Posted on 04/30/2010 8:03:48 AM PDT by Quix
Wow! Can you imagine what Peter might say now about “his” so called church?
Haha love it. Let’s hope Flapdoodle didn’t notify the bishop
"A few weeks later, on September 20, 1918, Padre Pio was praying in the choir loft in the Church of Our Lady of Grace, when the same Being who appeared to him on August 5, appeared again. It was the wounded Christ. When the ecstasy ended, Padre Pio had received the Visible Stigmata, the five wounds of Christ, which would stay with him for his remaining 50 years" --St. Padre Pio
Yes. Horribly so.
Should we call priests “Father”?
No. In fact, y'all shouldn't even have priests.
Be imitators of him? But he calls himself Father Paul!
He did not call himself "Father Paul." He said he had fathered spiritual offspring.
His son? Is this just Saint Paul being difficult to understand? [...] Seems pretty clear he is referring to himself as a FATHER.
He certainly is alluding to a spiritual progeny, but that is a very far cry from accepting an honorary title which Christ Himself spoke against.
In fact, the whole of 1 Cor 4 speaks against what you have proposed, and Paul states exactly that what he is speaking of about himself is figurative:
1Co 4:6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
What he is speaking of does hearken back to Jesus words in Matt 23... He (Paul) says TO imitate himself because he does walk the walk (1 Cor 4:10-16), as opposed to the Pharisees in Matt 23:3-8.
But in that, he is showing himself to be the polar opposite of those Pharisees, and would certainly oppose being called "Rabbi" or "Father," as Matt 23 declares unquestionably.
To prove your point, you would have to find someone actually calling him "Father Paul," which you will not be able to do, as it is against the very words of Christ.
It is foolhardy to try to bend a figurative treatise against the declared word of Christ.
The point of the supper is to remember Christ.
Christ was resurrected and ascended into heaven and is now seated at the right hand of the Father.
Now, using scripture, please explain how, instead of being risen and ascended, he is still on Earth. Also explain how the Bible spends a whole book on what is going to happen when He is again on Earth.
Of course, if you mean the Holy Spirit, I completely understand.
heh.
see my #264
good post.
So was this “being” an angel of light? Who did it claim to be, pray tell
My 2 or 3 is older, bigger, richer, and has more members than your 2 or 3! So it’s man made and demon made doctrines are correct and your straight Scripture teachings are wrong! /s
BRAVO! In fact, one need only study the Babylonian Mystery Religion to see where all such nonsense has it's root (including the mother goddess, "Queen of Heaven").
Actually i have been watching the Mets play in the mean time Their winning which i think is amazing a back for now .
Hmmm. They say leftism and “compassionate conservatism” are good intentions, though I have no doubt that those fostering them know this isn’t true.
No Christian would have agreed with that unholy marriage no matter what the cost or the imagined benefit. It had to have been performed by non-Christians i.e. sons of Satan.
Also, now that those times have passed, why is the edifice still around? If it were Christian, it would have immediately disbanded itself.
And no doubt they were highly offended at His perfect disregard of their !!!TRADITIONS!!! (fx credz to Quix).
Haha! *Exactly!*
Yes, this is exactly right.
Yeah. You are completely correct.
I was holding out hope that his cruise ship was called the Mary and it was a vacation, but it seems clear the only place he is heading to is eternal damnation.
Did you know that Jesus and the Disciples supported their work by racing mud trucks for a living? If it hadn't been for the Chevy endorsements, contracts, and advertising, the Good News never would have seen the light of day.
Thank God for Chevrolet. /sarc
By whose sayso?
Therein lies Roman Ecumenism.
God made clear that we are not to perform sorcery or cast magic spells. This “Sacrament” is a lot like the above and nothing like what we are called to do in Scripture.
Doesn’t matter how many sin-filled, fallen men can be quoted saying it is from God. If it conflicts with the Word than it conflicts with Him. Remember, He *is* the Word.
Or is John considered as “insane” as Paul is by those who follow and obey Rome? I can’t remember.
Incidentally, what is that a picture of in your post? Is that one of those pieces of dead people the Romeians ascribe magical powers to?
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