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3201 | angels all around us! | Ps 103:20 | Emmaus | 52024 | ||
Grace, A good concordance should give you every verse that deals with angels. You may find this link helpful in summing up what Christians believe about angels. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/creator.html#ANGELS Emmaus |
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3202 | Why do Catholics believe in Good Works | Matt 7:21 | Emmaus | 52008 | ||
Learn, You are welcome. Emmaus |
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3203 | Closed Communion | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 51845 | ||
wdc, I will speak only from my the Catholic perspective. Holy Communion to Catholics is a sacament of unity of community and of unity of belief. It is offered to you with the words: "The Body of Christ", to which you reply "Amen", meaning among other things that you believe that you are receiving the Body of Christ understood according to the teachings of the Catholic Church. If a guest does not believe what the Catholic Church teaches about this sacrament it is more charitable to ask them to be true to themselves and not ask them to imply or say amen to what they do not believe by receiving Communion. It is also more respectful of their own beliefs to ask them to not receive if they do believe what receiving Communion implies and by saying Amen explicitly confesses. I have also encountered the same closed communion in Presbyterian churches and have not been at all offended. I feel more uncomfortable in open communion churches where everyone is expected to receive communion. Perhaps it is different where communion is viewed only symbolically. But others will have to address that position. I hope this sheds some light on the matter for you. Emmaus |
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3204 | Why do Catholics believe in Good Works | Matt 7:21 | Emmaus | 51788 | ||
Learn, For the Catholic teaching on Law and Grace, Grace and Justification and Merit in the Catholic Catechism go to this link: http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/salve.html#SALVATION Emmaus |
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3205 | Why do Catholics believe in Good Works | James 2:17 | Emmaus | 51786 | ||
Learn, For the formal teaching of the Catholic Church on Justification proclaimed by the Council of Trent, go to this link: http://www.ewtn.com/library/COUNCILS/TRENT6.HTM The very brief answer is that we believe faith and good works in Christ are two inseparable sides of the same coin. But faith is always first and that the gift of grace which allows to do good works in Christ. See James 2:17 and following and also Galations 5:6; 1 Corinthians 13:2; John 14:15; Matthew 19:16-17; Matthew 7:21-22. Emmaus |
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3206 | Where do I go from here? | 2 Pet 3:4 | Emmaus | 51647 | ||
Treadway, Before you finish your studies, I would like to recommend one more book that may shed very different light on Revelation and the preterist position. The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn. You may see Revelation in a whole new light. Emmaus |
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3207 | Was it complete? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 51609 | ||
Hank, Thank you. Emmaus |
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3208 | Was it complete? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 51603 | ||
Joe, Thanks for the response. I did have to smile, when, after sending my post I saw your post only two slots below mine and addressing the "alone" principle on another thread. I have stayed out of the debate for a number of reasons. One being that I am not aware of exactly what the theology of the Church of Christ is on baptism other than the fact that they obviously believe it is necessary and regenerative. How they believe that is effected I do not know. Emmaus |
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3209 | Was it complete? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 51577 | ||
Cyclist, Thank you for your kind response. In response to your question I would point you to the last half of the last sentence in my post. God is free give his grace in any manner He pleases in addition to the singular manner of baptism He has commanded his Church to administer. He is not restricted. We may not know all His other ways,although you have pointed out two illustrations, but we do know one certain way He has commanded his Church, as His body, to administer his grace through baptism. Emmaus |
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3210 | Was it complete? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 51569 | ||
Hank, I apologize for being so slow in responding to your post. I have been delayed by more pressing domestic concerns and pleasures. I must admit that I am loathe to enter into the current debate, since it seems to be going nowhere just fine without my excess energy input. I believe I saw a post by you asking if anyone's position on the question had been changed. There was not a single answer in the positive, which was no surprise since your question must have at some level been rhetorical. That being said, I will offer my thoughts on the points and questions you raised. "But the real issue about water baptism, Emmaus is, or so it seems to me, is it salvific? Is it an act, a ritual, a sacrament -- call it what you will -- without which salvation is impossible? ..The Bible clearly exalts Christ and his redemption through His shed blood on the cross as being our one and only means for justification. ...., how does all this hue and cry about the salvific properites of water baptism set with you from your perspective as a Catholic? "--Hank If one acknowledges Christ and his redemption through His shed blood on the cross as being our one and only means for justification, does that of necessity rule out water baptism as an effective and ordinary means of transmitting the grace of justification won by Christ's sacrifice on the cross? I think not. I think a case can be made for baptism as the ordinary means of the transmission of that grace in light of Jesus' own command and other verses supporting that position which have already been cited ad infinitum. But I sense something more at work here. I sense a particular priciple at work in this debate, which I have followed in only a cursory manner. That principle is the principle of exclusion or separation; the principle of "either or." It is the priciple of "faith or works", "Scripture or Tradition", "spiritual or physical." It is the principle of "alone", "faith alone", "scripture alone", "grace alone". This jumps out at me because I come from place where the inclusive principle, the "both and" is allowed to exist. "Faith and works" (properly understood), "Scripture and Tradition", "spiritual and physical" are not seen as always incompatible and always mutually exclusive, but rather integrated and inseparable, like two sides of the same coin. This is seen especially in the sacraments which we see as encounters with Christ, where God's grace is transmitted through man and matter even as it was in the Incarnation, in a certain sense the ultimate sacrament, Jesus, from whom all sacraments derive. Even the Church is a sacrament in this sense. But these are mysteries of faith that must be seen through the eyes of faith, like we see the greatest mystery, Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Not to mention the Trinity. If God would choose flesh as the means of our redemption, should we flinch to think He might choose to use matter like water as a means of tramitting the grace He secured on the cross by his physical flesh and blood? I sense a fear of the physical or created matter in the debate. As if the water would dilute or corrupt the grace flowing through it. If the Incarnation was not taken for granted in the debate, I suspect some might fear the corruption of Jesus' spirit by his flesh. I suspect some might have feared Jesus' spit and the earth he mixed it with would have corrupted his healing grace when he placed it on the eyes of the blind man. But I think this fear is all at an intuitive level that is not being articulated. I think that both sides sense that there is more at stake in this debate than just water, but just can not get past the water issue. I have already expressed my thought that baptism is not a work of man, but a work of Christ applying his saving grace to us as we encounter him in his Church. Having expressed my personal thoughts on the matter (no pun intended), I will now provide an example of the inclusive, "both and" princple in the form of offical magisterial teaching from the Catechism. The last sentence of the paragraph is as essential as the beginning and sums the paragraph. "1257 The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation.