[Didymus Much]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

I believe that every human being on this planet has the holy spirit inside of them...

So that includes Hitler, Osama bin Laden, and George W. Bush, then.

But not animals. As they have no souls, their suffering doesn't bother you.

... i can not judge any person on their actions for only God may judge...

Though that's NOT what the Bible says, I hope I get you on my jury.

...i do not agree with their actions itself and believe it to be wrong...

Because the Bible says so? So you also agree with the Bible when it says that rape victims should be forced to marry their rapists? Or that non-virgin brides who have been paid for should be killed at the city gates?

... i feel that they still desrve the respect and love that Jesus gives them...

But they reject Him, and then:

Luke 19:27 "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me."

...i for one strife to be a better person and follow the example Jesus has set for all of us...

Are you planning to come back with a sword out of your mouth to KILL 1/3 of humanity, and banish the majority to eternal suffering in Hell? That's what Jesus does in Revelation.

[Deaner]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

I believe that every human being on this planet has the holy spirit inside of them. i can not judge any person on their actions for only God may judge. i do not agree with their actions itself and believe it to be wrong. i feel that they still desrve the respect and love that Jesus gives them. i for one strife to be a better person and follow the example Jesus has set for all of us.

Do you know that Jesus (who is God, who is Jesus) COMMANDS that we stone them to death. If you do not agree with this, you are just another one of satan's minions. You phony, fake Christ hater. Why are you here to try and lead Christ's lambs astray??

[Matthew Hopkins]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

I believe that every human being on this planet has the holy spirit inside of them. i can not judge any person on their actions for only God may judge. i do not agree with their actions itself and believe it to be wrong. i feel that they still desrve the respect and love that Jesus gives them. i for one strife to be a better person and follow the example Jesus has set for all of us.

What you mean is you want to convey to the world your own, personal, cherry-picked, watered-down version of "Christianity", conveniently leaving out all the bit of the Bible that make you uncomfortable. You think we should ignore God's Holy Words® and behave like you do: lying to and deceiving people about Jesus Christ our Lord.

Please introduce yourself in the proper place, young lady.

YBIC

[tiaanjvr]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

What do you think of homosexuals?

I believe that every human being on this planet has the holy spirit inside of them. i can not judge any person on their actions for only God may judge. i do not agree with their actions itself and believe it to be wrong. i feel that they still desrve the respect and love that Jesus gives them. i for one strife to be a better person and follow the example Jesus has set for all of us.

[Didymus Much]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

In my defence, i am a christian and a have accepted Jesus as my saviour...

What makes you think He's accepted you?

James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."

...Could someone please explain to me why the term "unsaved trash" is being used to, in some part, refer to people on this site...

That's clearly explained in the thread you were supposed to read BEFORE posting.

[Deaner]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

In my defence, i am a christian and a have accepted Jesus as my saviour.

Could someone please explain to me why the term "unsaved trash" is being used to, in some part, refer to people on this site.

thanks

Tiaan

What do you think of homosexuals?

[tiaanjvr]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

In my defence, i am a christian and a have accepted Jesus as my saviour.

Could someone please explain to me why the term "unsaved trash" is being used to, in some part, refer to people on this site.

thanks

Tiaan

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

But you claim to have the absolute truths of the bible understood. The thing with God is that no one can ever know Him on earth. We can only do what we believe he wishes.

Which of the following do you believe?

1. God has clearly expressed His will.
2. God cannot clearly express His will, in which case He is not omnipotent.
3. God can clearly express His will, but chooses not to do so, instead forcing us to guess at what is required to avoid eternal damnation, in which case He is a monster.

If you believe 2 or 3, then you are not a Christian, and what you call "God" is not worthy of worship.

Yours in Christ (not the co-mediatrix, since there is no such thing, 1 Tim. 2:5),

Isaac

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

From the teaching Magisterium of the Rock upon which the Church is built, as established by Christ on earth.

The what?

Ah, the traditions of men in the Catholic Cult.

Jesus spoke of you.

Mark 7:9
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

Why do you hate God?

[Mary Etheldreda]

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But how can you know God? By reading the scriptures, praying to him in union with the angels and the saints, and by receiving the Sacraments.

