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I don't believe that. Plenty of people 'hear' the Gospel, and yet they're not 'doers' of the Word. By the same token, others NEVER hear the Gospel, yet they practice Gospel principles. Especially since God's Laws are "written unto our hearts." If they were a 'doer', why would they go to...

If all 'future sins' were forgiven, wouldn't satan be in heaven now?

Catholics don't pray to Mary; they pray through Mary. There's a difference. Catholics don't believe that Mary is "dead". Plus, it's not as if Catholics pray through Mary instead of praying through Jesus. Didn't Jesus converse with Moses and Elijah...two men who had been "dead" for HUNDREDS...

Again, good to know! That means that your words have no bearing here on this forum.... ...unless of course you're being sarcastic. By the way..."Your welcome" should be "You're welcome." And since you left out the apostrophe in the "your", it tells me that you're not that educated. Am I...

So, the bible gives you a reason to be prejudiced against certain people. Good to know! Thanks for sharing. Sorry, but judgment is up to GOD; not YOU, or anyone else.

For how long? Do you think that if one commits theft AFTER they've supposedly been saved, that Jesus doesn't see theft as sin? Does it ONLY take confession? How about repentance? Yup. Agreed. Right. But the 'blessing' may not mean what you think. It's not about 'approval'. I personally...

I don't think it's so much of a 'slippery slope' as it is in line with the Catholic belief that only GOD can condemn; the Catholic Church cannot (although it has tried before, and realized its error...). It's an exercise in forgiveness...not to be confused with condoning. Not necessarily. The...

On the contrary...I DO know what it means. I just don't put so much weight on it as some others do. You wanna get to Heaven? Fine. Love God and love others. SHOW God you love Him through loving others. And you're right. Loving God and loving others isn't so hard...

What I bolded I think is important for all of us. We are taught to forgive for a reason, and the reason may be because we honestly don't know the kind of 'penalty' that God would impose upon a 'transgressor.' Our 'vengeance' may either be, not enough or too much. Best for us to forgive and...

What Marymog is stating has to do with the 'spin' some journalists often put on news items and then report their opinion/interpretation as fact. Maybe a particular journalist is anti-Catholic, and will spin the Pope's words just enough to get the attention of other anti-Catholics. Best thing...

As to what I bolded and underlined...what does "believing" and/or having "faith" mean to you? To me (I know you didn't ask me, but I'm gonna tell ya anyway! Chkl:) both belief and faith are 'action' words, much like love. The action doesn't have to be some gargantuan feat; it can be as...

:jest: :Laughingoutloud: Catholics are the First Christians. Private religion? A religion that has over 1.4 billion members world-wide, over 250,000 parishes (as of 2017), which can encompass more than one church; a Catechism that's available for ANYONE to read, is hardly what I'd call...

What does that even MEAN? I am SO TIRED about hearing about "justification" and "sanctification" and "belief" in this and that... Seriously, I don't believe that God meant this to be so hard. If we ALL have the "law" written into our hearts, then we already know what's right and wrong. The...

I was with you until what's bolded. The "curse of the law" means different things to different people. For *me* the 'curse of the law' means a release from Mosaic law; not NATURAL law. If Jesus tells us we are to "love God, and love each other", is that "Law"?

Yup. Seen it before myself. Knew a man who had EVERYTHING. Beautiful home...furnishings...friends...a beautiful daughter...great career as a lawyer...money in the bank... ...and was ANGRY at God for not giving him MORE.. For some, EVERYTHING isn't enough... And yet...we see...

Are you SERIOUS? You're paying WAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION to what some pastor said, and not ENOUGH attention to the BIBLE!!! Show me a bible verse...ANY bible verse where it says, "YEAH! Repeat this prayer! And keep on doing what you KNOW is wrong! You're forgiven ANYWAY!" Son, that dog won't...

O.k. With you so far... I'm not so sure if I agree with that. I don't think it's a blank tape WHEN we're born. After all, while being formed in the womb, isn't MY DNA intermingled with my husband's DNA? Is a baby born of a criminal destined to BE a criminal? I respect you a LOT Behold, and...

I think, as others have said, that for SOME, it takes time. For others, it happens all at once.

What's bolded reminds me of a therapist I once had. I was going through some pretty bad stuff with my late husband. He was an unbeliever who simply wasn't 'satisfied'. Thought he "deserved" MORE than what he had. I asked the therapist, "What would happen if he got EVERYTHING he wanted?"...

Ohhhh, pish-posh! This is a place where differences of opinion are welcome. First of all, not EVERYONE who's here says we can never lose our salvation, no matter what. Yup, we argue...we debate...we intellectualize... But NONE of it means that anyone is "trolling." My goodness...