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241 | ok to sin because of the flesh | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 126352 | ||
Interesting screen name. Saint N Says (Satan Says). How did you come to choose the name? Emmaus |
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242 | Acts 5-7 just looking for opinions | Acts | Emmaus | 126088 | ||
followinghim, You have it correct. Proto as in prototype or first model of martyrs for the faith. Stephen does not himself prefigure the Second Coming but in his speech he speaks of seeing Jesus standing at the right hand of the Father. (Acts 7:56) This makes me think of Jesus before thew Sanhedrin in Luke 22:67-71. Daniel 7:13-14 which prophcies Jesus' Ascension to the Father to be given all power and glory and dominion. But we also know that he will return on the clouds in glory and power. (1 Thess 416-17). Emmaus |
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243 | did adam and Eve ever get forgiveness? | Matthew | Emmaus | 126069 | ||
Natalyi, Scripture is silent on the ultimate fate of Adam and Eve. However, below is an excerpt from a sermon on Holy Saturday by one of the Early Church Fathers that expreses the feelings of the early Church in response to your question. It is a beautifully poetic passage. "Today a great silence reigns on earth, a great silence and a great stillness. A great silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. . . He has gone to search for Adam, our first father, as for a lost sheep. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, he has gone to free from sorrow Adam in his bonds and Eve, captive with him - He who is both their God and the son of Eve. . . "I am your God, who for your sake have become your son. . . I order you, O sleeper, to awake. I did not create you to be a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead." Emmaus |
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244 | What Is The Meaning Of Life? | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 125954 | ||
Ah! The good old Baltimore Catechism, Grade 1, Lesson 1. See question and answer number six. 1. Q. Who made the world? A. God made the world. Genesis 1 and 2 2. Q. Who is God? A. God is the Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things. Genesis 1 and 2; John 1. 3. Q. What is man? A. Man is a creature composed of body and soul, and made to the image and likeness of God. Genesis 2:7; Matthew 10:28. 4. Q. Is this likeness in the body or in the soul? A. This likeness is chiefly in the soul. Gensis 2:7. 5. Q. How is the soul like to God? A. The soul is like God because it is a spirit that will never die, and has understanding and free will. Gensis 2; Matthew 10:28. 6. Q. Why did God make you? A. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next. Deuternomy 10:12; Luke 10:25-27. Emmaus |
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245 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | Emmaus | 125624 | ||
Tim, "But, when two people disagee, how is a decision reached about who is correct? Scripture has to be the final arbritrator!" Au contraire my friend. In many matters, but especially if the dispute is when the parties are in disagreement over the very same scripture. Scripture itself says: "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. "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 "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. "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 18:17-18) Application in the practice of the Church: "Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables. "Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch. And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them. The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith. (Acts 6:1-7) Granted the Church must use the Scripture a primary point of reference in making itrs decision, but scripture itself cannot render a decision on a dispute about itself or many other contemporary issue which it does not address directly but in which it may be interpreted, extrapolated and applied in the rendering a decison resolving a dispute. Why do people go to Pastors for counselling instead of just going to the Bible itself? Why do Churches have Church courts? Because to resolve disputes an authoritative interpretation of scripture must be made, especially in case where the dispute is about the interpretation and application of scripture in a concrete setting. "For instance, you mentioned the Deity of Christ. John 1:1 is quite clear about this, but those who choose not to accept it, ignore the truth of Scripture. The problem is not that they were seeking the truth, but that they ignored it." (Tim) The Church had the early Councils that established the Nicean Creed to resolve exacly the issue you reference above. The Church rendered the final authoritative interpretation of the Scripture in dispute. The Church is the custodian and authoritative interpreter of Sacred Scripture and it is the final arbiter while referencing but also interpreting Scripture. Emmaus |
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246 | what did he do to be replaced ? | Acts 1:23 | Emmaus | 125406 | ||
prayon, ARRRRGH! I meant Jude Thaddeus, not Tude thaddeus. Emmaus |
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247 | what did he do to be replaced ? | Acts 1:23 | Emmaus | 125405 | ||
prayon, The Judas or Jude in Acts 1:13 is also sometimes referred to as Thaddeus or Tude Thaddeus. Emmaus |
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248 | what did he do to be replaced ? | Acts 1:23 | Emmaus | 125404 | ||
prayon, John 20:19-24 does not say there were twelve disciples there only that disciples were there. It only says in verse 24 that Thomas, "one of the twelve" was not there. It does not say Judas was there. The Judas in Acts 1:13 is Judas (Jude), son of James, not Judas Iscariot. If you count the names there are 11. However, I agree that one can harmonize Acts and Matthew's descrition of Judas' death by using ckoked as a translation of the word also translated hang, which is why I phrased my answer the way I did. I see no mention of a cliff in Acts 1:18, just falling down, perhaps after he choked in some manner. Emmaus |
