Lance Eccles wrote:
....anyone who rejects the essential teachings and still calls himself a Catholic is deluding himself....

When Jesus said to the disciples "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained" John 20:23, he was talking about sending the disciples to preach the remission (or forgiveness) of sins through our only mediator, Jesus Christ. The proof is in the many verses, for example:

"And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." Acts 10:42,43

See also Acts 13:38,39

Abigail wrote:
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...They do not receive the Holy Ghost until they accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, have repented and been washed in the blood of the Lamb.....
Abigail

2.And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, low they were very dry.

3.And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

4.Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

5.Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

6.And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord."

Ezekiel 37:1-6

kevin wrote:
...As I wrote early in my post, that I believe that justification is based on our Faith. However, in order for our faith to be exhibited, don’t you agree that there is an amount of works tied to faith? How can we show Yahweh our faith if we sit in a corner sucking on our thumbs? These works that I refer to, can be such as studying the Words of Yahweh, sharing the Gospel with others etc. Can we say that these works are outside the realm of the non-believer?
Now I somewhat disagree with your statement about, “that the Bible alone is the Word of Yahweh.” I found in reading various manuscripts of the followers of the known apostles that their writing are very helpful and useful in my daily walk in life. I refer to Barnabas, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Ignatius etc.
Once again, I ask the question “what is the definition of FAITH?” Until we nail this down, how can we define whether or not we are justified?
Kevin

Tony Borrelli wrote:
If Hume was a Covenanter, we can surmize that this is a Geneva Bible. Many of us KJV folks sometimes forget that the people we admire most, the Puritans despised the "Authorized" version because it was commissioned by King James due to his dislike for the "Christ Alone Is King" slant. We should recall that when we are unduly harsh to those who prefer a version other than the KJV.

I don't think King James I was involved in producing the KJV 1611, other than the fact he commissioned the work to be done by learned men.

jenny wrote:
hi Chuck
I was encouraged by your comments. I am a catholic that converted to reformed faith.....

.....Yours in Christ
Jenny

Abigail wrote:
Wayne M. said
"For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God." Romans 10:3
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Promoting and standing for the Word of God is not establishing our own righteousness. People in adulterous marriages try to force their lifestyle on others just like the homosexuals do.
In the love of Jesus Christ with prayers
Abigail

I am simply defending my belief that I am married based on what Jesus said in Matt. 5:32 and 19:9.

Also "When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house." Deuteronomy 24:1

With the ease with which people can go to places like Las Vegas for a couple of days, get married or get a quick divorce for almost no reason, it is understandable how some could be tempted to think every case of divorce is wrong regardless of the circumstances. The tragedy is that marriage failure is so widespread in society as a whole today. Many of these people are probably not even christians, which probably is a major cause.

There are some fundies in their exuberance to appear righteous and be zealous in opposing the evils of the world, have misinterpreted God's Word on the subject of divorce to make it seem there is no such thing as a biblical divorce. Therefore, twisting Jesus' words in Matt. 5:32; 19:9 and Deut. Ch24:1, they take the "high road" and say all divorce is sinful. This may appear righteous, but is it biblical? Another case of "wine means grape juice?"

The extreme hypocrisy of the RC Church on the marriage/divorce subject is amazing if one looks into it a little.

While the Romish church does not recognize divorce even on biblical grounds, even in countries where the civil law recognizes it, "the RC church grants annulments on the basis of excuses so flimsy that they would not be given serious consideration in a civil court." (from Roman Catholicism by Lorraine Boettner)

While the RC church makes great pretenses of being pro-family and against divorce, the RC Canon Law says that a marriage can be declared "annuled" (as if it never existed) 'if one party joins a non-Catholic sect; or educates the offspring as non-Catholics.' Boettner says this rule is so sweeping that a Catholic parent, in some cases, can get a complete annulment, if the other parent sends a child to an American public school without the priest's permission.

Westy wrote:
JD and Yamil
Here is more proof of the SOVEREIGNTY of God.
Psalm 47:8 God REIGNETH over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
Psalm 93:1 The LORD REIGNETH, he is clothed with MAJESTY; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
Psalm 96:10 Say among the heathen that the LORD REIGNETH: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Psalm 97:1 The LORD REIGNETH; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
Psalm 99:1 The LORD REIGNETH; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
Psalm 146:10 The LORD shall **REIGN FOR EVER**, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
You see guys it is the SOVEREIGN who reigns.
Isn't it strange that the Bible disagrees with JD'ism and Yamilology.
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READ the Westminster Confession of Faith, for great Biblical doctrinal teachings.
(Plenty copies on line)

I noticed you have said nothing yet about the info I gave comparing the Mass with Jesus' once for all sacrifice. So, in case you missed it, here it is again:

Quote:

Lesson 32 The Sacrific of the Mass

C. The mass is a perfect sacrifice, because in the mass a perfect gift is offered. Christ arranged His religion so that all of us could offer up the most perfect sacrifice. In the Catholic Church we actually offer up Jesus Christ Himself - not goats, oxen, or lambs.

Unquote

But isn't this contrary to what Scripture teaches about Jesus?

