I think that sums it up very well, Mark.
How do you differentiate such worship form, say, a rock concert, the electric guitars and all...?
Posted on 10/31/2010 11:59:22 AM PDT by RnMomof7
In Christ Alone lyrics
Songwriters: Getty, Julian Keith; Townend, Stuart Richard;
In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This Cornerstone, this solid ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease My Comforter, my All in All Here in the love of Christ I stand
In Christ alone, who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless Babe This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save
?Til on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live, I live
There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory Sin?s curse has lost its grip on me For I am His and He is mine Bought with the precious blood of Christ
Mob emotion is rather, shall we say, overwhelming. Churchill was pretty good at it, if one listens to his speeches.
Yeah, and if my mother had wheels, she'd be a wagon...
The Church saved Europe from the Muslims a couple of times, sure. The second attack on Venice was done at the invitation of whom??? And what did all of that cost???
Now, did the German bishops act in a truly Christian manner? Unfortunately, no. The Reformation was fuelled in part by that, certainly. It succeeded because of the drive for power by the German princes, but it started because of the practices of the Church, sure.
When will the Vatican open up the Vatican vaults so that we can see what's in it?
Being a little presumptuous? When is your church going to open its vaults so we can see what's in it? Or you, for that instance? Are you prepared to air all of your own dirty laundry to the world for the amusement and edification of every individual in the world?
Nope.
May God lead you ever closer to Himself in the New Year.
I fervently pray He does and would return the favour to you and to all men.
Times change, people don't. Luther did not originate his 95 theses, he merely pulled a publicity stunt by making the internal debates of the Church.
The Romans had a statement; "Qui Bono", for whom the benefit? Luther's sponsors, the German princes who sought both independence from the Holy Roman Empire and the assets of the Church benefited greatly. It is a shame that so many remain dupes of those princes.
Well, I can't argue with that. The thing is that the justification of the posting became popular.
The Romans had a statement; "Qui Bono", for whom the benefit? Luther's sponsors, the German princes who sought both independence from the Holy Roman Empire and the assets of the Church benefited greatly. It is a shame that so many remain dupes of those princes.
Yup, the precedence goes back to Simon Magus for those who would use the Church for personal financial gains and power.
According to the Catholic Church's catechism 841 it states:
It succeeded because of the drive for power by the German princes, but it started because of the practices of the Church, sure.
And where does the will of God fits into all of this?
Being a little presumptuous? When is your church going to open its vaults so we can see what's in it?
Actually, every Protestant church or organization that I have ever attended or support fully disclose their assets and liabilities at the end of each year. They usually do this in a fund raising letter. :O)
As for me, how much I make, how much my wife make, and just about all of our assets are floating around on the Internet which people who know us have been able to piece together. Trust me. My net worth is a sad, sad story.
I think that sums it up very well, Mark.
How do you differentiate such worship form, say, a rock concert, the electric guitars and all...?
According to the Catholic Church's catechism 841 it states:
841 The Church's relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."[330]
So exactly what did the Church save Europe from?
The invading forces of these very same Muslims.
It succeeded because of the drive for power by the German princes, but it started because of the practices of the Church, sure.
And where does the will of God fits into all of this?
Where it always does.
Being a little presumptuous? When is your church going to open its vaults so we can see what's in it?
Actually, every Protestant church or organization that I have ever attended or support fully disclose their assets and liabilities at the end of each year. They usually do this in a fund raising letter. :O)
As for me, how much I make, how much my wife make, and just about all of our assets are floating around on the Internet which people who know us have been able to piece together. Trust me. My net worth is a sad, sad story.
Actually, each parish and diocese does the same. I'm not sure of how much of my net worth is on the Internet, but I suspect that if your records are out there, so are mine. I'm not going to make Forbes anytime soon, either...
But what's in the Vatican vaults? There is a recent effort begun to start to clean them out, but I'm not sure of any of the details.
Obviously, there is a ranking, just as there is in Judaism, where the Torah (the Five Books of Moses) take precedence over all other parts of the Tanakh.
I'll listen to some Rammstein or Primal Fear and let you know what I come up with. :)
Carry on.
Okay, and you are dismissed.
Are you really pulling rank on this dweeb?
Why are they being laughed at?
With all your reading and commenting on God's Word, you didn't know God's own have a relationship with Him? But there are many who don't care to KNOW Him...
All my relationships are verifiable. I hear people tell me they have a relationship with all sorts of imaginary things. Until they can show me what they have a relationship with I refuse to accept their "witness".
There are just way too many people claiming they know the truth, which differs just about form everyone else's.
"Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
See, this is the type of intolerance that is common to so many Protestants. Unless it is their way it is damned, cursed, and vilified. For one I don't say "Lord, Lord." For two, even when I was a practicing Christian I never would have thrown that judgment into anyone's face, because that's not my judgment to make. But some protesters, while making fun of Catholic priests, act as "alter Christus" in more ways than one.
The only weasel worded rationalizations is calling the facts I gave you "weasel worded rationalizations," Q.
Humble? Self-flattery is not humility, Q. And neither are oversized letters in glaringly contrasting color.
Stick head in the sand. Preted the sun doens’t shine.
Hmmm, spoken like a true "gracious" Protestant (even though you seem to deny being one).
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