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To: Grateful2God
>>Christianity is about believing/following Jesus. It's not that complicated if the texts are read.<<

Texts require proper interpretation and application to one's daily life.

Then the catholic church needs to put out a commentary on the proper interpretation and application on ALL verses.

To date, some 1700 years later, they have not.

80 posted on 03/30/2015 1:35:35 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
"Then the catholic church needs to put out a commentary on the proper interpretation and application on ALL verses. To date, some 1700 years later, they have not."

Which again shows how little you know of Catholicism. We don't learn verse-by-verse: we learn in context. And we take the Bible as a whole, not simply what fits into discussion. It's amazing how many non-members have all the answers for us. We have the Scriptures translated by St. Jerome into Latin. We have the Magisterium, the Teaching Authority of the Church. We have our Sacred Tradition. And we're taught how to live it. (See below for an example.) Read up at the Vatican Website and the EWTN Document Library site, as well as the Apocrypha, then perhaps the answers we have will at last be evident.


Meanwhile, we'll just keep on going, as we have since Simon Peter received his commission from Jesus.

The Ten Commandments reflect the basic structure of the Natural Law insofar as it applies to humanity. The first three are the foundation for everything that follows: The Love of God, the Worship of God, the sanctity of God and the building of people around God. The other seven Commandments are to do with the love of humanity and describe the different ways in which we must serve the common good : Honor your father and mother, you shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor, you shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbour (Exodus 20:3–17). Our Lord Jesus Christ Summarised the Commandments with the New Commandment: "Love one another, as I have loved you" (John 13:34, 15:9–17). The mystery of Jesus is a mystery of love. Our relationship with God is not one of fear, of slavery or oppression; it is a relationship of serene trust born of a free choice motivated by love. Pope John Paul II stated that love is the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being. By his law God does not intend to coerce our will, but to set it free from everything that could compromise its authentic dignity and its full realisation. (Pope John Paul II to government leaders, 5 November 2000.)

87 posted on 03/30/2015 4:57:41 PM PDT by Grateful2God (Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord...)
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