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1 | Is this from one of the "lost books"? | Luke 14:14 | Emmaus | 93984 | ||
Tom, This passage may fall into the category of those referred to in John 21:25 and was preserved only in the oral tradition of the Church except in Pauls' reference to it. The commentaries I have often identifiy these odd passaged you are looking for when they are found in the Apochryphal books that are still know to us, but the phrase you are looking for is not among them. So back to John 21:25 I think. Here is an interesting related passage from one of the wisdom books found in Catholic, but not Protestant Bibles. However, I do not think it is what you are looking for. "Let not your hand be open to receive and clenched when it is time to give." (Sirach 4:31) Good luck. Emmaus |
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2 | Is this from one of the "lost books"? | Luke 14:14 | tomsweetstir | 94009 | ||
Again, Emmaus, thank you. Honestly, I appreciate the obvious time you spent (long or short, matters not). Funny, but that one verse in John, which you quoted, will possibly answer many of the other questions that pop into my mind when reading His Word. That courthouse in which you are employed HAS you as an asset. I appreciate you, Emmaus. Sir, may I ask a side-bar, please? Once I was privileged to be a pallbearer for a precious family friend - a strict, Italian Catholic friend. In an overcrowded Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, I sat on the front row with five of the deceased family members. The priest gave us all communion, and I, as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, partook. After the service, interment, and a “reception-dinner”, a non-catholic family member chastised me for partaking in communion. I refused to swallow this person’s claim – “You’ve defiled yourself”. In case I have another opportunity (and privilege), and find myself in a similar situation of being asked to be a pallbearer, should I merely decline, or merely refuse communion, or what? Please advise, and thank you, Emmaus, for being totally candid with any response. Tom |
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3 | Is this from one of the "lost books"? | Luke 14:14 | Emmaus | 94017 | ||
Tom, I would not say that you "defiled yourself." I think you made an honest mistake. Receiving Holy Communion in the Catholic Church has several layers of meaning. First one should understand that Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually become in "substance" the true body and blood of Christ, though the "accidents" or physical attributes perceived by the senses remain unchanged. When you recieve Communion in a Catholic Church your are identifying yourself as a Catholic and when the Host is presented to you with the words "the Body of Christ," you respond "Amen" meaning that you agree that it is the Body of Christ and you believe what Catholics teach and believe about the Real Presence of Christ in Holy Communion. If you are not a Catholic and do not believe as Catholics believe, you should not receive Communion in the Catholic Church. Some non- Catholic visitors do not realize this and so they take Communion without realizing its significance. The priest usually does not know everyone, especially at weddings and funerals and so does not know whether someone receiving is a Catholic or not, but presumes they are if they are receiving. It is the responsibility of the host of a visitor to tell his or her guest the rules of Communion. Some do and some do not, feeling it would offend, which I feel is being faint hearted and not being fair to their guest. However, I have experienced and been informed of the same rules at Protestant Churches which practice "closed communion" and I was not offended and did not partake in the communion service. I surmise your family memeber understood the significance of receiving Communion in the Catholic Church, while you did not, and felt you had "defiled yourself" by receiving Communion and thereby indicating you believe what Catholics believe, which that familiy member probably considers idolatry. I could be wrong, but that is my guess. Should you find yourself in a similar situation again, you should probably not go forward for Communion and if it is offered merely decline by shaking your head. No explaination is necesarry and no one will take offense. There are other reasons why even a Catholic might not receive Communion at a Mass. Emmaus |
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