Posted on 07/13/2020 7:27:43 PM PDT by metmom
"For those who disbelieve, 'the stone which the builders rejected, this became the very corner stone,' and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense'; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed" (1 Pet. 2:7-8).
Rejecting Christ leads to spiritual damnation.
Israel was a unique nation, chosen by God to be the guardian of His Word and proclaimer of His kingdom. The Old Testament records His miraculous and providential care for her throughout the centuries, and the prophets told of One who would come as her great Deliverer. Israel eagerly awaited the promised Messiah.
But the story has a surprise ending. In the Person of Jesus Christ, the Messiah finally came and presented Himself to Israel. The religious leaders examined Him carefully, measuring Him in every way they could. But He didn't fit their blueprint. They expected a reigning political Messiah who would instantly deliver them from Roman oppression. They felt no need for a spiritual deliverer, so they rejected Him and tossed Him aside like a worthless rock.
That rejected cornerstone is precious to believers but remains a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to unbelievers. A "stone of stumbling" was a stone on which someone tripped while walking along the road. A "rock of offense" was a rock large enough to crush a person. The point: rejecting Christ brings spiritual devastation of enormous proportions.
All who reject Christ do so because they are disobedient to the Word. Rebellion against the written Word inevitably leads to rejection of the living Word. Of such people Peter said, "To this doom they were also appointed" (v. 8). They weren't appointed to reject Christ, but to receive the judgment that their rejection demands. That's a frightening reality that should motivate you to take every opportunity to evangelize the lost.
Suggestions for Prayer
If you have family or friends who are rejecting Christ, pray for them often, asking God to grant them saving faith.
For Further Study
Read Romans 9:30-10:17, noting Israel's false standard of righteousness and Paul's prayer for her salvation.
Don’t reply anymore to Salvation.
She is just looking for an excuse to get a Mod to ban some of us who speak the truth about her little organization (man-made at that).
We’ve given her the verses and the truth. She declines to take or heed the advice, then that is on her.
The road to destruction is B.R.O.A.D. Matthew 7:13
Wise advice.......
You make claims, general vague comments and lies that you can not substantiate. You show your anti_catholic bias instead of trying to understanding God’s truth.
Your comment: “Because the Catholic doctrines are built upon those things Jesus condemned... “ That is a blatant false statement, including that you imply that Catholic Sacred Tradition is based on man’s traditions rather than the traditions of Jesus and the Apostles.
You quote scripture implying that it denies the Catholic faith from Jesus, and ignore many items of scriptures that contradict your point of view and heretical doctrines. Your logic is false.
You should really study the Catholic faith instead of making multiple false statements about Catholic doctrines. You might find God’s Truth.
We will continue to disagree until you can show me the truth of your beliefs (not your mere general opinion) or you learn to accept That Jesus trusted and authorized His Catholic Church To Preach God’s Truth of Salvation and to Baptize all nations with the keys to the kingdom of Heaven instead of your man made interpretation and doctrine.
I do appreciate that many do teach part of God’s Truth and do good works, but they also spread false doctrines that may be the damnation of many that follow them.
Your comment: “The RCC lied to me about many things, but the one thing that made me leave without even a second thought was their lies about Salvation.”
You drank the kool-aid. So you believe that Jesus forgave all of your future sins when you say that you are saved? Is that really logical? Why did Jesus give His Apostles and their successors the authority to forgive sins or to retain them?
Do protestants read the whole Bible or just ignore the parts that they don’t like?
Your comment: “Would you rather trust God’s Word or your “church” organization about your Eternal Destiny?”
I trust the infallible authority that Jesus gave to the Catholic Church to Preach the Good News and Baptize all nations rather than the fallible interpretation of heretical men and women.
For your sake, I hope you reconsider before your death as a Baptized Catholic you have the opportunity to make a confession with absolution before you die.
Catholic pedophile priests have zero spiritual authority ... except to do evil as their devil father directs them. Shall I post a few of the hallmarks of your Catholic Faith religion?
Jesus never gave any authority to any “Roman” organization.
You guys don’t even follow His Words!
Your entire post is a joke and you can’t back up squat with your fallacies with Scripture.
You better read up on true salvation amigo.
Hell fire is eternal....
