matters what God sees.
>>He signed the Declaration, right?<<
Sure did!
So who broke the law by letting that “Papist” in?
What is truth?
John 17:8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
John 17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
20 Neither pray I for these alone,but for them also which shall believe on me through thy word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Thats cause they can’t....seee I warned ya :)
And what I observe is some, though not all, thankfully, Roman Catholic Freepers do little more than condemn, disparage, mock, belittle and look down the nose at anyone who is NOT Roman Catholic and kowtow to ALL that has been deemed DOGMA.
It seems that no matter what the topic at hand, some are unable to defend their point and stand on it but instead go to the next step and drag out the tired, ragged, ANCIENT condemnations of "heretic", "bigot", "hater", "anti-". How childish!
Here's a personal opinion - everybody take off your "martyr" hats when you come to the RF or stick to the devotional or caucus posts.
INDEED TO THE MAX!
It’s entirely possible that ES made a very interesting error.
My darling Catholic girls are about to finish their practice of French Horn and Flute outside and I must grill us some dinner dogs, so while this has all been fun, gotta go.
God Bless all of you. If you don’t mind Catholic prayers. If you do, just ignore that.
Among these lost souls I would include those with a proclivty for doing things like fabricating falsehoods.
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WOW,
That would flush a LOT of Rabid Clique sorts of Roman Catholics et al.
Wishful thinking?
INDEED.
CHRIST AND
HIM
CRUCIFIED . . .
None of this
“Mary’s soul was crucified on Calvary along with her Son.”
Sheesh.
IIRC, I was responding to the text involved. I hadn’t bothered to track down the author of the text.
I may have assumed wrongly.
If so, sorry.
:-)
Good point.
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