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21 | Where do I find Paul's death in Rome? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 100508 | ||
Axien, Della is correct to place information (Revelation)from the Bible in a special category. However, it is also interesting to note she assumed that information about Pauls' death was in the Bible when it is not. This illustrate the facts that Christian tradition based on the writings of the Early Father's of the Church is deeply ingrained even among parts of Christianity who normally profess an aversion to tradition on the grounds that it is perceived to be a Catholic thing. The writings of the Church Father's shed much light on what Early Christians believed and how they interpreted Scripture. They also provide historical facts that are useful and interesting in understanding early Chritianity history. But they are not "gospel" in the sense that they are the Revelation of God we find in New Testament Scripture which is focued on the virgin bith, passion, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. I think that it is also important to know the Church Father's in order to combat the many false ne0-Gnostic teachings currently circulating in the general public as well as among ill informed Chritians. These Father's were already dealing with the same issues and hersies in the early centuries of the Church. I wil work up a list of books you may wish to consider. Emmaus |
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22 | Do you have to be baptised to be saved | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 100551 | ||
Axien, Well said. By the way, in reference to our other exchange. For what it is worth, if your are interested in a book that addresses the concept of tradition, both captial T and small t, look for this book: Tradition and Traditions by Yves M.-J. Congar Basilica Press 1966 Simon And Schuster ISBN 0-536-00173-1 This is not cheap and not light reading, but a very scholarly work. So if your interest is casual this would not be for you. I got somewhat mixed messages in your two posts last night. One seemed to express an interest and the next seemed to say the opposite. Emmaus |
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23 | Do you have to be baptised to be saved | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 100553 | ||
John, No it wasn't tongue in cheek. I was not referring to God's pleasure and apparently not yours either. Your exception is noted. God commanded baptism. There will apparently be no agreement here on the necessity of it for salavation, but there is no argument that Christ commanded it and set the example in his own life. Even those who profess baptismal regeneration, such as myself, often do so with certain exceptions as my post did. Emmaus |
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24 | Do you have to be baptised to be saved | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 100561 | ||
John, The differnce between us is that I believe the grace that saves is transmitted in baptism, although God can also distribute his grace in any other manner He sees fit. If baptism is a work it is God's work not ours. We are not the workers in baptism, though the one that baptises may be God's instrument. That John 3:5 refers to baptism is a defined matter of faith for Catholics. What constitutes exaplaining as opposed to "explaining away" is a subjective judgement. Emmaus |
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25 | Do you have to be baptised to be saved | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 100565 | ||
John, It's deja vu all over again as Yogi used to say. We have been here before. This is why I am disinclined to engage with you. See # 87532, 87537, 87538 Remember? And no I do not see faith as being in the category of 'any other manner He sees fit." Do you ever ask a question that does not presuppose an answer? That question, by the way, is rhetorical and also presupposes an answer. Emmaus |
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26 | Do you have to be baptised to be saved | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 100566 | ||
John, If you want to delve into this issue at length I will be happy to do so by e-mail, otherwise forget it. I fear you may never really hear what I am saying. Emmaus |
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27 | Wrong to divorce husband for bad actions | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 100934 | ||
Mserati, Why not tell your parents that what you wants for Christmas is for them both to get professinal marriage counselling and that you want your Christmas present early. Tell them this when you are all three together and not during an argument. Emmaus |
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28 | Nazirite ... immaculate conception??? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 104946 | ||
Searcher, Eighty percent of the Old Testament citations in the New Testament are quotes from the Septuagint, including most of Jesus' quotes. Luke 1:15 has an implict reference to the Septuagint version of 1 Samuel 1:11 which includes the Nazarite vows promised of Samuel by his mother when she promised to dedicate him to the Lord. Samuel was another great prophet and precursor the first king of the Jews, as john was to The King of the Jews. These details are not found in the Hebrew version of 1 Samuel 1:11. "and she made a vow (1), promising: "O LORD of hosts, if you look with pity on the misery of your handmaid, if you remember me and do not forget me, if you give your handmaid a male child, I will give him to the LORD for as long as he lives; neither wine nor liquor shall he drink, and no razor shall ever touch his head." 1 [11] Give him to the LORD: some ancient texts call Samuel a nazir in this context" NAB Bible and footnote The NAB is a Catholic Bible translations and in passages where the where an Old Tetsament passage is cited in the New Testament is from the Septuagint, it follows the Septuagint translation in the Old Testament passage also. Since the Septuagint was translated from the Hebrew to the Greek by Jewish scholars about 200 years before the birth of Christ, it gives clear reflection of how the Hebrew passage was understood and also how the early Christians, most of whom, both Jews of the Disapora and Gentiles, understood certain passages. The early Church used the Septuagint because they spoke Greek not Hebrew, which is also why the New Testament was written in Greek. See my previous post #104494 on Isaiah 7:14 which addresses the same issues on a different text Matt 1:23 and Is 7:14. I don't undewrstand the "Immaculate Conception" question either. Some people confuse that with virgin birth but it is not the same. Immaculate Conception has to do with being conceive "immaculate" or "pure" from sin, not virgin birth. In any case neither applies to Samson, Samuel or John. Emmaus |