“Catholic Sacred Tradition”
Might as well believe in the Hadith. Seriously dude. Both man made writings inspired by whom? To believe what? To send people where?
That crafty serpent loves to deflect the use of God’s Holy Word to other “sources”.
ALL our sins were future sins to Jesus when He died for them.
And yes, ALL the sin of the believer is forgiven when he turns to Christ and is born again/born from above.
Colossians 2:13-15 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
The whole record of our sin debt to God was canceled and nailed to the cross. All of the sin is covered, whether we confess it or not.
And you cannot tell us, and seriously expect us to believe, that people are capable of remembering and confessing more than a small fraction of the sin they commit each day.
Anyone who thinks they can do that is self-deceived.Jesus did not establish Roman Catholicism. Romanists simply make that claim retroactively, stating that they are the ones He meant therefore, they have the authority etc......
And then they fabricate history for the first few centuries of the church to try to bolster that claim.
In the world, every day, it is estimated that two people die every second, approximately 175,000 a day. The vast majority of them go to Hell, maybe 97% of them. That’s not good, but there will be FAR FAR FAR more people in Hell, than there will be in Heaven. I don’t know why most people reject Christ, but it’s a fact of life. I don’t intend to be one of them. 😁🤪🤑🥳
Satan’s first line of attack is to question the integrity of God’s word.
He did it when Eve when he asked *Did God REALLY say.....?????* and found it so successful that he continues to use it today.
And now, since God’s word isn’t adequate for Catholicism, they have to add to it, things like *sacred tradition* to justify 2,000 years of alleged word of mouth teaching.
And when that’s exposed for the failure that it is with it’s inconsistencies, they came up with the *development of doctrine* fairy tale to explain away how Catholicism can insist that it’s doctrine has never changed for 2,000 years when anyone with a modicum of literacy can read and see that it has.
All to weasel around the clear teaching of Scripture for things like the eating of blood is absolutely forbidden, and that nobody is to use the term *Father* as a religious title.
Well put!
Once Saved Always Saved!
Further reading for lurkers who wish to know about the forgiveness of all sins once & for all to all who call upon the Holy Name of Christ:
Hebrews 10:11-12
Hebrews 10:16-18
John 3:15
Romans 8:38-39
Ephesians 1:7
I believe your numbers are close to correct. There is a quote from a saint that only he and another saint entered heaven that specific day. That might be even be less than 97%.
It is indeed sir. Imagine the shock and anguish, that millions of people will feel in the flames 🔥 of Hell, when they trusted in false, works based religious organizations. They can’t say they weren’t warned.
I wonder if people were trying to get on Noah’s ark? I can imagine Noah, asking them where they were for the last 120 years, while he was building the ark? The warning always precedes the judgement, plus, Jesus never died for the giants.
Sadder than sad for sure.
That’s a sobering fact Bro.
I don’t intend to be one of those Christ-Rejectors either.
God gave us free will. We’d be wise to use it correctly.
Acts 16:31
John 6:29
Romans 10:9-13
Hebrews 10:15-18 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,” then he adds, “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
John 3:15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Romans 8:38-39For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
John 6:29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
Romans 10:9-13 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Well done and I love the color tags!
Thanks. The red is a no-brainer.
The blue is so that people can tell what’s Scripture vs my post/opinion.
Now that's rich coming from a Catholic...
You drank the kool-aid. So you believe that Jesus forgave all of your future sins when you say that you are saved? Is that really logical? Why did Jesus give His Apostles and their successors the authority to forgive sins or to retain them?
We will continue to disagree until you can show me the truth of your beliefs (not your mere general opinion) or you learn to accept That Jesus trusted and authorized His Catholic Church To Preach God’s Truth of Salvation and to Baptize all nations with the keys to the kingdom of Heaven instead of your man made interpretation and doctrine.
Rev_20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Do you know what that is??? Of course you don't otherwise you'd know why Jesus gave his Apostles (not successors...there are no successors...) the authority to forgive sins or retain them...
And you would know that apostles forgiving and retaining sins has nothing to do with the church, or even the Catholic Church...
You would know what the Kingdom of Heaven is instead of just throwing words around to non suspecting Catholics like you know something...
And you'd know what this verse means...
Rom_4:8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
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