"Not that he might offer himself there again and again, as the high priest enters year after year into the sanctuary with blood that is not his own; if that were so, he would have had to suffer death over and over from the creation of the world.

But now he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sins once for all by his sacrifice.

Just as it is appointed that men die once, and after death be judged, so Christ was offered up once to take away the sins of many;..." Hebrews 9:25-28 RC Bible. See also Heb. 10:11-18

Jean-Pierre wrote:
Anybody that is called of God to share the scriptures can teach. You don't need a male reproductive organ to do this. My wife is a teacher and a good one at that. As for the (of being in authority)the problem is in the fact that you give authority to people instead of the Srcipture. An ass (donkey)can bless the chosen people of Gor...look it up. It's in the Bible.

What do the verses in 1 Timothy 2 vs.11-12 mean? "Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."

This epistle was written to the young pastor, Timothy, and is instruction on the orderly procedure in the visible church. In the above verses, Paul is teaching that women in church are not to preach to or teach men or exert authority over men.

The reason for this? "And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression." 1 Timothy 2:14

Nothing wrong with a woman being a teacher. That would normally be in a school, not a church.

Lance Eccles wrote:
"Jessica, the Mass is totally different from a Protestant service.
You go to a Protestant service simply to pray together. You go to Mass to be present at the sacrifice of Calvary...."

Lance, what you are saying agrees with a book I have called "Instructions in the Catholic Faith" by Parish Priests.

Quote:

Lesson 32 The Sacrific of the Mass

C. The mass is a perfect sacrifice, because in the mass a perfect gift is offered. Christ arranged His religion so that all of us could offer up the most perfect sacrifice. In the Catholic Church we actually offer up Jesus Christ Himself - not goats, oxen, or lambs. Unquote

But isn't this contrary to what Scripture teaches about Jesus?

"Not that he might offer himself there again and again, as the high priest enters year after year into the sanctuary with blood that is not his own; if that were so, he would have had to suffer death over and over from the creation of the world.

But now he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sins once for all by his sacrifice.

Thank you for detailed explanation.

You said "Civil government is not morally and spiritually neutral and is not independant from the word of God!"

Agreed!

I am in no position to say whether the Doc has been going against some moral or biblical principles in some of his decisions, as you say.

But he does have a perfect right to hold an elected position in government even if he is not in the majority. There is nothing in the Bible as far as I am aware to forbid a christian from holding elected office.

The verses in the Bible referring to separation refer to worship, marriage, and not to elected office. Otherwise it would be impossible for a christian to hold any position in government or work in a job with anyone who is not a christian.

An elected member such as Dr. Paisley does not control who the other members are who are elected and he still has a responsibility to do the best job he can in the circumstances.

Lance Eccles wrote:
Jessica, the Mass is totally different from a Protestant service.
You go to a Protestant service simply to pray together. You go to Mass to be present at the sacrifice of Calvary....

Quote:

Lesson 32 The Sacrific of the Mass

C. The mass is a perfect sacrifice, because in the mass a perfect gift is offered. Christ arranged His religion so that all of us could offer up the most perfect sacrifice. In the Catholic Church we actually offer up Jesus Christ Himself - not goats, oxen, or lambs. Unquote

But isn't this contrary to what Scripture teaches about Jesus?

"Not that he might offer himself there again and again, as the high priest enters year after year into the sanctuary with blood that is not his own; if that were so, he would have had to suffer death over and over from the creation of the world.

But now he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sins once for all by his sacrifice.

albert wrote:
If any one can show me from the bible where God says its all right to do evil that good might come,then I will believe what the Doc has done is biblical!

Hello dear brother. You mentioned something the other day about John Hagee. I just wanted to mention I am not a fan of his type of church, but did purchase his book, Jerusalem Countdown because it appears to be quite interesting.

He talks about the world powers being on a collision course to World War III, North Korea's and Iran's part in the Mideast confrontation, and why negotiations with Hezbollah and all Islamic terrorists are futile. He has a lot of connections with powers that be in both the U.S. government and the Israeli government, and has been able to garner a lot of information to be able to write this book.

Incidentally, I have recently gone back to attending a Reformed Church and heard a couple of excellent sermons last Sunday. I am thinking about the possibility of joining later. I think some of the Biblical comments on here may also have been used by the Lord to open my eyes. The Lord has been very gracious to me in recent times in teaching me and giving me a great interest in the historic Reformed confessions.

You ask "Didn't Canada outlaw guns"?

No, Canada did not outlaw guns. The Canadian government brought in long-gun registry and control, which means all guns must be registered when they are purchased or transferred. Those who wish to own long guns, for hunting or target practice, must first take a one day course on firearm handling and safety and pass a simple exam to obtain a Possession and Acquisition Licence. This wallet-size certificate will then allow them to buy long guns and ammunition.

Handguns are more tightly regulated. They also require a safety course and stricter regulation. Hand guns may not normally be carried around on a person or in a vehicle.

Of course criminals do not care or register their illegal handguns. The easy availability of handguns in the U.S. has made it easier for criminals.

You ask "did crime go down? Did murder cases decrease?"