[papertyger]

ACTUALLY, the whole notion that Jesus The Christ authorized anything like the RC edifice or any part thereof is MADE-UP OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH ITSELF—ludicrous, utter hogwash, UnBiblical etc. Besides, the edifice didn’t exist until 300/400 AD, anyway. The Rubber history book strikes again.

Nope. I'm living proof. RC delivers on the promises of the Bible, and others do not.

[Hunble]

What does this have to do with the basic topic?

[Alamo-Girl]

Nope. I'm living proof. RC delivers on the promises of the Bible, and others do not.

The living proof is the fruit (emphasis mine:)

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. - Matt 7:15-20

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. - John 15:1-5

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. - Gal 5:22-23

Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: the fruit of the Spirit.

To GOD be the glory, not man!

[Quix]

Somehow I get the impression that such assertions by the RC edifice are sukposed to be MORE impressive instead of LESS.

Or am I missing something?

‘Tis a bit mystifying . . . given so much personal and others’ observations of degredations of spiritual life IN FAVOR OF RELIGION and addictive behaviors, phrasing, rationalizations . . . related to—toward—RELIGION vs authentic spirituality.