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1 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | Emmaus | 96663 | ||
Radioman2, " The law is not altogether invalid" An understated truth if ever there one. Here is a two part excerpt from another author on the subject. Part I "If we therefore wish to go to the heart of the Gospel's moral teaching and grasp its profound and unchanging content, we must carefully inquire into the meaning of the question asked by the rich young man in the Gospel and, even more, the meaning of Jesus' reply, allowing ourselves to be guided by him. Jesus, as a patient and sensitive teacher, answers the young man by taking him, as it were, by the hand, and leading him step by step to the full truth. There is only one who is good (Mt 19:17) 9. Jesus says: "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the ommandments" (Mt 19:17). In the versions of the Evangelists Mark and Luke the question is phrased in this way: "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone" (Mk 10:18; cf. Lk 18:19). Before answering the question, Jesus wishes the young man to have a clear idea of why he asked his question. The "Good Teacher" points out to him--and to all of us--that the answer to the question, "What good must I do to have eternal life?" can only be found by turning one's mind and heart to the "One" who is good: "No one is good but God alone" (Mk 10:18; cf. Lk 18:19). Only God can answer the question about what is good, because he is the Good itself. To ask about the good, in fact, ultimately means to turn towards God, the fullness of goodness. Jesus shows that the young man's question is really a religious question, and that the goodness that attracts and at the same time obliges man has its source in God, and indeed is God himself. God alone is worthy of being loved "with all one's heart, and with all one's soul, and with all one's mind" (Mt 22:37). He is the source of man's happiness. Jesus brings the question about morally good action back to its religious foundations, to the acknowledgment of God, who alone is goodness, fullness of life, the final end of human activity, and perfect happiness. 10. The Church, instructed by the Teacher's words, believes that man, made in the image of the Creator, redeemed by the Blood of Christ and made holy by the presence of the Holy Spirit, has as the ultimate purpose of his life to live "for the praise of God's glory" (cf. Eph 1:12), striving to make each of his actions reflect the splendour of that glory. "Know, then, O beautiful soul, that you are the image of God", writes Saint Ambrose. "Know that you are the glory of God (1 Cor 11:7). Hear how you are his glory. The Prophet says: Your knowledge has become too wonderful for me (cf. Ps. 138:6, Vulg.). That is to say, in my work your majesty has become more wonderful; in the counsels of men your wisdom is exalted. When I consider myself, such as I am known to you in my secret thoughts and deepest emotions, the mysteries of your knowledge are disclosed to me. Know then, O man, your greatness, and be vigilant".[17] What man is and what he must do becomes clear as soon as God reveals himself. The Decalogue is based on these words: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage" (Ex 20:2-3). In the "ten words" of the Covenant with Israel, and in the whole Law, God makes himself known and acknowledged as the One who "alone is good"; the One who despite man's sin remains the "model" for moral action, in accordance with his command, "You shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy" (Lev 19:2); as the One who, faithful to his love for man, gives him his Law (cf. Ex 19:9-24 and 20:18-21) in order to restore man's original and peaceful harmony with the Creator and with all creation, and, what is more, to draw him into his divine love: "I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people" (Lev 26:12). The Splendor of Truth John Paul II |
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2 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | candy lee | 96889 | ||
You sound as if you believe that Christ came to magnify the law and not to distroy it. If we are to honor our creator and follow his law then why does the world make void the fourth commandment? Some say it is in honor of the resurection, but Christ never arthorised this change. You being catholic maybe you can explain to me why this was done. Did the Roman Empire in 330 AD by Emperor Constantine turn over the Empire to the Pope? To quote Papal Rights and Privileges,pages 13 and 14,"When the Roman Empire became Christian, and peace was guaranteed, the Emperor left Rome to the Pope, to be the seat of the authority of the Vicar of Christ, who should reign there independent of all human authority, to the consummation of ages, to the end of time." So here it is that the Pope changes the day to the first day to allow for easier conversion of pagans to a form of christianity. The worlds churches follow along. If there is no Bible reference to the change then it is not of God and is causing many people to sin in blindness. They do what they are taught and are not open to the truth that the fourth commandment is just as valid as are the other nine. Am I right? Can you disprove me with Gods word? I want the truth and only that do I seek. Radioman2 has given me much on this as has Darcy.All still confirms to me that all commandments are valid although the ceramonial laws have been forfilled and they are no longer in affect. I would like a responce if you have the time for me. Thanks. Your sister in Christ CL | ||||||
