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To: ADSUM
>>That has never been Christ’s statement<<

"my words are spirit" "the flesh profits nothing".

>>Do you just reject the Catholic Church<<

I reject Catholicism because it is a paganistic religion and teaches things the apostles didn't contrary to God's word.

1,537 posted on 01/29/2015 10:56:58 AM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear

“my words are spirit” “the flesh profits nothing”.

So you are saying Christ’s flesh (Body and Blood) profits nothing.

“1. The Flesh does not grasp spiritual teachings - [Jesus said] The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life (John 6:63).

Having heard Jesus’ teaching on the Eucharist, most of his listeners ridicule it and will no longer take Jesus seriously. So Jesus indicates that their hostility to the teaching on the Eucharist is of the flesh. The flesh demands that everything be obvious to it on its own terms. The flesh demands to see physical proof for everything; it demands that it be able to “see” using its own unregenerate power. And if it cannot see based on its own limited view, it simply rejects spiritual truth out of hand. In effect, the flesh refuses to believe at all since what it really demands is something that will “force” it to accept something. Absolute proof takes things out of the realm of faith and trust. Faith is no longer necessary when something is absolutely proven and plainly visible to the eyes of flesh. The flesh simply refuses to believe and demands proof.”

Msgr Pope

You fail in your twisted explanation and you reject the Church that Jesus founded. I think you are missing many of the graces that God provides through His Church.

Are you a former Catholic that has rejected some of her teachings?


1,542 posted on 01/29/2015 11:23:12 AM PST by ADSUM
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To: CynicalBear; ADSUM

John 6:63-63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

They are Christ’s words!


1,544 posted on 01/29/2015 11:28:10 AM PST by mdmathis6 ("trapped by hyenas, Bill had as much life expectancy as a glass table at a UVA Frat house party!/s)
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