Posted on 01/18/2012 3:19:15 PM PST by NYer
And that’s why our Holy Father is awesome
IOW - United, we stand; divided, we fall.
Will the pope be buying a Bible now?
Unity among Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglo-Catholics and certain groups of Lutherans may have enough in common to possibly unite with the Holy Spirit’s aid, but I don’t know if unity with those who who reject apostolic succession is possible.
Will the pope be buying a Bible now?
>>He’s written volumes on the Bible. I think he already has a few Bibles.
I agree, conversion is required to unite Christianity.
So when will Joseph Ratzinger be converting to real Christianity?
>> “IOW - United, we stand; divided, we fall.” <<
According to our Lord, its the opposite of that:
Matthew 10:
34] Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
[35] For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
[36] And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
[37] He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
[38] And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
[39] He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
[40] He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Will the pope be buying a Bible now?
>>He’s written volumes on the Bible. I think he already has a few Bibles.
You are probably right. I think a better question is, “Will the pope start OBEYING the Bible now?”
“Will the pope start OBEYING the Bible now?”
>>He already does. But the question is why you need to start a thread aimed at being divisive in response to a thread about Christian unity.
We have the likes of George Soros trying to subvert all forms of Christianity in the name of pushing atheism, and you want to slam the Pope for calling Christians to humble submission and prayer for finding unity.
Please show me where in scripture where Jesus formed multiple churches and said all theologies were valid.
George Soros can only hurt men’s time on this earth. The pope and others can hurt men’s eternal souls. There IS a difference.
So when will Joseph Ratzinger be converting to real Christianity?
>>Catholicism is REAL Christianity.
When the pope calls for unity and conversion, he means all Christians submitting to the false doctrines of Roman Catholicism...oh yeah and to HIS authority.
If he truly means that Roman Catholics should prayerfully and humbly submit to the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Apostles, eliminating all prayer to (or “with” as they claim) statues, saints, “Mary” (the “Mary” they pray to bears no resemblance to the humble woman of the Bible), worship of wafers, calling priests “Father” and even more blasphemously calling the “pope”, “Holy Father” (a name Jesus, used praying to His Father), the teaching of salvation by works, and dozens of other false doctrines and practices, then I apologize.
George Soros can only hurt men’s time on this earth. The pope and others can hurt men’s eternal souls. There IS a difference.
>>Tell me another story. The Pope saves souls. We have people here holding up their private interpretation of the Bible as if it were from God.
Sorry. Your tripe doesn’t wash.
George Soros is using his billions to fund liberal, postmodern groups that seek to undermine Protestants and Catholics alike.
So don’t tell me that George Soros’s actions don’t have eternal consequences.
My source is Tim Goeglein, Focus on the Family’s top lobbyist in Washington.
Repent and convert to Christianity.
The Pope saves souls? I thought it was the gospel that saves souls. You know, the gospel of your salvation.
I guess your minister doesn’t save souls then.
Would you settle for showing a half dozen or so places where the Lord condemns Roman Catholic practices?
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