Posted on 07/18/2010 6:04:05 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
Thx for your kind reply.
Thanks for the confirmation.
This is no proof that ALL truth is in Scripture, merely that ALL Scripture is true and beneficial for man’s salvation.
A belief that Catholics share, BTW.
When I was 10.5 years old it came to me that I was to be a minister/priest/whatever.
I KNEW that I was completely unworthy, that this wasn't a thing one could be worthy of. But, with that incisive innerleck for which I am so justly famous (along with my renowned humility), I also knew that it is fatal, as I put it, to confuse the salesman with the product.
"What went ye out into the desert (or down to the local ecclesiastical assembly place) to see? A reed shaken by the wind?"
"No, Lord. I went out in hopes that the wind which shook that reed might shake me as well, might lift me up and bear me away. I went, not even for the shaking, but for the wind, because in that wind is the only life worth having."
So you, also having some sense (in spite of your self), a sense given by the Spirit, you also know that the Lord is one thing, and the servant is quite another, and that, even for the Lord, it's hard to find good help these (or any) days.
Yes, Luther was a Catholic. One who succumbed to despair and objected to certain practices of the Church hierarchy and never intended to spawn the religious maelstrom that ensued after his 95 Theses.
Luther continued to believe in the Eucharist and that Mary was ever virginal and sinless.
Do Lutherans believe thus today?
“Deal with that as you do when you are standing on the street and a stinky bus comes by and stops right in front of you. Just hold your breath for a few seconds until it moves on. Then breathe again and thank God for oxygen.”
__________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for the good advice. When I see the jumble of epithets and slurs dressed up in colored fonts and giant letters, I will simply scroll down and proceed to the nearest rational post containing human communication.
I feel better already.
;-)
When I was 10.5 years old it came to me that I was to be a minister/priest/whatever.
I KNEW that I was completely unworthy, that this wasn't a thing one could be worthy of. But, with that incisive innerleck for which I am so justly famous (along with my renowned humility), I also knew that it is fatal, as I put it, to confuse the salesman with the product.
"What went ye out into the desert (or down to the local ecclesiastical assembly place) to see? A reed shaken by the wind?"
"No, Lord. I went out in hopes that the wind which shook that reed might shake me as well, might lift me up and bear me away. I went, not even for the shaking, but for the wind, because in that wind is the only life worth having."
So you also, having some sense (in spite of your self), a sense given by the Spirit, you also know that the Lord is one thing, and the servant is quite another, and that, even for the Lord, it's hard to find good help these (or any) days.
I never, never, ever said that God’s Word is not true.
Great post on the meaning of “kecharitomene”!
Bookmarked!
If I recall, Jesus was rather severe in His denunciations of the traditions of men that violated the Word of God. He denounced them with warnings of serious judgment.
But, Sis! You know what theologians are like. They're not going to stop with that. They're going to parse and dissect and define the relationship between "Eternal Word" and "God" until the cows come home.
Footnotes will propagate like head lice!
;-)
True. true.
Still, for all our . . . presumed . . . ‘shallowness’ re Communion, many Proddys treat it rather sacredly, none-the-less. And the idea of receiving Communion from a Deacon or Pastor who was known to be involved in say adultery would be far too offensive for many to follow through on. It’s probably one of the more intense “purity” moments in a Proddy’s religious observances.
imho.
Vatican II did not change any doctrines or dogmas of the Church. It sought to relate to the present age and in some ways it succeeded and in others it failed.
The failures are being addressed by the current hierarchy.
LOLOL!
INDEED!
We’ve noticed.
Doesn’t by any stretch make them or their results remotely right.
It's the implicit assumption of "goddess" that wafts through Romanists theology that makes it an invalid conclusion.
Let us stipulate that there are mariolaters out there. Should a good conclusion be rejected because some, even many, people draw the wrong subsidiary conclusions? Shall we ban guns because people misuse them or nuclear physics because of the slime-ball Ahmadinjad?
IF we Catholics get Mary wrong, but "Mother of God" itself is a reasonable inference, then let's go after whatever it is we're doing wrong, not throw out the good because it can be perverted.
IMHO.
It is a grossly MISLEADING label.
And at this point, deliberately so.
There are reasons for that.
Those reasons don’t appear to be remotely Biblical nor remotely spiritually safe.
it is WONDERFULLY ADMIRABLE AND BETTER THAN AVERAGE REALITY TESTING from y’all’s camp . . . to note that
Maryolatry DOES exist.
Praise God for your candor.
In addition it could indicate OR has been down the neverending "one more question" route before.
I'm going to stick around and simply post a little of the Truth now and then, and let it stand as is.
If we all leave, there's nothing left except the colored fonts and the gratuitous slurs. That wouldn't do much good for the readers out there searching in their hearts for the Catholic Truth, which is waiting with open arms to welcome their hearts, minds, and souls, and lead them to the blessedness of heaven.
O. M. DOODNESS!
The Humanity
The HORROR!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.