I used to think this, too. Then I started looking into the history of the sacraments, as well as the theological arguments for them. If you aren't afraid of finding the Truth, I would suggest you try this as well. Eventually you will realize that your life without the sacraments is no different than life with the sacraments (we can explore how and why if you'd like).

In other words, they are but habitual rituals for the sake of keeping your mind focused. Keeping your mind focused, however, does not require mystical talismans. It just requires attention to detail, and practice.

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

And here is my point: You focus everything on the Bible. That is amazing. But you claim to have the absolute truths of the bible understood. The thing with God is that no one can ever know Him on earth. We can only do what we believe he wishes. For only through God is there salvation. But how can you know God? By reading the scriptures, praying to him in union with the angels and the saints, and by receiving the Sacraments. I never claimed to know anything. part of being Christian is having faith. No, I don't know everything. I don't know what God wants for everyone. No, I don't have my bible memorized from cover to cover and I can't quote it at will. Instead, I do what I believe God is telling me to do; Go to Church. Evangelize. Pray. Be the best Catholic I can be. I do read my bible. I do reflect on it. And when I have questions about what God is telling me through my reflections, I ask one of those who is in the apostolic line of the Church, from Peter and the apostles, to the Priests of the Church today. I know that you have clearly defined me as a 'papist', and 'unsaved trash', and most likely you will ban me out of hatred for me and mine, but that matters not. I will continue to pray for all of you to know him. That we all may love him, serve him, and know him in this life, so that we may be happy with him in the next.

God bless you all, and may you be kept close to his heart
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Amen.
~DD

I won't delete your comments, although they're only the same stuff we've all heard before. Perhaps it is possible that God might reveal additional information to us (other than that contained in The Bible). For example I could see a stranger jumping up and down and saying the letter "w" repeatedly what should I do. Well I could run off, or I could go over and assist in some way; what should I say?

Luke 21:15 [Jesus speaking] For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
KJV . . look up . context

These are The Last Days. God has never made announcements ex-cathedra from your demonic vatican, stuffed with corpses and looted bling. But He may use me just as I am and He would give me words, according to His Plan For Salvation, for that maniac.

Those words would never contradict Scripture.

Everything to do with the Romish hallucination is THE EXACT OPPOSITE of what God has revealed in The Bible.

It's a no-brainer.

[Jedediah]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

We can only do what we believe he wishes.

And how do you know what God wishes, if you would rather "feel vibes" than read the clear and unambiguous instructions that He gave us? Does your "feeling" about what it means to be a Christian supersede the verses of Scripture I provided for you above? Are you saying that you know better than God what He wants?

Psalm 12:6-7
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

II Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Christianity isn't a game of "make it up as you go along." There are clear expectations (not sinning, obeying God's commandments) and there are clear lines in the sand which disqualify one from being a Christian (sinning, disobeying God). However, God's expectations are not always intuitive. This is why He is very clear that we are not to lean to our own understanding, as you advocate above. He gave us clear instructions, precisely so that we don't have to think for ourselves.

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Fortunately, your ignorance can be remedied. You are not the first person God has guided here, to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a Christian. My heart rejoices that He has brought you here, to truly grasp the Good News, in all Its breathtaking majesty.

[Redeemed Papist]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

And here is my point: You focus everything on the Bible. That is amazing. But you claim to have the absolute truths of the bible understood. The thing with God is that no one can ever know Him on earth. We can only do what we believe he wishes. For only through God is there salvation. But how can you know God? By reading the scriptures, praying to him in union with the angels and the saints, and by receiving the Sacraments. I never claimed to know anything. part of being Christian is having faith. No, I don't know everything. I don't know what God wants for everyone. No, I don't have my bible memorized from cover to cover and I can't quote it at will. Instead, I do what I believe God is telling me to do; Go to Church. Evangelize. Pray. Be the best Catholic I can be. I do read my bible. I do reflect on it. And when I have questions about what God is telling me through my reflections, I ask one of those who is in the apostolic line of the Church, from Peter and the apostles, to the Priests of the Church today. I know that you have clearly defined me as a 'papist', and 'unsaved trash', and most likely you will ban me out of hatred for me and mine, but that matters not. I will continue to pray for all of you to know him. That we all may love him, serve him, and know him in this life, so that we may be happy with him in the next.

