[Natural Law]

"We can all pray that, when Natural Law presents his students with his revised list from your comment and they study together what Catholics are and are not “allowed” dissension on, a few will come to Free Republic and read these dialogs for themselves and the truth of the gospel shines through to those who sincerely seek it."

No one on Free Republic converts anyone. That is done only by the Holy Spirit and only when the time is right. All any of us can hope to accomplish is to prepare the way for the Holy Spirit and only that with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. So then, if the fruits of the Holy Spirit are not manifest in your words, deeds and intents you may well succeed in hindering the conversion.

Peace be with you.

[boatbums]

No one on Free Republic converts anyone. That is done only by the Holy Spirit and only when the time is right. All any of us can hope to accomplish is to prepare the way for the Holy Spirit and only that with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. So then, if the fruits of the Holy Spirit are not manifest in your words, deeds and intents you may well succeed in hindering the conversion.

Something we agree about. One person plants, another waters, but God gives the increase.

[presently no screen name]

So then, if the fruits of the Holy Spirit are not manifest in your words, deeds and intents you may well succeed in hindering the conversion.

Hindering the Holy Spirit is defiantly believing men/their teachings (Early Church Fathers, the doctors of the Church, the Episcopacy that forms the Magisterium, and the various saints and intellectual giants upon whose writings) over God.

God's Holy Spirit inspired Word ALONE REIGNS and to reject that is to reject GOD! That group can forget putting on a 'show of fruits' for anyone as they openly reject The Giver in favor of 'man'/their church.

[CynicalBear]

>> No one on Free Republic converts anyone. That is done only by the Holy Spirit and only when the time is right.<<

One wonders then why we were told to preach the gospel and teach others doesn’t one? If no one here can be used by God I’m sure you could tell us why scripture tells us to “exhort”, “teach”, “spread the gospel” and all of that? Does God use people to reach others or not in your belief system?