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To: ADSUM

No ADSUM.

I ASKED YOU TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS FROM INSPIRED scripture and you failed four times and then gave up.


274 posted on 08/11/2016 9:05:57 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

I have given you several examples, but you just ignore or don’t want to accept all the teachings of Jesus and His Church.
You could accept and understand the full meaning of Christ’s teachings, and not just the protestors version. It is amazing to me that the protestors do not accept some of the teachings and dwell on them, instead of concentrating on the teachings that they do accept and doing God’s will.

St Paul
to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy.* Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.g

[1:7] Called to be holy: Paul often refers to Christians as “the holy ones” or “the saints.” The Israelite community was called a “holy assembly” because they had been separated for the worship and service of the Lord (see Lv 11:44; 23:1–44). The Christian community regarded its members as sanctified by baptism (Rom 6:22; 15:16; 1 Cor 6:11; Eph 5:26–27). Christians are called to holiness (1 Cor 1:2; 1 Thes 4:7), that is, they are called to make their lives conform to the gift they have already received.

the question of their ability to hear us (saints in heaven)is among the most frequent of Protestant concerns. The book of Revelation is especially helpful in dealing with this, since it describes people in heaven who are aware of the happenings on earth (Rev. 6:11; 7:13–14). They have this capacity according to God’s designs and not of their own power. Paul alluded to this when he said, “Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood” (1 Cor. 13:12).

Those in heaven are part of the mystical body of Christ, and have not been separated from us by death. Christ is the vine, and we are the branches. So, if we are connected to him, we are inseparably bound together with them as well. Thus, the angels and saints stand before the throne of God, offer our prayers to him, and cheer us on as we run the good race.

http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/how-to-defend-the-intercession-of-the-saints

Remember that as we were baptized, we are part of the Body of Christ and Christ will cut off the dead branches of the vine.

I pray to the saints and the Blessed Mother to honor God and do His will so that all will do the will of the Father
and join Him in everlasting life.

God’s Peace be with you.


288 posted on 08/12/2016 9:07:00 AM PDT by ADSUM
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