God bless you all, and may you be kept close to his heart
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Amen.
~DD

So it's OK to just make stuff up about God that feels right? I know what God wants. It's in the Bible.

[Zechariah Smyth]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

And here is my point: You focus everything on the Bible. That is amazing. But you claim to have the absolute truths of the bible understood. The thing with God is that no one can ever know Him on earth. We can only do what we believe he wishes. For only through God is there salvation. But how can you know God? By reading the scriptures, praying to him in union with the angels and the saints, and by receiving the Sacraments. I never claimed to know anything. part of being Christian is having faith. No, I don't know everything. I don't know what God wants for everyone. No, I don't have my bible memorized from cover to cover and I can't quote it at will. Instead, I do what I believe God is telling me to do; Go to Church. Evangelize. Pray. Be the best Catholic I can be. I do read my bible. I do reflect on it. And when I have questions about what God is telling me through my reflections, I ask one of those who is in the apostolic line of the Church, from Peter and the apostles, to the Priests of the Church today. I know that you have clearly defined me as a 'papist', and 'unsaved trash', and most likely you will ban me out of hatred for me and mine, but that matters not. I will continue to pray for all of you to know him. That we all may love him, serve him, and know him in this life, so that we may be happy with him in the next.

God bless you all, and may you be kept close to his heart
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Amen.
~DD

What???

His "wishes" (AKA "commandments") are literally and liberally sprinkled throughout the Bible...and there are over 600 of them. There is no guessing or interpretation or hemming and hawing; it's all spelled out in simple, easy-to-understand language.

Why disregard such an excellent instruction manual?



Yours in Christ (NOT MARY),

Z. Smyth

[DiscipuliDei]

Re: READ THIS BEFORE YOU FLAME US!

If you had bothered to actually read the Holy Bible (KJV 1611), you would know that the dead have not physical or mental activity (see, for example, Ecclesiastes 9:5,10 and Psalm 146:4). Every person who dies, whether righteous or unsaved, sleeps in the ground until the Resurrection (e.g., Daniel 12:2, John 3:13, Acts 2:29).

God promises to resurrect all those who have died, sinner and True Christian™ alike, and judge each and every one according to his or her works.

Revelation 20:11-12
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

God's Word says nothing about floating up to Heaven immediately after death, where you will talk to Saint Peter at the pearly gates and be welcomed by previously deceased friends and family. Everyone will be judged at once.

Praying to the dead is an exercise in futility. Jesus tells us that rather than praise His mother, we should hearken to His Word and obey His commandments.

Luke 11:27-28
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

What you are demonstrating with your ignorance of that which you profess to believe is that you cannot be a True Christian™ if you don't read the Bible.

My family and I will pray for you, that you may begin to take seriously that which forms the basis for those things you profess belief in, yet of which you demonstrate ignorance.

And here is my point: You focus everything on the Bible. That is amazing. But you claim to have the absolute truths of the bible understood. The thing with God is that no one can ever know Him on earth. We can only do what we believe he wishes. For only through God is there salvation. But how can you know God? By reading the scriptures, praying to him in union with the angels and the saints, and by receiving the Sacraments. I never claimed to know anything. part of being Christian is having faith. No, I don't know everything. I don't know what God wants for everyone. No, I don't have my bible memorized from cover to cover and I can't quote it at will. Instead, I do what I believe God is telling me to do; Go to Church. Evangelize. Pray. Be the best Catholic I can be. I do read my bible. I do reflect on it. And when I have questions about what God is telling me through my reflections, I ask one of those who is in the apostolic line of the Church, from Peter and the apostles, to the Priests of the Church today. I know that you have clearly defined me as a 'papist', and 'unsaved trash', and most likely you will ban me out of hatred for me and mine, but that matters not. I will continue to pray for all of you to know him. That we all may love him, serve him, and know him in this life, so that we may be happy with him in the next.

God bless you all, and may you be kept close to his heart
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Amen.
~DD