Thank you! A very good word for today and the challenges we face as believers. I am doing a Kay Arthur study at my church on the first 10 chapters of Genesis, the creation, the fall and the flood. WOW! If people were only willing to see and hear with their spiritual eyes and ears, they’d be flabbergasted to see where we are, what the “time” is and how we need to prepare, but I agree with you that few there be who are really interested or care. Some talk a good talk, but it’s only talk. Judgment is coming to the just and the unjust. We MUST prepare and get ready!
Who do you think promoted the "original shift in European culture" toward the Judaeo-Christian God in the first place? Hint: it wasn't any of the Protestant churches, because they didn't exist yet, and wouldn't exist for a thousand years after Christianity was made legal in AD 313.
The Catholic Church has been in existence for nearly 2000 years, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
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Wise words. Thank you.
I share your concerns. What you’ve pointed out is the defect within human reason (due to our fallen and sinful nature) that leads to gross moral evil in our world. However, it is important to remember that it is our human reason in conjunction with our Faith that leads us to God. Furthermore we have to be mindful of tipping the scale too far in regard to favoring God’s Divinity or His Humanity. The extremes lead to heresy.
I remember Peter Kreeft (Boston U. prof) giving a talk wherein he told a story about taking a Muslim student to Mass with him. After the Mass the Muslim asked him, “Do you really believe that the bread and wine becomes God?” Professor Kreeft said, “Yes.” The Muslim responded, “If I believed that I would fall to floor and prostrate myself before God and would remain there for all eternity.”
The point of the story is to emphasize the nature of man. If we did as the Muslim did and attempt to worship God in such a manner it would be a denial of our humanity for we are incapable in our human form of such worship. It is the same with our reason which is extended into the arts and other forms of expression. We can’t deny it and we should embrace it, particularly when it does glorify God as you stated.
Man as the measure of all things goes all the way backs to the Greeks and throughout the centuries in rationalistic enlightenment thought. But up until that point I don’t believe it was the dominant form of thought. People didn’t say, “That’s your truth, I have my own thank you very much.” People who knew the truth oriented their lives to it. Today in our post-enlightenment modern world it is seen as optional. A sad state of affairs. But it was not always this way. I figure we’ll go back someday, if we make it to that point.
Anyway enough babbling. Peace be with you.
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Revelation 3:14-22 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation.
“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
Bookmarked.
Thank you
Uh... the time is getting close??
Luke 18:8
However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
1John 3
18
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Jesus told us what we must do to be saved, did he tell us to follow the Catholic teachings or the Mormon teachings, Baptist, Pentecostal, Methodist J.W? no he did not.
John 3:15
He said that those who believe in me shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 14:15
15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
What was his commandments?
I do not think the commandments Jesus gave us had any thing to do with Church religious rituals, they were how we live our every day life, mostly in regards to our fellow human beings, our neighbors.
All of the emphasis seems to be on the Church and nothing more, did Jesus send the apostles out to preach Church? no, he sent them out to preach his gospel.
But most of what you hear in Church about being saved has more to do with ritual than what Jesus told us to do and not do.
How long has it been since any one has heard the Gospel that Jesus actually preached?
Normally what you hear is a half dozen words of Jesus ( if he is quoted at all ) and then a sermon about those words that last for thirty minutes or an hour that mostly has nothing to do with what Jesus actually said.
Or you might hear about Paul for an hour, but what about Jesus?
Thank you for this! Came at just the right time. Bless you!
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the church is led by a bunch of intellectuals wimps...learned salvation...not the real thing. www.fhu.com has the real deal...from a Jew too!