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NASB | Matthew 27:5 And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 27:5 And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself. |
Bible Question:
I'm really not trying to delve into the Catholic religion with this question. I am more asking anyone what their beliefs are on being able to "pray a fallen Christian into Heaven." I know that I typed this under the suicide topic and maybe I shouldn't have, but the real issue the previous statement. And just to clear this part up also, I will re-explain it. It really isn't an issue for only someone committing suicide. They believe this can be done with anyone that has fallen away and at that time died in some way. And it might not even come from anything they have been taught in their church. Meaning it could come from something other that her Catholic beliefs. EdB, Thank you for that last paragraph. That is a very good point and should be kept in mind often. I do not think their belief is rooted in hope of one they has lost. It is a belief that they said would hold up to the Bible for anyone. I am having them research and get back to me. me |
Bible Answer: Hi, me! I think Emmaus fully explained, including resources cited, the views of the Catholic Church. There are all sorts of beliefs out there... some are rooted in Catholic principles, others in the occult, others in the various Oriental/Asian teachings... sometimes, as old wives tales, they become an amalgamate of some or all of the above. I remember running into a very devoted Christian who stated that murder is a sin for which there's no forgiveness. He quoted his pastor and many of the elders of his congragation as defining this decree as Biblical fact. When we watch movies and televisionn programs we find that everybody goes to Heaven or to an alternate plane of existence where live continues, as usual, with a few added perks... ever seen the movie "Other People"--I think that's the title--it plays on the experience of a Catholic woman who losses her husband in WWII, goes mad, smothers her two children with a pillow and kills herself with a shootgun... they end up in a subworld where all who die truly end up (as per movie); her little girl confesses to another spirit that she does not believe in Purgatory and many of the other teachings her mother wants her to accept from the Church and the Bible, and she adamantly professes to believe in ghosts!... the climax: this loving mother grabs her children and begin to chant: "This house is ours... this house is ours..." These philosophies and theologies are being taught by hollo wood and its affiliates... due to their constant bombardment and people's thirst for "fitting in" with "the crowd", those who are borderline believers are subscribing to them and mergin them with their Christian principles (just as an example: a homosexual "bishop" proclaiming God's love to all in a come-as-you-are theology...). We are not Christ Jesus! Our power is dependent on Him; on our own we have no power at all (John 15:4-5) Rescuing people from Hell was His job and His alone (1 Peter 3:18-20). We can pray for humanity so that all may be saved, but we cannot remove anyone from Hell. God Bless! Angel |