Is it Mary, or is it Ashtoreth? I dunno, you tell me! They're both Queen of Heaven, either way.
Posted on 08/08/2010 5:18:01 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
Ping!
You have had a very interesting life and now, you have a powerful testimony..Thanks for sharing all this with us..God Bless You! Carry on..
While on the one hand, I can be happy for you, that you have found that which pleases you, I am likewise compelled to say that your devotion to what your are calling your “Bible Only” lifestyle is centered around an altered book. The King James edition is less 7 books, and thus, incomplete. Those missing books are God’s words as well. No offense, but no thanks. I’ll stay with the Catholic faith, always. Hopefully, you’ll find your way back. I’ll pray for you, as well as the Church.
Jesus warned the Pharisees and Sadducees that obedience to man’s traditions and rituals made a person disobedient to the Word of God. People obey tradition to please men and gain status, but we obey the Word to please God. Tradition deals with ritual, while God’s truth deals with reality. In many churches today, man-made teachings are often considered as authoritative as the Word of God even though they contradict His Word. By obeying these traditions, Christians rob themselves of the power of God’s Word.
Demerol to "keep going"? I don't think so.
Just ridiculous! On and on it goes.
So this article has to be totally false! What a crock! It never ceases to amaze me!
What you fail to mention is that those 7 books are part of the Apocrypha which consists of 15 books of Jewish literature written during the intertestamental period. Some of them have historic value, but all are spurious, of unknown authorship and without claim of inspiration or authority. Some are legendary and fantasy. Many of them are written to reinforce post-exilic Jewish opposition to idolatry.
They were never quoted or alluded to by Jesus Christ or any of the apostles. The sermons in the Book of Acts, which outline Jewish history, do not include apocryphal events. They lack the power and distinctive elements of the Word of God.
I think I’ll go say a rosary!!
I say it every week on sunday with the nicene creed and apostles creed.
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he
is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth
And in Jesus Christ His only Son, Our Lord Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit
Born of the Virgin Mary Suffered under Pontius Pilate Was crucified, died and was buried.
On the third day, he rose again He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church,
the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.
Gee, I think that reads and is spoken as a Confession of faith. I believe that Jesus was raised from the dead by God. Every Sunday! I will soon so proclaim as required! Today is Sunday. Praise Jesus!
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” (Romans 10:9).
Which is said in the Apostles creed. Which is part of the Rosary. Bless you Sister praying for Us. What a great biblical pray. I just said mine. Going to Divine Mercy now. But have to make coffee before I go to church today. Bless you for confessing your faith to God and man as a living witness.
Praise his HOLY NAME!
“Demerol to “keep going”? I don’t think so.”
LOL! Knocks me on my rump!
When will their LIES STOP?!?
LIAR LIAR...PANTS ON FIRE
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The trick is to see beyond the books and to concentrate on God alone. Some people do that via the Catholic tradition, and some by the Baptist, and some by the Episcopalian. The particular strand of Christianity that she ascribes to now is not one that does much for me, but If God has chosen to touch her in this particular way, that is between her and God. It’s not for anyone else to pass judgement.
Is it Mary, or is it Ashtoreth? I dunno, you tell me! They're both Queen of Heaven, either way.
I dont think the Church (as in the Church universal, the complete body of believers that transcends our individual denominations) can afford to indulge in squabbles over doctrine like this, not when the barbarians are at the gate.
There it is again...Idol worship...and yet catholics call it something other than. I still haven’t figured out what the ‘other’ is when the evidence before ones eyes is so clearly seen. And there are many many more just like this “parade” of paganism to a God who is not God....to other than Christ.
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