[John 3:5] He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them.[Matt 28:19-20] Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament.[Mark 16:16] The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are "reborn of water and the Spirit." God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments." Emmaus |
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3211 | Was it complete? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 51330 | ||
Tim, I wonder if it is accurate to say that baptism is a work that we do. Rather, I think it is something that Christ does to us through his body the Church. Who ever baptised him or her self? If you look at baptism as a grace filled encounter with Christ in and through his Church it seems much less a work of man than a work of Christ. The definition of a scarament I learned as a child was that it was "an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace." I have never thought of baptism or any other sacrament as something we do for or by ourselves, but rather something that Jesus does for us. Emmaus |
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3212 | I need help finding a verse.. | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 51081 | ||
Mare, What you are paraphrasing or remebering is not in the bible. It sounds like a takeoff someone did on Abraham negotiating with God over Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18:20-33. Emmaus |
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3213 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | Emmaus | 51080 | ||
danieln, "Still i would like to know the reason the pope is considered infallible, surely the bible is our infallible guide to the christain faith and morals" A reasonable question and statement. Surely the bible is the innerent and inspired word of God. But an infallible book that is subject only to fallible interpretations among many readers and belivers can be a source of problems as well as a blessing. In response to your question: I addressed this issue before a few months ago at the request of another forum member. You can view those four posts by scrolling down to the highlighted thread line and clicking on my name, then at my profile click on Total Posts and all my postings will be listed. Go to page #23 and scroll down to entry # 458 then follow the thread through # 455. Or for a another article on the question go to this link: http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/papacy.htm Emmaus |
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3214 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | Emmaus | 50962 | ||
Jesusman, Next time, just quote the primary sources directly. They seem to loose some details and add others in the translation. I would paticularly like to see the quote on the Catholic belief in a sinless pope. Even the pope would be surprised to hear about his condition.That is one only heard from people who are not Catholic and who seem to confuse infallability with inpeccability. Emmaus |
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3215 | why did Adonijah take hold of altar | 1 Kin 1:50 | Emmaus | 50939 | ||
TVP, In addition to the excellent posts of Prayon and Mommapps, you can also see this concept continued in the Christian tradition of "sanctuary," when people would flee to a Church where they were safe because they were on holy ground and the secular authorities would be committing sacrilige if they descecrated the holy place with violence, even if the one claiming sanctuary head committed a crime. A rather twisted and convoluted but immediate example of this is the incident with the Palenstinian gunmen who took over the Church of the nNivity in Bethlehem while fleeing the Israeli army only a few weeks ago. Emmaus |
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3216 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | Emmaus | 50938 | ||
Jesusman, As I pointed out in my previous post, an accurate and contextual presentation of what the Catholic Church teaches is available from the Catehchism. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/ccc.html You are not an accurate or reliable source on the broad subject. I would not presume to tell you or others what you believe as Baptists. Although I may have a limited knowledge of the subject, what I know may be flawed or inaccurate and from unreliable and inaccurate secondary sources. Or I might misinterpret, through misunderstnding or faulty information, some aspect of Baptist doctrine or belief. I believe that is exactly the case in your postings about Catholic teaching and beliefs, your protestation of an infallible knowledge ("So, am I misinformed? Nope. ") of the subject notwithstanding. Emmaus |
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3217 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | Emmaus | 50916 | ||
Jesusman, Here is a link to The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Please read it in it's entirety before you give your next lesson on Catholic doctrine. You seem to be somewhat misinformed. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/ccc.html Emmaus |
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3218 | Is the drinking and using drugs a sin? | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 50153 | ||
Sufficient Grace, It would seem to me that one should not entertain a tempatation any more than a sin itself. In my youth such situations were referred to as "the occasions of sin. Any person place or thing that might lead you into sin." We were advised to avoid them and flee them if necessary. Emmaus |
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3219 | Is the drinking and using drugs a sin? | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 50152 | ||
Sufficint Grace, It would seem to me that one should not entertain a tempatation any more than a sin itself. In my youth such situations were referred to as "the occasions of sin. Any person place or thing that might lead you into sin." We were advised to avoid them and flee them if necessary. Emmaus |
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3220 | meaning of the book of Revelation | Rev 1:3 | Emmaus | 50071 | ||
Assurance, If ever there was a book that required careful study from a broad range of perspectives it is the book of Revelation. Here is a link to on to one article about Revelation. Others have already been suggested. A search at Amazon. com will provide many other different resources. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01594b.htm Emmaus |
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