Went to Confession...

Since Jesus was sinless, he hand no actual need for reprntance. He received John's baptism to identify with sinners as part of God's plan to save them.

 

I think it is really sad that so many christians can not respect christians of other denominations.

during WWI troops were able to recognise the humanity of their enemy at christmas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

have we become so uncivilised that we need to condemn people who are the same religion, but have minor differences?

if so - how can we ever hope to have peace with those who do not share our cultural/religious background?

 

Personally I feel that its a good thing she is doing ritual IC. It means that she is getting closer to God IMO. ~ (Sorry to talk about you in the third P Cass,its not malicious)

Rev A

 

Again, your pride is your reward.

Merry Christmas.

 

I boast in Christ and what He has done to make what I said a reality.

Do you really?

 

Do I what?

 

Perhaps "Do you mærry [Mr.] Christmas?"

http://youtu.be/JQFIquOmx5o

 

the catholic church is a scam. they charge you money to read you a free book. You are paying money to belong to a religion. they are money hungry. they are also hypocrits. Vatican city is a rich nation, with the pope wearing gold suits and their walls covered in gold and jewels. it's a church of commericalism and idolitry. So sorry you belong to a religion that takes so much and never gives.

 

Wish me a merry Christmas.

 

Could be more worse. I could even be a German.

http://youtu.be/ccKk8J0bHG0
http://youtu.be/TqusGJUGDzg

 

It is not pride to believe in the words of Christ and His NT apostles!

As Paul said, "I boast not in myself, but in the cross of Jesus Christ."

There are many "New Creation Realities" that come with being a 'born again, or 'born anew" follower of Christ. "Except one be born again he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

What BFS has been saying is that being 'born again' is not a temporary experience filled with uncertainty, but a 'new life' free from the law of sin & death. If one is 'reborn' and then sins, he does not die and then have to confess his sins again to be reborn again! One is only 'born anew' once. Eternal life is a free gift, and often many who do not understand the true Gospel cannot accept the fact that one is 'born of an imperishable seed' and has the 'blessed assurance' of their salvation. When that Believer talks about being 'saved' and going to heaven with assurance, they are called 'prideful" in their confession of faith. Not so!

All Believers in the cross of Christ and His words shud have that same 'assurance' !!

Was Paul 'prideful' in boasting of his sufferings?

Romans 8:35, 37-39:
35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Again, trusting in the cross of Christ, His work and sacrifice on 'our' behalf as being eternal, and confessing with 'our' mouths those truths, is but boasting in Him, and not in ourselves...that is a new creation reality.

 

Absolutely.

A very merry Christmas to you.

 

I agree with you Felicity. Even as a Christian minister, I practice other rituals, and I have saved and incorporated some wisdom from other religions I dabbled in, and 'tried on' in my search for God. I have yet to go to confession but I plan on it. If I am uncertain or queasy about trying something like confession or a pagan practice such as planting by the signs, I ask God for guidance and talk to God in prayer as I do the questionable ritual etc. Of course I would never do a ritual etc when it clearly violated christian doctrine etc.

Rev A

 

You are correct. Jesus said it best...He said, you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. But those who are into a religion cannot accept and believe that Jesus has set them free. So they still act as if they are not.

 

So why not celebrate His birth?

Merry Christmas, BF!

 

and neither can your priest. Don't get me wrong. We protestants and catholics and jews need to stick together against the assaults from the left and their allies the muslims and atheists.


as long as we all believe in the divinity and salvation of Jesus Christ then let's not quibble.

 

I like where you drew the line of separation. It really is Christians and Jews against Muslims and Atheists. That's where the fault line lies.

 

Christ drew no such line, however.
When He shared the parable of the the Good Samaritan, He used as his example a member of a group that was among the most hated among the Hebrews. The Samaritans were their sworn enemy, and yet Christ uses a Samaritan to show how one ought to treat his neighbor, and even his enemy. This was no accident. First century Jews had to face their own hatred and bigotry when listening to this story.
Imagine your pastor telling a tale from the pulpit where a Muslim or atheist was the hero of the message.
Now imagine the radical message of Jesus Christ, and celibrate it today.

Merry Christmas!

 

Who says I don't. I am thankful for Jesus’ birth. It's just that I am not confined by any day to do that. Like I said, I am free.

 

Merry Christmas, anyway.

 

Atheists and Muslims didn't exist in his day, genius. What-jesus-taught arguments are usually lame because so few actually read the gospels and know what he taught.

 

Especially when unethical posters cut what he taught out of peoples posts.
Shame on you.

And Merry Christmas.

 

Originally Posted by Incorporeal

Rev A

fyck off to both off you.

you know nothing about me and it is inappropriate for you to be making personal comments about me.

you are both trolls who haven't got a clue what it means to be a christian.

 

true.

I think the point of that story is so often missed.

whatever happened to love they enemy?

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

(Mat 5:44)

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

(Luk 6:27)


But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

(Luk 6:35)

I'd like to see a few more of these supposed christians around here remembering that.

in fact, if christians DID remember that in general, we might have a better world.

 

christians do that all the time.
We aren't the ones blowing up our selves and others.
But i'm not about to turn my back on a muslim or atheist for that matter. Christ said be gentle as doves but wise as snakes. I paraphrase but you get the drift.