Now I was creating some healing between the Churches. Amy, we the Catholic church spoke with leaders of the Pentecostal leadership during Vatican II in 1972. There is a plenty of confusion between us, your collected Christians, and the body of the full communion with the Catholic Universal church, which happens to be headed by the vicar of Christ Pope Benedict.
One of the primary problems is how does one become a Christian?
Yes this is all irrelevant to Db'ing. Or is it? Fundamentaly different views between others which causes problems. When we should be sitting down figuring out how to get along.
Sorry you feel that way. Sorry but baptism has to be done and performed this way for it to be licit. Etc... Sorry but body, blood, soul and divinity is truly present in the Eucharist under the appearance of bread and wine. This was one of the first councils in the Church history.
Do you use the Nicene creed?
Phil there doesn't need to be any "healing" between you and me because there has been no injury, nor will there be because once I make this post, I'm not discussing the subject any further.
I am generally opposed to what I consider man-made religion with all it's laws, pomp, circumstance and holier than thou judgement of others. I believe that there is one way to God and that is through Christ, the Son. We are saved by grace through faith, and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God and not of works lest any man should boast.
If you are of the opinion that the Catholic Church has cornered the market on God's grace and the rest of us are going to hell then you represent what I don't like about man-made religion. That being said, you have been up front about your faith from the beginning. The only reason I did not answer your question regarding my denomination previously was because I expected the usual chest thumping holier than thou attitude that I have experienced from Catholics in the past. Obviously, I did not lump you in with all that I can consider "unattractive" about Catholicism, though. I have simply spoken to you as a man of faith because your denomination is irrelevant except in the way it may limits or expand your vision - which is not even for me to say. Denominations simply don't matter in this arena. You believe that Christ is the risen Son of God. That's is ALL that matters. And that right there puts you in line to have anything that hinders you stripped away by the Man Himself if you will allow it. And THAT was all I needed to know in order to speak to you.
Well, that and the lessons from the school of hard knocks I've attended myself .
Stick to Divorce Busting and stick to the BIBLE, Phil. Do not allow yourself to be distracted... Hush your mouth Get on your knees Seek Him. When in doubt, seek Him again.
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