Recent content by waquinas

they should make it harder to get married and require a license to reproduce

hmmmm,some things are niether good or bad in a moral sense, they just are or could be seen as morally neutral. Perhaps dividing the waters above and below is just such an example. Is it good that the waters were divided or bad if they were not? I dunno - just a thought.

the awareness of Jesus, when did He know who He is, has been debated for thousands of years. Agree we cannot know for certain, but at least from the drinking miracle I think we can say it had to be before His baptism. He knew it was not His time yet, His mother knew He could do it if He wished.I...

(Jordan;66808) I hate to burst your bubble, I hate it when a person agrees with me, when we are not. In fact, we are far away from each other. LOL, you did not burst my bubble - only confirmed what I am saying. We both agree that the Truth never changes.I just pointed out why the Truth for me...

Jordan,that is exactly the main reason I joined the Church I have finally joined and will never leave. Just as you say, the teachings from God to all men are not suppose to change and it should never be left to my own understanding or my own search for understanding to find those teachings. If...

Sorry just frustrating sometimes, but I do enjoy the challenge and it helps me work on patience. In my experience you would just tell me I am not listening to God, or am spiritually a child or weak…etc, so I hardly see what the point of the invitation is, as sincere as it may be.God would not...

how blissful it must be to go through life thinking that any one that does not agree has just not learned to listen

walking with God is used through out the Bible to indicate a closeness in relationship that is rare in human history. I think it is also said of Elijah and Enoch, that they walked with God. Moses is said to have "seen" God's backside as He passed by the cave on the mountain. Agree with those...

(cedarhart;66695) None. God makes it very clear not to solicit the dead, period. You might want to make some distinction and a less broad definition in regards to what you see as prohibited. Jesus spoke to several dead people, Lazurus, Moses, Elijah, a little girl. Before totally blocking out...

(Alpha and Omega;66694) So what is the reason for praying to Mary? If you read the Hail Mary, it is not a "prayer to" Mary in the same sense we pray to God. It is a request for Mary to pray for us. There is certainly ample Biblical support for asking people to pray for us. The only difference...

(epistemaniac;66615) unfortunately, those who want to appeal to Hebrews 6:4-6 as a proof text that people can lose their salvation, I hope they really contemplate what they are saying, and what they think that this section of scripture says, and what it would imply. In part, this passage says...

(RichardBurger;66628) The problem with this is that men do not see their sins. They are like the Pharasees, in that they think they no longer sin. Since they think they no longer sin they really don't have any sins to repent of. -- It seem to me that those that advocate works are the ones that...

That is all well and good Richard, but am not sure who teaches that. To say the Catholic Church and Saint James or even other faiths that teach the need for works, that such are all teaching works based salvation is a mis-representation of their teaching. Works our necessary but only Jesus saves...

Let's not be too hasty"And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail"Hail Mary"[thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee:"Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee"blessed [art] thou among women."Blessed art thou among women."And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring...

While I agree with Richard on the source of our salvation, must agree with the others that there are consequences for our sins, both here and eternally. In some aspects both sides are correct.Adam, Satan himself and some would argue Judas are examples from the Bible of beings who were in a...