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To: William Terrell

No, I can tell what you are driving at with these, so the order is not the problem. The problem with your commentary is that it does not really comment on the scripture in view, but rather gives me your thoughts on what the Church is that you would have given me regardless of any particular scripture.

You do make a point that is scriptural, regarding the Kingdom of God being inside of the beleiver. However, I also showed you that this metaphor does not preclude the Kingdom of God form being a social organization, as there is plenty of scripture where it is used in that way. And indeed, the Catholic Church never teaches that salvation is somehow divorced from the internal life of the soul. In fact, the entire church life is centered around the two sacraments, confession and Eucharist, that are deeply personal by their very nature.


846 posted on 11/15/2006 3:27:30 PM PST by annalex
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To: annalex
Tell me, if I'm not a Catholic and refuse the Catholic traditions and do not believe the Catholic doctrine, can I be saved to eternal life, with no input or permission at all from the church?

Do you really think that when Jesus said the Kingdom of God is within, He included human organizations. Show me the human organization's soul.

I'm afraid I don't agree with the church's interpretation of scripture, or the orientation of view it would have to have to interpret it that way. So, I don't address the scripture cites so much as to just write an alternate interpretation and why. I try to address the foundation of that interpretation of scripture.

847 posted on 11/15/2006 6:55:14 PM PST by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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