3 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | Emmaus | 96893 | ||
Candy Lee, "You sound as if you believe that Christ came to magnify the law and not to distroy it." Jesus did not come to destroy the law. Why would you think he did? Do you not believe what Jesus said: Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. I am sure it will not surprise you to learn that I do not adhere to "Sola Scriptura". Yes, I believe that the Church, which is the body of Christ, with Him as its head had the authority to change the day of worship for Christians to the first day of the week. Matt 16:19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven." Jesus told us the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 4Matt 12:8 "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." Mark 2:27 Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Col 2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- In fact we are still in the rest of the eternal Sabbath now that Jesus has finished his work. Heb 4:9 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. I am not familiar with the document, Papal Rights and Privileges" which you quoted. However, I do believe that whaterever authority the Church has, it received from Jesus, not Constantine. Emmaus |
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4 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | candy lee | 97103 | ||
I don't believe that the Pope has authority from God at all. I could go into depth with but I know that it would offen you and I would never do that. If though he did have authorithy then why can't he change other parts of the law like say,the punishment for sin which is death and then Christ would't have had to die. I have to tell you in case you haven't already figured it out which I'm sure you have, I am a Seventh Day Adventist. I don't know how much you know about them. One of the missions of the church is to reveal the man of sin the son of perdition. Then Christ can come again. I want very badly to gently say to you without offending you that we teach that the Pope is the Beast of the book of Rev. We don't dislike the catholic people we love them as Gods children and want to show them how and why we teach this. There is a book called The Great Controversy by Ellen G. White that explains it or you could go to the web site amazing facts.org and learn about our teachings. That way you would understand our beliefs. I like to learn all that I can about other denominations,yes even catholic. I was raised in a Baptist church and I am the only Adventist in my family. I get a lot of flack from friends and family. I do enjoy writting to you but I did not want to decieve you in any way. I do read and study some documents from the catholic church. Anoher good book is Foxes Book Of Martyers. I have done some study on the early church and the Jesuits.Not a pleasent history I have to say. Very bloody. If you read the book by EG White let me know what you think. If you have any books you like that explain some of your beliefs I also would like for you to recommend them to me. Your sister in Christ, Candy Lee | ||||||
5 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | Emmaus | 97148 | ||
Candy Lee, Don't worry about offending me. I know what Adventists teach and believe about Catholics and the pope and I knew by the content of your third post that you were Adventist. I have been familiar with the literature for more than thirty years. I do not find much merit in it. I certainly do not recognize the Catholic Church I know in it. I too have done some study of the early Church. I was educated by Jesuits for four year in High School. It was more challenging than college, which was easier, less challenging and of a lower quality by comparison. As a group the Jesuits who taught me were the best teachers I ever had. Since you asked,if you would like to read a book by a Catholic author that addresses most of the concerns you have expressed about the Catholic Church, I would recommend Catholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl Keating. You can order it at Amazon.com. If you wish to read my previous posts on papal authority go to the Quick Search box on the upper right side of the screen and enter these numbers: 27130, 27231, 27496, 27507. Please give this some thought: If the pope is the Beast of Revelation, then the Beast must represent an office, not an individual, since there have been several hundred popes. And if the pope is the beast, the Anti-Christ must logically also be an office and not an individual. Of course there are those that say the pope is the Anti-Christ, but I will let the two conflicting parties on that issue work out the diferences between them on their own. Emmaus |
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6 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | candy lee | 97314 | ||