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29 | Is marriage necessary? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 109817 | ||
Nolan, Congratulations on your impending nuptuals. I presume that the Bride is as good a catch as the groom. May God bless you both in your life together. Our loss in time and priority is her gain and rightly so. Emmaus |
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30 | trials and tribulations | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 110909 | ||
Kalos, For the NAB, I recommend the Saint Joseph Edition, Large Print. There may also be a Giant Print Edition. It does not have a concordance, but does have a brief Bible dictionary and a doctrinal index as weel as the schedule of Sunday readings for the three year Lectionary Cycle. That is useful for typological study among other things. http://www.catholicbkpub.com/ ISBN: 0-89942-970-X No. of Pages: 1696 Size: 6 1/2 X 9 1/4 Color: BURGUNDY Cover: BONDED LEATHER Price: 41.00 Gold page edging enhances the beauty of this exquisite edition of the Bible. GIFT BOXED. Special Features: • Large, Easy-to-Read 11 pt. Type • 90 Full-Color Illustrations • Presentation Page • Colorful, 8-Page Family Record • Rosary and Stations in Full Color • Over 70 Photographs • Bible Dictionary • Self-Explaining Maps • Ribbon Marker I must sorrowfully admit that Catholic publishers for some reason do not seem to publish concordances. Personally I use Crudens Complete Concordance for the KJV/RSV and another concise concordance in the back of a KJV Bible that was given to my wife in Sunday school in 1959 when she was 9. It has the most wonderful group of study aids and resources in the back. I directed you too an excellent Concordane to the Douay Rheims in another response. That is a big harback, similar to Strongs but rather pricey at 85 dollars. Sorry I can't be of more help. Emmaus |
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31 | trials and tribulations | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 110914 | ||
Kalos, I also found this at http://www.catholicbkpub.com/ but I could not get the link to see a sample page work. Since I have never seen the book, I cannot say exactly what it means by the title "Dictionary Concordance". You might want to got to the website and search for Concordance and see if you can make it work. At least the price is right at 6.95 for a book over 700 pages. Product Code: W2416 ISBN: 0-529-04540-0 No. of Pages: 768 Size: 4 1/4 X 7 Color: FULL COLOR Cover: PAPERBACK Price: 6.95 Emmaus This major reference work is a rich companion volume to the distinguished New American Bible. Special Features: • 3,000 Subject Entries • Descriptions of Bible Places • Summaries of the Books of the Bible • Time Chart of Bible History |
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32 | trials and tribulations | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 110916 | ||
Kalos, Don't miss the extra verses in Daniel: the Song of the Three Children in the Fire, Daniel, Bel and the Dragon and the story of Susanna, which may have the most ancient known description of a lawyer sequestering witnesses. There are also some extra verses in Esther. Emmaus |
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33 | trials and tribulations | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 111000 | ||
Colin, I knowq what you mean. The Catholic market in this country is only 25 percent of all Christians compared to 75 percent of the market for Protestant publishers. That may have something to do with it. And you are correct about Bible reading in the sense that catholics tend to be more sacrament focused and absorb most of their scripture at Mass rather than private reading, although that is slowly changing. Emmaus |
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34 | MARK 16:16: Was it perverted? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 114044 | ||
Brad, "Those who were "baptized into Moses" were the Egyptians- who's baptism (water) was unto death. Moses and the Israelites, on the other hand recieved a "dry" baptism and lived!" I don't see how the actual text supports your interpretation. The "all" repeatedly mention refers to "all our ancestors", the Israelites who were "baptized into Moses" even as are baptized into Christ. The "cloud and the sea" are as the "spirit and water" of baptism. The spiritual "food and drink", manna and water from the rock, are as the Eucharist, body and blood of Christ, the manna come down from heaven, the bread of life. The point Paul is making is that although baptism is important and God "saves" by it, we can still fall away as did many of those Israelites who were " all under the cloud and passed through the sea." "Yet God was not pleased with them and struck them down in the desert." (Numbers 14:26-29; Jude 5) "I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea, and all of them were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. All ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was the Christ. Yet God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the desert. These things happened as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil things, as they did. And do not become idolaters, as some of them did, as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel." Let us not indulge in immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell within a single day. Let us not test Christ 4 as some of them did, and suffered death by serpents. Do not grumble as some of them did, and suffered death by the destroyer. These things happened to them as an example, and they have been written down as a warning to us, upon whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall." So we should avoid overconfidence even if God uses "Spirit and water" baptism to save us, because He saved the Israelites by "the cloud and the sea" but still many fell away and were "struck down" by God in the desert for their idolatry. The same thing can happen to us. Emmaus |
