Agreed. But repeatedly banging on about doctrine and arguing against another person beliefs will not shift them in their position. It's right to point out the truth, sew the seeds as it were, and then leave God to do the rest. In my experience the harder one tries to convince somebody that their views are wrong the more they become entrenched in their position and convinced that they are right. So in effect we can cause more harm than good. Only God can convict, so we pray and leave it to him to do the transformation by the renewing of the mind. Mary has heard what we believe ad infinitum and still holds to the same view of the RC church so perhaps it's now best to leave the work of changing her mind to God.
I get what you are saying. And I agree that constant arguing over doctrine in (for example the Calvin/Arminian debacle) can be tiring and a waste of effort. People are entrenched in their isms, and yes, it takes the holy Spirit to draw them out and reveal truth to those willing to learn. Same as the unsaved. People are enslaved to sin and only God can set them free. However, deception of the kind that is being touted by Marymog is a different kettle of fish. I am not seeking to teach her doctrine. She is Catholic. Her doctrine is perfect...perfectly Catholic. IF she wanted to be a Christian, then I would teach her Christian doctrine. What she is attempting to do is teach Christians that they ought to embrace Catholic doctrine and to learn it from Catholic teachers, without recourse or faith in Christ. According to Marymog we have to trust
their word that they are taught by God, and thus trust our eternal destinies to their testimony of their own infallibility. There is an underlying principle of
who are we to trust that underscores everything Marymog presents on this forum. She is constantly attempting to cast doubt into the minds of the other members of this forum that echoes what one Pope said not long ago...
that we cannot rely on our relationship with Christ...in fact he said
anyone who claims to have such a relationship should be discouraged because according to him,
and Marymog, only through priests...God's so-called ministers...can anyone have a relationship with God.
Do you see why therefore the Catholic church meets perfectly the criteria of being
the Antichrist? They remove Christ and replace Him with their own system.
473 ἀντί anti an-tee’
a primary particle; prep; TDNT-1:372,61; {See TDNT 75 }
AV-for 15, because + 3639 4, for … cause 1, therefore + 3639 1, in the room of 1; 22
1) over against, opposite to, before
2)
for, instead of, in place of (something)
2a) instead of
2b) for
2c) for that, because
2d) wherefore, for this cause
500 ἀντίχριστος antichristos an-tee’-khris-tos
from 473 and 5547; n m; TDNT-9:493,1322; {See TDNT 850 }
AV-antichrist 5; 5
1) the adversary of the Messiah
For Synonyms see entry 5890
Marymog, regardless of how long it takes and how many people may be offended by the ongoing controversy, must be met full on because she, and one or two others, by their sophistry and lies, are most dangerous to young impressionable minds who may be reading these posts.
