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1 | Who are these apparitions ? | Matt 24:24 | chris4him | 135762 | ||
There have been hundreds of reported sighting, and perhaps thousands of unreported sightings of Mary the mother of Jesus. Taking into account that Satan is a liar and deceiver could these apparitions be in accordance with 2Cor 11:14 and 2Thes 2:9-11 ? | ||||||
2 | Who are these apparitions ? | Matt 24:24 | JCrichton | 135763 | ||
Hi, Cris4him! I understand that the Catholic Church spend a number of man-hours investigating such wonders and that most (99 percent or so) are deem questionable or inconclusive and the devoted are warned not to put much weight into them... I feel the same about those who claim to have have personal revelations from God (as the televangelist who claimed that God needed 8 mil from him or He would take him out--once the congregation got him the moolah, he came back with God said that it's 8 mil every year!) or those who claim to have been gifted with special discernment about other people's spiritual state or the ones that haved traversed into the heavens... sadly, people are always looking for a quick-fix and many congregations have formed around questionable, to say the least, theologies... This is why it is so important to head Jesus Word (Matthew 24:23-26), and to learn from Scripture to test everything against Scripture (2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 1:6-12) God Bless! Angel |
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3 | Who are these apparitions ? | Matt 24:24 | chris4him | 141151 | ||
Hi Angel, I know its been a long time since you answered my question but I'd like to add that since so many people pray and show reverence to Mary, isn't this an opportunity for the enemy to deceive millions of people here in these last days. There have been hundreds of sitings confirmed by the Catholic church as authentic. www.aparitions.com And although tele evangelist can get off track, the consequenses are monitarily not eternal Luke 4:8 God bless you in your walk, Chris |
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4 | Who are these apparitions ? | Matt 24:24 | JCrichton | 141259 | ||
Hi, Chris! "There have been hundreds of sitings confirmed by the Catholic church as authentic." I think you are speaking on religious dogma--as defined by the Catholic Church, the acceptance of even those aparitions that are held to be authentic are not mandatory for Salvation... By contrast, some televangelists, and others, claim that salvation is theirs and that all others are facing hell... because they have seen God and He has spoken to them... the problem lies in which denomination's "way" is the right way... to how many of them has God given contradicting statements? ...how is their brand of salvation different from Christ?... Can Satan use signs to deceive people? Yes! Does he? Yes! Much of the division among Christians is due to schisms caused by pride or extremist actions... Luther attempted to correct some errors in the Church and through his own interpretation of righteousness he dissected the Bible and rearranged the books that comprised the original compilation brough about by the various Councils (Rome A.D. 382; Hippo A.D. 393 and Carthage A.D. 397)during the 4th century... still some of his own disciples broke away from his teachings... and so on... and so on... is Satan causing chaos and rivalry amongst Christians? Definitely! Has the Catholic Church, among other Christian congregations, suffered Satan's assaults? Affirmative! Are there prophecies in Scripture that speak of signs from God that will come towards the final days? Yes! Do we know exactly what those signs are? Some, yes! All, no! Is Satan taking advantage of that great divide that exists among Christians to further weaken Jesus' followers, and to further erode the world's morality, and to expand and deepen his hold on humanity? Yes! Yes! ...and... a resounding: Yes! Do you personally believe that the Virgin Mary comes to humanity as a sing of God or do you believe that it is Satan's manipulation? How certain are you of either--what criteria do you use to base your belief? "since so many people pray and show reverence to Mary" Have you noticed how some ministries are proud to bring "certain" speakers to their congragations... and how so many congregants gather to witness the occasion? Are these people paying homange to God or are they following the individual's celebrety's status? If they are seeking God, why do they not attend regular service with the same enthusiasm? "And although tele evangelist can get off track, the consequenses are monitarily not eternal Luke 4:8" Is your understanding that Catholics worship Mary?--if this is your understanding, please speak to a Roman Catholic Priest in your township... he will no doubtedly tell you something different! ...or... are you saying that if televangelists, and others, masquerade as higher spiritual being than what they are and convince their congregation that their salvation is guaranteed by sending money, touching radios, television sets, financing radio stations or other congregational projects (inclusive of a lavish lifestyle for their "prophets")... that that brings no eternal consequences?, ...that Jesus is actually endorcing their claim?, ...that people who are taught that their salvation is granted by their minister's "special" relationship with God and their personal contributions, rather than thier personal relationship with Christ... that these people are not being lead astray, that their eternity is secured? Signs do not save nor condemn... neither can one man guarantee another's salvation! Jesus is the Resurrection and Life, only He can guarantee Salvation and He calls us all to abide in Him, to be one, to love one another! God Bless! Angel |
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