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The Heavenly Jerusalem is the Church, of which we are a part of because there is only one Body of Christ. Together, with those in Heaven, we consist of the entire mystical Body of Christ. Hebrews 12:22-24 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly...

Not all candidates are teens. Some are actually adults who never took the Sacrament of Confirmation when they were much younger. In my parish, the teen has to take two years of CCD classes. For adults, it is a year. Afterwards, they are given the Sacrament of Confirmation. In Confirmation, the...

We are saved by grace. Why stop at verse 9 when it continues on to verse 10, where the Apostle Paul continues on to say that we were created to do good works, which God prepared for us. The Bible does not teach that we are saved by "faith alone" nor does it teach that we are saved by "good...

Works alone cannot save us. The works that a Christian does is not his/her own good works, but the works of the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit inside us that empowers us to do works that completes our faith......a faith that is a gift from God.

I agree. This is why St. Paul went to see the Jews first after landing in Rome. But I actually find it interesting that in this biblical verse, St. Paul was comparing Sarah to the "Heavenly Jerusalem". According to the NLT Bible: Galatians 4:24-26 These two women serve as an illustration...

Faith and good works go together. The Bible never taught "faith alone" or "good works" alone. They go together hand in hand. One should include Ephesians 2:10 and not stop at verse 9. Good works is what makes faith complete. But it is not our work, but the work of the Holy Spirit in and...

The elect made the choice to live by God's grace. They said "Yes" to God and by their "yes," God took over. God did not come to rape anyone.

Baptism came from God, and all things that comes from God can bring salvation. Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 1 Peter 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the...

We are saved by Grace. Grace comes through faith, which is expressed in good works for we become God's workmanship to do His good works rather than our own.

The Church is always full of both good and bad. In the end, the bad will be weeded out by God. In the meantime, Christians should build up God's kingdom and correct our brothers when they do bad things.

I don't have a problem with a homosexual being elected President of the United States, Governor of a State, or Congressman. In fact, on my island, we have a gay person elected as a Senator. As to John Boswell's book, he misinterpret the rite of Adelphopoisis (a practice done mainly in the...

I don't see how that has to do with what I posted? Is that supposed to explain why St. Paul called the Heavenly Jerusalem a mother? Perhaps, you can explain? In my post, I did say that the Church is the bride of Christ. In Revelations 21:2, she is the New Jerusalem, so that does not...

The Bride of Christ is called "New Jerusalem" (Revelations 21:2). In the Holy Bible, St. Paul refers to the New Jerusalem as "our mother." Galatians 4:26 But the other woman, Sarah, represents the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the free woman, and she is our mother. (Taken from the NLT...

When one believes that man has no free will, then one believes that sin is not our fault. When a person kills another person, it is not the killer's fault because he didn't choose to kill. So, then it becomes easy to put the blame on God. Genesis 3:11 And he said, "Who told you that you...

God has the free will to choose whomever He wants and He did. Out of all the nations on earth, He chose Israel to be His chosen people. Of course, this does not mean that God did not love the other nations. He loved them too, but Israel is the people He chose to be His people. John 15:16...

The Church is the Bride of Christ. The Church that Christ built on earth is divine because it was built by God. It was not built by man. Just as a husband is called to be like Christ by giving his life for his wife, so did Christ won His bride, the Church, by giving up His life for her. The...

The Church is the Bride of Christ, and Christ is her Head. Just as the husband is Head of the house, the wife is the compared to be the Church. Husband and wife are one. Christ and His bride (the Church) are also one.

You say that if there is a person who is really in need he/she is very quickly pushed out of territory.....so that the con-artist can take over the panhandling?? This then shows that there is indeed a REAL person in need who was panhandling, but being pushed out by the con-artist. Already...

I don't see anything wrong with the research and therefore don't care to re-invent the wheel. There are a very small percentage of homeless people who panhandle; therefore, not ALL panhandlers are con-artiists. Being homeless does not necessarily mean a person made a bad choice. It has more...

I did not tell you to go to the government to survive. I said that according to some studies that were done, there is a small percentage of genuine homeless people who panhandle.....therefore, not ALL Of them are con-artists. For the sake of these small few, I cannot judge ALL panhandlers as...