uh, how do you know this?
And I am bemused that most of the quotes are from the gospels.
Actually, Catholics have the gospel read at every mass...even in the days the mass was in Latin. So most Catholics are aware of these quotes.
Book of Hebrews? Not so much...
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So do Orthodox Christians (and other liturgical churches). Our sermons are usually from the Gospel reading for the day from the lectionary.
That is the downside of the non-liturgical churches. The New Testament coverage usually centers on the pastor's preferences / interests / concerns. As a result, there is incomplete coverage of the Gospels.
On the Catholic Church and Scripture, I won’t spend the time repeating all the different things I’ve written about it here, but I’ll just say I’m aware that the claims and the reality don’t match, and Catholics as a whole know little of the Bible. Parts of it are read in mass, but that’s not enough for people to know it. You need study, which means either going over it on your own, or with others, and an applying of it to your life in every situation.
On what is taught and mentioned in churches, I’ve done my best to describe it here but it’s a difficult thing to do. As I mentioned to someone else, there are similar passages to these that I’ve heard in church. What concerns me more is a softening that seems to emphasize such points less than in the past, in response to society. And I’m not going to take the time to say more about it now, but it’s a softening that can be connected in many ways to the Catholic Church and those others with liturgies as well.
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>> “Book of Hebrews? Not so much.” <<
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Yep, Hebrews Ch 6 scares the bejeezus out of the OSAS crowd.
So does 2Peter 2:19-22.
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