Why is Mary so important to Catholics?
www.blessedquietness.com/...hymary.htmWHY IS THE CATHOLIC MARY SO IMPORTANT TO CATHOLICS?By Steve Van Nattan Introduction:Quotes from article. Quote:1. Mary is exalted way beyond Jesus Christ in the...
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NMOCM wrote: baydoll wrote: Would evil spirits point you to a false christ?Yes, but that false Christ will bear the signs of being anti-Christ. It will lead away from virtue towards vice.And would...
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NMOCM wrote: baydoll wrote: What *fruits* would I *look* for?The fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and temperance. (see Galatians...
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NMOCM wrote: baydoll wrote: Well by all means fill us in what *anathema* really means, nmocm! We're all ears, dear! : ) The statement is in the passive voice, but the implication when people put the...
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NMOCM wrote: NMOCM wrote: If anyone saith that the grace of God through Jesus Christ is given only for this, that man may be able more easily to live justly and to merit eternal life let him be...
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NMOCM wrote: "If anyone saith that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean that nothing else is required to cooperate in order to the obtaining the grace of justification.......
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NMOCM wrote: "If anyone saith that a man who is born again and justified is boundof faith to believe that he is assuredly in the number of the saved;let him be anathema (cursed)! [Council of Trent,...
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NMOCM wrote: The Council of Trent upheld that it is "Jesus Christ our Lord who alone is our Redeemer and Savior." Anyone who believes that Redemption comes from some source apart from Christ is, well,...
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NMOCM wrote: Um sorry, nmocm. Actually Paul WAS persumptious to think his (as well as the believer's) salvation was assured:For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a...
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NMOCM wrote: Here, Paul's saying that we are confident, even as we forgo pleasures of the flesh and perhaps even must suffer greatly, that if we walk in the Spirit by Faith that God will reward us...
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NMOCM wrote: That doesn't say that we are confident that either a) we could not abandon the path to Salvation (which Paul often assures us we can) or that b) even if we turned back from the Spirit to...
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And how does one *get* these *fruits*, nmocm? They come from the Holy Spirit and they're nourished as we walk in that Spirit. and can that *separated* person get into Heaven, nmocm? If they are a...
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What do you think "walk by Faith" means? Can one walk without moving? To walk by Faith, you have to walk. Your cooperation is a necessary component. If you say "I've had enough of the race, I'm...
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NMOCM wrote: And how does one *get* these *fruits*, nmocm?They come from the Holy Spirit and they're nourished as we walk in that Spirit.And HOW does one *walk* in the Spirit?
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NMOCM wrote: and can that *separated* person get into Heaven, nmocm?If they are a willful unrepentant heretic, then no.So let me get this straight: anyone who rejects what your Church teaches and...
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NMOCM wrote: I know what Pelagianism is hon but can you answer my ORIGINAL QUESTION does your Church condemns those to hell those who place their faith in Christ Alone to save them yes or no?Talk...
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NMOCM wrote: And is that all there is to it, nmocm?Or is there a whole bunch of *fine* print tacked onto that *faith alone*?That's all there is to that canon... if you're trying to make a point about...
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NMOCM wrote: And did you not say a few pages back that salvation is a gift? So again, which is it, nmocm? A prize (something you win, something you have to compete for) or a gift (something freely...
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NMOCM wrote: You like to pick and choose your Bible verses. It's clear that St. Paul feared for his own Salvation. He said so.No Paul said he was CONFIDENT and KNEW his salvation was a sure thing and...
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NMOCM wrote: What do you think "walk by Faith" means? Can one walk without moving? To walk by Faith, you have to walk. Your cooperation is a necessary component. You tell me! How does one *walk by...
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NMOCM wrote: I have complete confidence that if I'm faithful to God, He will be faithful in return. The doubt should be about ourselves, not Him.If you have complete confidence in Him, why do you...
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