Jn 10:30-33,Mk 2:7 these speak of blasphemy. These are two things the pope claims he has the power to do, right? You were taught by the Jesuit order right? Have you seen their "extreame Oath of Induction" Check the Congressional record of the USA, house bill 1523, Feb.15 1913 This says that they will kill ALL who are not bowing the knee to the pope. "They will hang, waste, boil, flay,strangle,and bury alive all heritics.Rip up the stomach and wombs of their women, crush their infents heads against a wall, in order to annihlate forever their execrable race." What about the inquisition of Rome when she hunted down the waldensians and the reformers? The beast is a religous power which is also a goverenmental power as well. The two women in Rev are two churches. The pure woman who flees into the wilderness is the church who keeps the commandments and the other woman is the false church which has an outward appearence of being holy. I'm glad that I don't offen you. I never want to do that. Thanks for the suggestion on the book. your sister in Christ, Candy Lee See my other post for today. | ||||||
7 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | Emmaus | 97321 | ||
Candy Lee, In answer to your first question: Wrong! In response to the next assertion: What does this alledged oath have to do with Bible Study? And do you believe everything you are told or read? Emmaus |
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8 | shall not taste of death till they see | Mark 9:1 | candy lee | 97696 | ||
The oath was one taken by the preist. I thought that if anyone would know it you would or would know where to find it. Everything that has to do with every church has to do with bible study. n I thought you knew the teachings of the Adventist church. You believe that the Pope is the vicar of God and that he has power to forgive sin, am I right so far? Also catholics believe that they need a priest to be their mediator between them and God. Am I right? 2 Th 2:3-17 , Dan 7:15-25 . Rev 13:17-18 I believe this is talking about the papcy. I see pictures of a statue of Peter that is in the Vatican Museum, look at what is on his head, a sun disk, and look how he is holding his right hand, this also is a pagan sign of sun worship. What does the word Vatican mean? Is it Divining Serpent? Why does the papal crest have a serpent in it? How about the door handle of St Mary's in San Francisco, Ca, a serpent. What about the golden door of St Ignatius in San Francisco which symbolises the wafer god using a Unicorn, peacock,and Phoenix which are symbols of the occult. Yes ,I have studied the occult. The wafer is a sun disk. In the pagan mysteries the letters SFS stand for the number 6. The monstrances use a cresent moon to mount a wafer do they not? This is a pagan symbol of cosmic conception. Study Tammus and his birth. He was born on Dec 25 and he is Baal-berith or lord of the fir tree. See Jer 10. In the middle ages the bishops carried crosiers that had serpents on them. How did the church get the keys of Peter? Wasn't he crusified upside down by Rome? The pine cone is a symbol of the sun god Osiris. What is on the staff of your current Pope? The mitre also is a symbol of sun worship in the ancient East. These globes that the saints carry, arn't they the globe of the sun god? I have much more. This stuff is in history books if you want to look it up. I don't suggest study of the occult. I almost got lost in it. It is very suductive.All history is proof of bible prophsey comming true. I don't base my beliefs on just the Adventist church. I found out a lot of this before I became an Adventist. Want to know who Antipas is of Rev 2:13 is? The Adventist church does not teach who he is, but You can find out by breaking the work down and find their meanings. Use your Latin dictionary. I have tons of stuff like this. This is the reason I want to learn more about the teachings of the catholic church. I need to see if I can find anything that can disprove me. Does the catholic church teach the commandment about making idols and worshiping them? Why do they pray to Mary? There is a sun goddess of Babylon who carries a child and she is called the mother of god. I'll have to find her name, I can't remember it right now. She gave birth to Tammus by Mitheras the sun god. Both Tammus and his mother were killed by wlid boars. This goes into the fir tree being cut and the rebirth of the sun which was done on Dec 25. It's all history. I believe that there is one mediator between me and God the Father and that is his Son Christ Jesus. I believe that Christ alone can forgive sin because he purchased me with his blood. I can see sun wheels all in the catholic church,this is the worship of Baal, who is is serpent and the devil. I know that you believe what you were taught. God alone has shown me what I know. I asked for this wisdom and he gave me more than I know what to do with. I keep digging and I keep finding. Now I need to see the catholic end. That is why I need you to show me and help me to know the catholic side. I can show you stuff all day and night like this. I need to see it from the oppisite side of view now. Show me, teach me. I read everything you send me with the upmost interest above all else that I do on this site. I value your imput greatly! I want to know why all these things are in the catholic church. It's not just in the catholic church, I see it in all the churches and yes even in the Adventist church I see paganism. It wounds me deeply. I pray for us all ,that all things will be made clear and that we will recieve the understanding we need. In Christ Jesus Amen. Your sister in Christ, Candy Lee |
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