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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: reilly1041 Ordered by Date |
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1 | how/when was BC/AD initiated? | Is 61:2 | reilly1041 | 88216 | ||
All right, let me withdraw this question. Emmaus pointed me to a link that answered it perfectly. A Roman monk in the 8th century counted back the years to Christ's birth and voila, we had BC/AD! Thanks, Emmaus! STephanie |
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2 | Lutheran/non denominational communion | Matt 26:26 | reilly1041 | 87504 | ||
James, Excellent questions, I can't wait to see what other forum members think. It sounds like you and I have similar backgrounds. I was raised Catholic but only started to seriously work on my relationship with God about 18 months ago, starting with studying the NT. What struck me in reading the NT for the first time was how much Jesus talked about how we should live as opposed to how we should follow a "religion" (for example, the Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5). As far as I have found, He didn't prescibe any complex religious ceremonies, but the Catholic Church is full of them. Even the Last Supper sounds so simple: Take and eat this bread (mt 26:26), do this in memory of me. How did it get turned around so much that a priest has to silently recite sacred words over the bread and there are rules upon rules concerning how the communion is distributed and maintained? (I do not say these words as Catholic-bashing, more like sadness that I didn't know Jesus even though I was a "good Catholic".) I totally agree with you that the key is believing in Jesus - that He died for our sins. We need to learn all that we can about Him so we can be closer to Him, we need to worship Him, we need fellowship with other Christians. These are things that I am looking for in a church (I have been trying out many different non-Catholic churches for the past couple of months). I will pray for you in your journey. Keep asking your questions! reilly |
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3 | Communion | Matt 26:26 | reilly1041 | 87478 | ||
I assume that you are referring to the Roman Catholic Church's Communion, or Holy Eucharist (I believe Protestant churches refer to communion as the Lord's Supper.). According to Catholic Church, an ordained priest is authorized to give communion. The Church has recently also had "lay ministers" which are lay people who can administer communion (bread and wine). Note however that only the priest can "consecrate" the host, and then the lay minister can administer it (distribute it to the congregation). The Cath Church's position is that only Catholics who are not in state of mortal sin (meaning that they have not committed a mortal sin which they have not yet confessed to a priest) can participate in the Holy Eucharist. The reason is that allowing all Christians to participate in Communion would imply a unity of churches which unfortunately does not exist today. The very different interpretations of the Last Supper and how we are to celebrate it (i.e., is it the Cath Church's view of the Holy Eucharist in which the bread/wine is changed into Christ's body/blood or is it a remembrance of the last supper or it is somewhere in between) would also lead to the Cath Church's position that only Catholics can participate in Communion. In terms of substantiating the Cath position w/Scripture, the seemingly simple description of Jesus sharing his Last Supper with his disciples and telling them "Take it and eat, this is my body" (Mt 25:26-29) has been interpreted in widely different ways among Christians. The Catholic position, as I mentioned above, is transubstantiation, in which it is believed that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ (the "Real Presence" of Christ). I'm sure you can find more posts on this subject by searching (upper right corner) for transubstantiation or real presence. |
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4 | Is there a Purgatory? | Bible general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 83983 | ||
lookingforanswers, Welcome to the forum. I am relatively new here myself - you will surely find lots of amazingly knowledgeable folks here who are very generously willing to give of their info. One hint - you can do a quick search (upper right corner) and put in "purgatory", because this issue has been discussed previously. A snapshot: Catholics believe in purgatory, as Emmaus said, and as the Catholic Catechism explains it. Protestants do not believe in purgatory. In the previous postings on this subject, you'll find more details to explain further each view. Good luck in your search to find answers!! reilly |
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5 | Why do we pray if God already knows all | Bible general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 82133 | ||
May I suggest a wonderful little book on prayer called "The Prayer of Jesus", by Hank Hanegraaff, the "Bible Answer Man". I think your question is a common one, and is answered directly in his book. I'll just pull some of the answers to your question that he gives in this book: Supplication is not the sole sum and substance of our prayers. Far more than being merely a means of presenting our daily requests to God, it is a means of purusing a dynamic relationship w/Him. Additionally, our supplications in and of themselves are an acknowledgement of our dependence on Him, and that alone is reason enough to pray w/out ceasing. Plus, he discusses free will as mentioned in another post. He devotes a whole subchapter to your very question. Good luck and keep praying! Stephanie |
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6 | two christians confronting another broth | Matt 18:15 | reilly1041 | 81272 | ||
Matt 18:15 "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. Matt 18:16 "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. Matt 18:17 "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Matt 18:18 "Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. Matt 18:19 "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. Matt 18:20 "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." |
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