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249 | Are the Seven Deadly Sins in the Bible? | Prov 6:16 | Emmaus | 125266 | ||
suzbeezy, Here is a little more on the topic. "The Capital Sins or Vices According to St. Thomas (II-II:153:4) "a capital vice is that which has an exceedingly desirable end so that in his desire for it a man goes on to the commission of many sins all of which are said to originate in that vice as their chief source". It is not then the gravity of the vice in itself that makes it capital but rather the fact that it gives rise to many other sins. These are enumerated by St. Thomas (I-II:84:4) as vainglory (pride), avarice, gluttony, lust, sloth, envy, anger. St. Bonaventure (Brevil., III, ix) gives the same enumeration. Earlier writers had distinguished eight capital sins: so St. Cyprian (De mort., iv); Cassian (De instit. cænob., v, coll. 5, de octo principalibus vitiis); Columbanus ("Instr. de octo vitiis princip." in "Bibl. max. vet. patr.", XII, 23); Alcuin (De virtut. et vitiis, xxvii sqq.). The number seven, however, had been given by St. Gregory the Great (Lib. mor. in Job. XXXI, xvii), and it was retained by the foremost theologians of the Middle Ages." http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14004b.htm Emmaus |
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250 | Are the Seven Deadly Sins in the Bible? | Prov 6:16 | Emmaus | 125264 | ||
suzybeezy, Here is the original source for the seven deadly sins. Pope St. Gregory the Great (540 - 604 A.D.) Moralia in Job, Book 31, chapter 45 "The leader of the devil's army is pride, whose progeny are the seven principal vices. While there are vices which attack us in an invisible warfare under the leadership of pride, some behave like officers and others like troops. For not all faults occupy the heart from the same quarter. But while the greater and less frequently occuring faults can overcome a mind not on its guard, the lesser but more numerous faults pour in en mass. And once pride, the queen of vices, has fully conquered a heart, she soon hands it over to the seven principal vices, or to her generals. The army follows these generals for there is no doubt the that persistent multitudes of vices follow them. We will better be able to demonstrate this if we ennumerate these leaders and the army. Certainly the root of all evils is pride, of which Scripture says, "Pride is the origin of all sin" ( Eccleciaticus or Sirach 10:15). The first of her progeny are certainly the seven principal vices which come forth from the virulent root, namely, vainglory, envy, anger, sloth, avarice, gluttony,lust. And because he is grieved at our being held captive by pride's seven vices, our Redeemer wages a spiritual war of liberation for us, filled with a spirit of a sevenfold grace." cited in The Companion to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, by Ignatius Press, San Franciso, 1995 from: Gregory the Great. Sermons. in A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, 2nd series, edited by Philip Schaff, D.D., L.L.D., vol 12, 1895. Wm. B. Erdmans Publishing Company Emmaus |
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251 | Jehovah's Witness Question | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 124980 | ||
VictorA, A little more on your question. "Thank you for responding to me. Please explain "begotten not made" to me a bit more if you can before I can comment on your question to me." It is also worth noting that in John 1 "In the beginning, the Word was with God and the Word was God." We will not focus on the elusive article "a", but rather on the past tense "was" in relation to "the beginning" of time and creation that is. The Word "was" before the beginning. Past tense, already eternally existing. ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE. Now, how about that answer to my single question. Emmaus eMMAUS |
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252 | Jehovah's Witness Question | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 124979 | ||
"Thank you for responding to me. Please explain "begotten not made" to me a bit more if you can before I can comment on your question to me." VictorA, In the context of the Trinity, the term begotten is not quite the same as a man begets since men need women and a man does not beget within himself. In the Creed it means that the Son was always with the Father as the Word or Logos, consubstnace, "one in Being" with the Father." So te Son is uncreated and eternal, always existing with the Father and the Holy Spirit. After this evening I wll be away for a while and may not be able to respond. Emmaus |
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253 | The bread or the Bread? | Luke 24:30 | Emmaus | 124960 | ||
mommapbs, I believe that the Bread of Heaven discourse and the upper room Communion are all of one cloth. "I believe there is a valuable principle here for us to also consider - what do we desire . . . bread or the Bread, a blessing or the Blessor, a broken piece or the Broken One, to be given unto or the Giver?" I agree with you on that. Emmaus |
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254 | Jehovah's Witness Question | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 124904 | ||
VictorA, "The Myth of God Incarnate,” Have you read the book? No. "I personally talk to hundereds of Catholics and Protestants regularly and most do not believe what the Trinity is either. Their leaders may but they tell me they don't." How sad. Since I wasn't there I can't really agree or disagree on your personal statement. But the distinctive of Christianity is a believe in the Trinity. maybe some of the people you spoke to are mislabeling themselves. Emmaus |
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255 | Jehovah's Witness Question | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 124903 | ||
