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To: metmom

“That’s correct because the one true church, the body of Christ, is NOT a denomination or organization.”

The Catholic Church is not a denomination. It is organized, as were the Apostles and Disciples. Protestants are nothing but sectarians.

“It’s a living organism comprised of all born again believers in Jesus.”

Catholics are in the Church. Protestants have sects.


304 posted on 03/20/2014 6:14:11 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: vladimir998
Protestants are nothing but sectarians.

That is a sad truth, and not what Jesus asked his disciples to do. Miriam is the most inspiring woman in all HiStory. She is the Virgin of Israel and all her holiness comes from God and points to God. Anyone indwelt by the Spirit of God will love and honor her. Anyone would be blessed to call her mother, or to be called son by her. Consider the special relationship Miriam, Mary if you prefer (As long as you love her), has with her son the Messiah, Israel, and his Ecclesia/Church. You cannot separate her from Revelation 12. Israel did not give birth to Messiah except through Miriam. God protected her from the adversary and it is not in congruent with Scripture if God chose to take her into heaven similar to how He took Elijah or Enoch. We cannot even be certain God did not take Moses, given his appearance with Elijah on the mountain with Messiah.

And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

344 posted on 03/20/2014 8:16:49 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (>)
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