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35 | funeral scriptures | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 114552 | ||
Ed, You may be correct. In the NAB 11:15 read "Too costly in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful." These would have been the Psalm choices. - For You Are My God [Ps 16] - Keep Me Safe [Ps 16] - My Shepherd Is The Lord [Ps 23] - On Eagle's Wings [Ps 91] - Shepherd Me, O God [Ps 23] - Taste and See [Ps 34] - You Are Near [Ps 139] Emmaus |
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36 | Meditation/Study | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 115038 | ||
EdB, I think your two lines were a more succint and and memorable answer than mine. If I ever take up wrting I will consult you as an editor. Study for the head, meditation for the heart. Emmaus |
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37 | Saint Patrick? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 115371 | ||
CDBJ, The stories you have heard are just that, stories. There is no doubt that Patrick was Catholic. He was anordained bishop. There were no other kinds of Christians at that time in western Europe. And Patrick wrote an autobiography, The Confession of Patrick which can be obtained and read today. Emmaus |
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38 | How can we be sure in God's Will ? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 116784 | ||
Ken John, Shortly after I read your response I came to the following passage in a book I just purchaed and began reading a few days ago. DISCERNMENT We hear a great deal these days about discernment of spirits. And well we might because there is great need for supernatural prudenceto distinguish between what is truly Christian.., and what only pretends to be... With all this preoccupation, however, with discernment it is imperitive that we keep things simple and not get lost in theological speculation. The plain question is: How can we, practically speaking, know the difference between an inspiration from Christ and a temptation from the antichrist? A good rule of thumb is to ask what side of our nature the impulse favors. Does it favor self-will or self-sacrifice? If it favors self-will, we can be sure the impulse is not from God, because self-will is another name for pride. If it favors self-sacrifice, we can be equally sure the impulse is from God, because self-sacrifice is another name for humility--and humility si certainly the sign of the presence of the Lord. This simple rule is more useful than may appear on the surface. How many times a week and for some of us, a day, we are conscious of contrary movements battling for the mastery of our souls. These movements take on countless forms and they are almost infinite in variety. So we return to what we had just said before. We apply the norm of self-will or self-sacrifice, and we cannot go wrong. At the heart of Christ teaching to His followers is the message he gave us, namely, the doctrine of humble self-denial. He invariably leads those whom He is drawing to Himself by inspiring them to love His will more than their own, in a word, to die to themselves in the performance of what he wants them to do." IMPLICATIONS Having said all this, however, we still have some implications to see--not the least of which isthe problem of carrying into effect what our faith tells us is true. This is where our trust in God becomes so necessary. For it is one thing to believe that Christ wants us to be like Him in meekness and humility of heart. it is soemthing ewlse to believe it so firmly that we act on our faith and then learn from expeience how true this belief really is. That is the secret. Christ is our Light because He truely enlightens. If we follow His illuminations we shall find out for ourselves how wise we shall become. We shall discover that being little in our own eyes is the greatest wisdom we can acquire. We shall grow in that deepest of all knowledge: that humility of heart, and peace of heart gives joy in the heart--such as only Christ can give. It is up to us to take the Savior at His word. The saints took Him literally. that is why they became saints, that is, persons who did not allow self to stand in the way of Christ's light. His light gave them life, the life that is open to evryone who loves God more than himslef and is willing to be despised in order that, through him, God might be glorified." Holiness in the Church John Hardon Eternal Life Bardstown, KY pgs 69-71 Emmaus |
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39 | How can we be sure in God's Will ? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 116838 | ||
Ken, "I wonder how many other believers ask themselves the same question?" I suspect that most if not all do. I certainly do. That is the purpose of a daily examination of conscience, which if nothing else, keeps one humble and understanding how dependent we are on God's grace and mercy. Emmaus |
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40 | thank you | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 117215 | ||
My pleasure. Welcome to the forum. Emmaus |
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