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2 Corinthias 4:10 – Paul writes that we always carry in the body the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. Christ has allowed room in His Body for our sufferings, and our sufferings allow room for Christ to bring us to life. Philippians 1:29 – for the...

Righteous indignation has nothing to with suffering. Please post a testimony of how your suffering has brought you closer to Jesus. While I may or may not have your attention, I would like to know about your avatar. Why is an angel holding a head by the hair? Is that an ISIS angel? Fallen...

Great post! It touches on the theme of my OP. Redemptive suffering is a difficult concept to wrap ones head around. It sounds like your sister attained acceptance in her final days, what we are all supposed to strive for when suffering befalls us. Prayers, bible reading, how many times we go to...

When we were kids in the pre-Vatican era, the manner of teaching catechesis was still developing. Jesus did not condemn repetitious prayer, He condemned the vanity. Repetitious prayer is analogous to an orchestra to a play, and the actions we are to focus on is the main events of the Bible...

It sounds like you have an awesome pastor. The only difference is absolution. Catholic protocol can be found on line, but it's very personal and intimate experience with the Lord. No amount of text can describe a cleaned up conscience and the healing power of The Sacrament of Reconciliation.

So far, this thread has not turned into a "my daddy can beat up your daddy" discussion. People who are critical of the Sacrament of Reconciliation usually learn about it from watching movies. It's for Catholics, Orthodox, and I think maybe Anglicans and Lutherans. Types of confession could...

Everybody suffers. There is a spectrum of severity, from a hangnail to a terminal disease and everything in between. Miracles that makes suffering go away is fine but not everyone gets healed. Even St. Paul had his thorn in the flesh. There is social, mental, physical and even spiritual...

From a theological point of view, there is no such thing as "baptism of the Holy Spirit". There is a release of the Holy Spirit that was received by water baptism, regardless of when. God and sin cannot co-exist. If God chooses to remove Original Sin by some other means, that's His business...

If you rob a bank, get caught, get off on a technicality, you have, in a sense, been absolved from the crime, which has nothing to do with the state of your soul. Examination of conscience, repentance, confession, forgiveness, with the proper disposition is a package deal. Confessing sins is...

I never said that. Scripture reading 101: What is hidden in the OT is revealed in the NT. God established the Sacrament of Matrimony in Genesis, complete with instructions. not at Pentecost. Jesus didn't marry His mother. The historic Church teaches, through Scripture and Tradition, that the...

The Incarnation is the spirit of God fusing with physical human flesh. God become man. What you have is a lame excuse for denying the divinity and pre-existence of Christ. The Incarnation is a mystery, it transcends reason but does not go against it either. You cannot proof text a mystery. The...

I think NEW ADAM and NEW EVE is scripturally and theologically sound. It fulfills the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 as the beginning of developmented covenants. A family, a tribe, a nation, prophetic realities shifting to earthly realities (Ark) to human realities (Jesus and His mother) to heavenly...

In St. John's letters (1 John 4, 2 John 1), he tells us that the spirit of the Antichrist denies the Incarnation (the Son of God becoming man) and thereby also the Trinity (the Father and the Spirit, too). This is the spirit of the Antichrist. We got your number. Don't call us, we'll call you.

Your knowledge of Roman mythology is pathetic, you are highly critical about the gift of tongues, make up fair tales about it's history nature and purpose all because you don't don't have it and are jealous. Chill out, man! Its not meant for everybody. I can pray in tongues but that doesn't...

Fundamentalists approach him with a Calvinist picture of a god who has predestined the majority of mankind to damnation or with a Dispensationalist picture of a god who operates through various covenants and dispensations established with Israel and the church. Faith movement Charismatics have...

The awareness of Mary's intercessory and maternal presence was a secure part of Christian experience from the beginning. Several exegetes have been quoted on this (McHugh, Breck, Miguens). The clearest line of separation between Fundamentalism and historic Christianity, when it comes to...

MARIAN DEVOTION (not available on line) The rationale for devotion to Mary, and devotion means honoring her and seeking her intercession, is simple and forceful. Mary's primary role in the divine scheme of salvation revealed in Scripture is to lead all her children to her Son. The Genesis 3:15...

Prejudice is not evidence. Third party evidence is hearsay, it's not evidence. Confirmation from a dentist in writing is evidence. I think you miss the point. Any and all Marian devotion that fails to lead to Jesus is a false, counterfeit devotion. Just as the whole purpose of her being is to...

This is standard anti-Catholic ignorance. I challenge you to find a single official Catholic document in a 2000 year period that instructs Catholics to worship Mary. What you are doing, and you do it automatically, is persecuting a bother in the name of Jesus. Blind prejudice is not a gift of...

This is radical, psychotic funnymentalist hate. You disappoint me.