VictorA, 1) How would you define angel? The literal definition is a messenger. 2) How would you define archangel? The literal definition is a lead- or head- messenger. 3) Is Jesus the "only begotten god" of Jehovah as John 1:18 says? "The title "Son of God" signifies the unique and eternal relationship of Jesus Christ to God his Father: he is the only Son of the Father (cf. Jn 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18); he is God himself (cf. Jn 1:1). To be a Christian, one must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God (cf. Acts 8:37; 1 Jn 2:23). "Following this apostolic tradition, the Church confessed at the first ecumenical council at Nicaea (325) that the Son is "consubstantial" with the Father, that is, one only God with him. The second ecumenical council, held at Constantinople in 381, kept this expression in its formulation of the Nicene Creed and confessed "the only-begotten Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, light from light, true God from true God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father". 4) Is Jesus the "only begotten son" of Jehovah? He is the only begotten Son of god. See answer to number 3. 5) How many heavenly sons does Jehovah God have? All believers and the unfallen angelic host. "The Word became flesh to make us "partakers of the divine nature":"For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God." ..."The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods." 6) Was Satan a son of God before he rebelled? Yes, but unlike Jesus, a created rather than begotten son of God. Now here is my question for you. Does the passage below describing the Arians sound like the Jehovah Witnesses to you? "From apostolic times the Christian faith has insisted on the true incarnation of God's Son "come in the flesh".But already in the third century, the Church in a council at Antioch had to affirm against Paul of Samosata that Jesus Christ is Son of God by nature and not by adoption. The first ecumenical council of Nicaea in 325 confessed in its Creed that the Son of God is "begotten, not made, of the same substance (homoousios) as the Father", and condemned Arius, who had affirmed that the Son of God "came to be from things that were not" and that he was "from another substance" than that of the Father." Thank you Victor. Emmaus |
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256 | The Sovereignty of God | Ps 103:19 | Emmaus | 124801 | ||
Kalos, An interesting thread and important questions. Of course it is God's grace that actually frees the will so that it can do the good. It is God's light that shines in the darkness so that we can see our way and God's way. And yes God does sometimes give some of us, maybe all of us a kick in the pants to move us in the right direction. But it seems that for some mules, even a 2 x 4 to the head does not get their attention. Your discussion of platitudes and cliches brings to mind two books: Platitudes Undone, by G.K. Chesterton http://www.mycatholicstore.com/christtheking/platun.html and Half-Truths: What's Right (And What's Wrong) With the Cliches You and I Live by by Montague Brown http://www.leafletmissal.org/catalog/half_truths_2673228.htm Emmaus |
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257 | Was it like the Taliban? | 1 Pet 3:1 | Emmaus | 124652 | ||
Joy, You may enjoy these two previous post onthe Samaritan woman at the well. Enter the numbers in the Quick Search box on the right side of the screen. 79414 79415 Emmaus |
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258 | SEX and MARRIAGE | Bible general Archive 2 | Emmaus | 124567 | ||
Why does your friend not take into consideration what the NT has to say? Is it because it may disagree with him or her or some other reason? If so, what is the reason? Anyway, check out Leviticus for lots of situations that call for punishment. It is not all about men and men. You might also want to look at all tha passages that decribe the relationship between ancient Israel and God and Christ and the Church as a marital relationship. It is a covenant relationship, which is a different thing than a mere contract. A contract involves an exchanges of goods and services. A covenant is involves giving our very selves in every dimension to each other. the difference diffenrence between a contract and a covenant is like the difference between a man and a prostitute (exchange of goods(money) and services)and a marriage between a man and a woman as husband and wife, a total unconditional irrevocable donation of self to one another. So what was your friend's response to the logical questions? And how does he or she define marriage other than having sexual relations? How does your freind define fornication if it is not sex before marriage? You might want to get all the verses that mention fornication. It can't be fornicaation and marriage at the same time can it? St Paul says "the marriage bed is undefiled." That must mean that the marriage bed is different than other beds where sex is taking place that are defiled. So sex alone cannot be the only defining aspect of marriage. If this person is involved in such a situation, I still don't thing verses will matter because rationalization is going to take place to justify the behavior that the person is enjoying at the moment. Emmaus |
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259 | Is submission of wives for today? | 1 Pet 3:1 | Emmaus | 124505 | ||
Hank, It was excerpted from: CASTI CONNUBII ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XI ON CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE 1930 http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_31121930_casti-connubii_en.html Emmaus |
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260 | Jesus brothers. | Matt 12:46 | Emmaus | 124382 | ||
6 days, Your friends might also want to listen to the Eucharistic Prayer at Mass and look at Eucharistic Prayer #1 in their Missals, which specifically refers to "Mary, the ever virgin mother of God." Sorry, I left out "virgin" in "ever virgin" in my earlier post. Emmaus |
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