Tony Borrelli wrote:
I actually think the image more resembles St Theresa of Avila, although it bears a strong resemblance to St. Catherine Laboure' except for the head piece which more likely resembles the type worn by St. Bernadette of Lourdes. Although the nose is close in shape to that of St. Joan of Arc. In retrospect however the facial contortion reminds one of St. Catherine of Sienna, except for the frown which was prevalent in manifestations of St. Matilda of Saxony. If the veil was pulled back more and we could see the hair color we could rule out St. Olga of Russia if she were not blonde. Then again it looks a lot like the Ghost of Christmas past which has been known to appear to Christmas revelers who have had too much eggnog. She also resembles Sister Mary Arcangel who beat me senseless in the 2nd grade in 1956 except that she has no yardstick in her hand. Then again it might just be an image of Darth Vader. Oh well, who needs Christ when we have so many apparitions to assure us. THE ABOVE IS SATIRE....so I don't want to hear from all you pickle-pusses who think it's a real comment !

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Yes, EEE, pull out that 161l KJV with the Apocrypha, and you really be in a mess. Really EEE, you and many others should read, [URL= http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=665]]]Why I Do Not Think the King James Bible Is the Best Translation Available Today[/URL]
[URL=http://www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/theological-dictionary/TD1003W4.htm]]]Jesus Is Superior to Hindu Gurus[/URL], which is part of an article on the uniqueness of Christ. like the Muslims it appears these Hindus are trying to stifle freedom of speech and religion in India, something our government has to make clear we do not approve of.
Our government needs to put pressure on the Indian one.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
But, LR, the Vatican can't do it! Remember,
Mark 3:25:
And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26 And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Since the Roman Church is run by its father, Satan, it will just be impossible to cast out a demon by them, unless the demon leaves so that person can be tied to Satan in a more complete way. The Holy Spirit and a demon can't co-exist in the same person. So, if a person has a demon he is not a Christian, and by the demon leaving that doesn't make him one, q.v.,[URL=http://www.ihcc.org/images/booklets/pdf/L124.pdf]]]A Closer Look at Revival and Revival Meetings[/URL]

GK wrote:
yeah-it's called delusion/gullibility

Michael Hranek wrote:
Marcos
Thanks for the post back. Happy New Year to you!
An important thought in regards to reading any human author is something a pastor in Knoxville TN shared with me years ago is what I will call the "Red Pen Principle". This pastor told me how he read all sorts of writers BUT he read with a red pen and would prayerfully compare what was written with the Bible and note points that were in agreement with Scripture and the context of Scripture and "red flag" ones that weren't.
My observation is that people who read Calvin, or Catholic authors, JW's, Charismatic Word Faith, Purpose Driven Seeker Sensitive, Ecumenical, Mystical Emergent Church, or any other writer without a gurarded prayerful and critical examination and a determined willingness to reject that which is false and hold to the Truth will ultimately be drawn into the thinking and reasonings of men and lead away from obedience to God and His Word buying into whatever system of theology they are seeking to find some good things in.
Hence the mess among SBC's

GG wrote:
In the movie version of "The Exorcist" was the Exorcist a Prot? Before, the last 35 years had anyone even heard of a Prot Exorcist? NO, because there weren't any. The "Exorcist" was based on a true story....not a lot of Prot balony. Hey, why not let us exorcise the lot of you, perhaps you will finally agree on what the bible actually says.

Observer wrote:
All of mankind left to themselves would perish - not for any secret decree on the part of God -but for our sins. And God would be perfectly just in consigning everyone to hell.
When the gospel comes it declares genuine good news to all. But the fact is that, apart from God, all would reject the gospel because we love sin.

GG wrote:
PreacherJond: The priesthood of Aaron is of no further use. It was made obsolete by the death of Christ. Jesus is the new, ever-lasting High-Priest of the new order according to Melchesadek. The Catholic priesthood follows Jesus' example and his order of Melchesadek.

