Posted on 02/05/2015 2:50:39 PM PST by NYer
My experiece with mass is that it is a snooze fest and the only way most people stay awake is because of the standing, sitting, kneeling calisthenics.
The prayers are all just repetitious memorized responses that haven’t changed for decades.
What is it about the “Catholic Sunday” that you believe to be a product of delusion?
You do realize, of course, that all those neat biblical quotes that you mentioned were brought to you courtesy of the Catholic church.....say thanks!!
John 6:53 is good enough for Catholics
“Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you. “(Douay-Rheims Bible)
Just as the early Church fathers operated under Petrine authority to put together the books we call the Bible, we have Petrine authority to authoritatively interpret scripture for all generations. We have the CREDO.
**The prayers are all just repetitious memorized responses that haven’t changed for decades.**
Oops, the translations just changed three years ago. Update your knowledge bank, please.
John 3:3 Jesus replied, "I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3 Jesus replied, "I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
WOW, nobody can say that you aren't commited to Christ....you actually let something that miniscule drive you from the true church of Christ eh???.....nor do I believe your story...church envelopes are numbered so they can keep track of donations for your tax purposes....handing a newcomer a box of envelopes would have been counterproductive because neither you nor the parish would have been able to establish your tax deductible donations...sigh
You can have whatever day you want. Just don't lie about it being the Sabbath of the ten commandments.
When I know a man is on the broad path that leads to destruction, it isn’t loving to remain silent. The right thing to do is sound the alarm, even if it it’s upsetting. I believe only a lost man will allow another lost man to believe he’s right with God. Only a false prophet cries, “Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”
You may not believe it now, but those who take the time to warn about Rome care more about you and others in the grip of Rome than you will ever know. When someone warns you about believing a false gospel, they are showing real Christian love. If we didn’t care, why would we waste our time? We don’t know you, we aren’t likely to ever meet you, we aren’t asking you to join anything, and we aren’t selling anything. I’m a Baptist, a Reformed Baptist, but I’m interested in building the kingdom of God, not my local congregation. I wouldn’t walk across the street to add to a Baptist church roll, but I’d try to swim the Mississippi if I thought the Lord might be pleased to use me to help save a sinner on the other side.
I'm Italian! When it came to having dinner at home on time, it was the back of my father's hand I would worry about! Hellfire and damnation were not the issue!
Funny how ex-Catholics or non-Catholics seem to think they have all the answers for us. Go to You Tube and check out, "World youth day" or"Walk for life"... Kids are a lot more interested in what's important than they sometimes get credit for!
God bless you!
The books in the Bible did not fall from the skies. These books were assembled under Petrine authority by the early Church fathers. They got their authority not from their grandmother but the authority extended to Peter and his successors. We call this Petrine authority and all the preeminent theologians of the world agree.
Catholics do not need born again. We have the Church to interpret this and we have the Credo, and the the very word of Christ Himself. John 6:53
“Jesus therefore said to them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye shall have eaten the flesh of the Son of man, and drunk his blood, ye have no life in yourselves.”
Catholic Sunday???????......Look at your protestant calendar, it is that red marked day at the beginning of the week....that is a Jewish Sunday, protestant Sunday, Catholic Sunday....whatever.....most of us get off work that day!!!!
What goes on between a married couple is between themselves and God. No one else’s business.
You had better put your trust in Christ, not Rome, not “Petrine authority.” It is Christ alone who can deliver you from the fowler’s snare.
“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.”
Not a lie.
I guess the Our Father is just a memorized prayer that hasn’t changed for 2000 years.
Yes it now said at Mass in English instead of Latin.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, We've been through that enough times on these threads to prove that meme total bunk.
>>They got their authority not from their grandmother but the authority extended to Peter and his successors.<<
"and his successors my foot". There was no succession and there wasn't even a single pope until at least the 11th century. The first Roman bishop to call himself "apostolitc see" was Damasus in 366. The first one calling himself "pontifex maximus" was Leo the Great and that taken from the pagans. That whole "unbroken line" stuff is a joke.
>>Catholics do not need born again.<<
Jesus said different. If you're not born again you're not going to see heaven.
>>Verily, verily, I say unto you, Unless ye shall have eaten the flesh of the Son of man, and drunk his blood<<
Jesus was subject to the Old Testament laws. If He and the apostles had eaten blood they would have been sinning and Jesus would not of been fit to be the perfect sacrifice.
I feel called to Witness, FReepers, so I’m going to end with this:
I was born into the Catholoc Church. Baptized, confirmed, the whole nine yards.
Moved to Protestant.
Then lost faith. Became atheist.
Deist followed due to some of my education in physics and math. (Short version: This universe was designed. Period.)
After that, though, I walked some dark paths. Try hermestics for one (good luck Googling it - you might find some closely named pop culture versions). Bad stuff. Real. Decades ago BTW.
Then came back into the fold. Yup, a prodigal son, but probably still too failed to be worthy, so I pray daily for His Grace.
Nominally Catholic again, but simply discount any dogma that does not have Scriptural foundation. BTW, none of us have it 100% right. Fortunately, He does not demand that we do so, because only He could.
The take-aways:
Those who have true faith in God and Christ are so far removed from the others that it is almost impossible to describe. Trust me, I know. I once used to be on the other side. See above.
Just try your best. Try to respectfully educate each other. Please don’t cast aspersions (cultish, immolation, flagellation, heresy, etc.) That only serves the enemy. Yes, I failed on that score up thread. My bad.
Now, does that mean don’t try to help others grow in understanding and faith? Correct their errors? Of course not. Please try help each other without any arrogance that you are 100% right and without disrespect for your fellow Christians.
That also does not mean accepting anti-Christian doctrines. That is a path to the enemy’s fold. Sadly, too many see small differences as being anti-Christian because they just don’t truly grasp how evil the enemy and his followers have been and always will be.
Hard roads lie ahead, people. We are going to need each other. In fact, we already do.
Sigh.
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