Reformation Day – and What Led Me To Back to Catholicism

The Catholic Thing ^ | 10/28/11 | Francis J. Beckwith

[CynicalBear]

ROFL! The whole Pope thing built on one verse and they come up with a diatribe about not using portions of scripture? Oy!

[metmom]

Matthew 26:6-11 6 Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 7a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? 9For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor." 10But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.

Just wow. The money wasn't spent on the hungry and naked and poor and Jesus didn't condemn it.

[smvoice]

Whatever happened to Abraham's Bosom, where all the righteous went before Christ's resurrection? It is empty now, because Christ emptied it when He went there and liberated those who righteous captives, taking them to heaven with Him when He ascended on high. (Mt. 12:40; Eph. 4:8-10). Jude 9 says Michael the archangel contended with the devil over Moses' body. The devil claimed his body, but God intervened and took the body, burying ti in the land of Moab (Dt. 34:5-6). If he has been resurrected, it had to be after the resurrection of Jesus who is the firstfruit of all that have died. Moses had to have been in soulish form in Matt. 17:1-8. Moses had to have been brought up from Abraham's Bosom (paradise below the earth). He had full consciousness and wore clothes of some kind between death and resurrection. As weird as that sounds, we don't know very much about the spirit world. ONly what God has revealed in His Word.

So, it seems it was Elijah from heaven, and Moses from Abraham's Bosom. My opinion only..

[metmom]

“Smackvoice”

Hey, smvoice, can't you just feel the looovvve????

[Natural Law]

"I am not impressed."

I have not boasted of my works, but since I actually believe they are necessary one can assume they exist. I do not proclaim my own Salvation either. I only pray that when I am judged by God He does not say "I am not impressed".

[D-fendr]

Kewl.

You can just care about yourself now.

Geez, you would think Christian Charity would not be something you’d dispute just in order to harmonize with a fellow nonCatholic.

BTW, how’s your conversion to Dispensationalism™ going?

[smvoice]

I know...I'm feeling it more and more each day...lol!

I always say to myself, "now where in the Beatitudes can I find this "love" that is so mercifully and Christ-like given by those who say they imitate Christ? I've worn out my section of the Beatitudes looking for it. Between following the Beatitudes and the Commandments, you would THINK the love could not be contained by mere human effort. It's a real beacon to a lost world, I'll tell you that..;)

[Natural Law]

"You can just care about yourself now."

If you want to see hypocrisy and confusion about what the entire Revealed Word really means just ask anyone of these anti-Catholics to comment on the life of Mother Teresa.

"Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work." - Mother Teresa

[Judith Anne]

Wrong! Built on the whole relationship Christ had with Peter and the other Apostles. You should read more than one verse at a time.

[Judith Anne]

I hate to see Mother Teresa brought up here, only to be profaned by the ignorant and hateful.

[CynicalBear]

>> Built on the whole relationship Christ had with Peter and the other Apostles.<<

You mean like when Jesus told Peter to “get behind me Satan” or when He knew Peter would deny Him three times?

[CynicalBear]

>>I hate to see Mother Teresa brought up here, only to be profaned by the ignorant and hateful.<<

Don’t worry. Catholics surely wouldn’t profane Mother Teresa.

[Judith Anne]

I do pity you. Seriously.

[presently no screen name]

Jesus is so very much more than Scripture and Scripture is but a reflection of Him.

One can only get to KNOW Him through HIS Holy Spirit inspired Word. Never discount God's Word. It's not head knowledge but heart knowledge. The Holy Spirit gives more revelation on Scripture the deeper one goes. If one doesn't believe His Word as THE FINAL AUTHORITY - then one - not only doesn't KNOW HIM - but doesn't want to know Him. EVERY Scripture is important because HE gave it to us - and HE KNOWS BEST.

"Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'" Matt 7:23

Want to KNOW Jesus who IS The Word? One has to know The Word and plant it in one's heart. JESUS is THE WORD. Reminder: "Thus you nullify the Word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that." Mark 7:13

[count-your-change]

Well metmom, you heard it here. Next time bring proof and your list of “Good Things I've Done”.

And no more of this, “Good. Now about those random verses about rocks and keys and remitting and binding sins.........”

It makes some people look like they're complaining about what they do themselves.

[metmom]

John 5:39-40 39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

[presently no screen name]

AMEN and AMEN!!

[presently no screen name]

As you know, we grow into learning more and more about Jesus - It never ends! It goes deeper and deeper.

[CynicalBear]

Well, at least they understand that Catholicism is a true heresy.