Lance Eccles wrote:
RKB: Scripture and Sacred Tradition are equally important. Tradition is not superior to Scripture. And since they both come from the Holy Spirit, they complement each other.

check it out wrote:
I am not saying the Holy Spirit isn't a gift of God, I realize how important His ministry is, and to be sealed with Him keeps me. Christ is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit, John the Baptist says this in the Gospel of John. I feel there are too many 'Christians' puffed up with pride and arrogance, everyone seems to have it 'right'. I only know this; I am changing everyday from the inside out, and Christ has taken up residence in my heart. I think the simpler we keep the gospel, the more effective it is. Too much time is spent 'splitting hairs' when we should be reaching out to the lost, not arguing with the saved as to who 'has it right'.

Neil wrote:
Premise1: Calvin taught Predestination
Premise2: Calvin was involved in Servetus's death
Conclusion: Therefore, Predestination is heresy.
Fallacy - argumentum ad hominem (abusive). Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
Biblical equivalents: David murdered Uriah, yet wrote Psalms. Solomon was an idolator, yet wrote Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes. Caiphas prophesied truly (John 18:14).
And several pastors I've dealt with (Calvinists & not) turned out to be practical atheists in church gov't; should I therefore repudiate all they taught?

If this were anybody but John Calvin, the Calvinists would be quick to call him a heretic!!

Michael Hranek wrote:
Marcos
I really would NOT recommended J.I. Packer as that sound seeing he is a signer of Evangelicals and Cathoics Together. You may not have been aware of this.

Lance Eccles wrote:
But to tell the truth, I don't need to ask

my take wrote:
Peter professes in Matt. 16:16, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God'. It was this bold, strong profession by Peter that led to Christ saying, "Blessed are you Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father, who is in heaven." Because of his boldness to profess Christ, Jesus says 'You are Peter'[rock], with this same strength/boldness/fearlessness will the church be built through the likes of those who, like Peter, profess strongly Christ, and His redemptive work on the cross. This type of strength is the solid foundation which is built upon, as He adds to His church, the living stones, a.k.a. believers who are born again.

Abigail wrote:
I did not say Christians are meant to be incapable of sinning. I said Christians are to strive to cease from sin.

But to say that Christians are sinless after being born again is a false doctrine.

Now,-- God gives us the gift of His Spirit to enable us to live this kind of Christian life, in repentance and obedience, but it cannot be something that we do of ourselves, then it becomes works. If we do this then we are saying that God saved us, but its up to us to keep it by being obedient.

This is not what God's Word says, it is He who keeps us. If we could lose it,we would be lost all the time for we sin without even knowing we sin, we HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT SIN SINCE WE"VE BEEN BORN, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SIN UNTIL WE DIE.

R. K. Borill wrote:
Listen up,
Your exhortation is wise. The arguments from scripture have been numerous, and at this point, sound doctrine is being trampled under foot. Moreover, those who propose the false doctrine of sinless perfection fail to see the teaching of scripture in general and specifically Heb. 12. The question is if we are able to live sinless lives as believers, then what need does the writer of Hebrews have to warn the sons of God about God's chastisement. Furthermore, he uses the manifestation of God's chastening as evidence of the love of God to His sons:
"But if ye be without chastisement whereof all are partakers, then are ye (illegitimate children) and not sons." Heb. 12:8

GG wrote:
I am not saying that Jesus isn't described often as the rock. But, Jesus never refered to himself as the rock. He was speaking to Peter, why would he mention himself as the rock, when he calls himself the builder. When Jesus refers to himself, he uses the title "Son of Man".

"Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock."

The whore of Babylon is a world religious system that is "that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth". What city reigned over the kings of the earth when John wrote? -- Rome

So after 2000yrs we have a satanic world religion located at Rome.

Abigail wrote:
preacherjond wrote
"Abigail, the Penecostals have lied to you, and led you down a false road, misinterpreting the scriptures and filling your mind with heresies. I pray that your eyes will be opened to the truth, in Jesus Christ's name I ask it, Amen."
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The Pentecostals that I know of teach the same thing you teach. No one has led me down a false road. I believe the Word of God.
You can find scriptures to defend sin if that is what you are looking for. People can make the Bible say anything they want it to say by reading between lines, finding examples, misappropriation, or misinterpretation. But believing what it states in black and white, people refuse to accept, because the gate is strait, the way narrow and few there be that find it. People do not want the discipline of holiness, therefore they make loopholes for themselves to their own loss.
In the love of Jesus Christ with prayers
Abigail