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What I find disturbing though is that Christianity is decreasing in Europe and North America. What religion are they going into if Christianity is declining in these continents?

Actually, the New Testament books do speak of candles, incense, the liturgical readings of the scrolls, etc. It's found in the Book of Revelations. Who is to say "how" we should worship God? Christ said that we are to love God with our whole heart, mind, and strength. God is the only one who...

Wow! This is truly an amazing story. I agree with the mother. It's like her daughter in Heaven was telling her mother that she's okay.

It is found in Genesis. God's first command to Adam and Eve is to be fruitful and multiply.....meaning that they must be "open to life." Children are blessings from God. Oral contraceptives and birth control is contrary to God's very first command to be "open to life" and some birth controls...

I have seen an increase of people in my Church, but that is due to the kind of priest we have. He has made the effort to visit the sick, the villages, and even the prisons. He made the effort to personally know the people in his village including the ones who are not Catholic. So, instead of...

We're not the ones to determine what is good and what is bad. God already determined that eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil would be bad and bring death. The role of Adam and Eve is to trust God on what He determines to be good and bad. God gave them the free will to either...

My, my, my......what ails you on the inside, my brother??

I agree. There are better uses for money than gambling, and too much gambling can even turn a person into an addict.

From what I understand, gambling is not considered a sin. Homosexuals should not be discriminated against in jobs, housing, education, etc. The problem I see is that the gay activists is trying to enforce the belief that the ACT of homosexuality is normal and not a sin.

With me, it was the opposite. I've always taken for granted my own faith until I met a convert who came to Guam. He discovered on his own (most likely guided by the Holy Spirit) what I have always taken for granted. His enthusiam and zeal over our faith was something I didn't quite...

Are you an atheist?

Sorry to hear this Rocky. I've noticed that you still think of those 7 churches in Revelation. :) Interesting. I wonder how the commentaries indicated that it was part of Philisitia when the maps shows that it's a border between Philistia and Judea?

There are some homosexuals who are drawn to Jesus and are not interested in the movement of the gay activists. God believes in free will. God calls and many hear the calling, but few are chosen.

I think that homosexuality is getting more attention because it is being legalized in some states. Furthermore, the gay activists are now going into the schools and forcing very young kids to accept homosexuality as "normal". They are going into elementary schools and distributing books...

Yes, "rapture" is a word you can't find in the Holy Bible.....a word they often use. And here they are asking us to find "venial sins" in the Bible?? Jesus said a person should get the log out of their eye first before they attempt to take out a splinter from the eye of their brother.

This thread got sidetracked all because of venial sins. "Sins that don't lead to death" is what some people call "stumbling." If some people here can call it "stumbling", I don't see why we can't call it "venial sins." For some reason, they get hooked on terminology. Homosexuality can be...

If you knew, they why continue to ask?? You also can't find the word "Holy Trinity" in the Bible and until you do, you also don't have a leg to stand on.

Vale, you only provided a reference on infallibility on Catholic Answers. It says nothing about Judas Iscariot. I provided the viewpoint of the Church on Matthew 26:24 from Catholic Answers. In regards to Judas Iscariot, the Church does not hold two different viewpoints. You say that you...

Delilah was not from the Philistines. She was from the Valley of Sorek. The Valley of Sorek divided the land of Judah from the Philistines. When the Philistines heard that Samson was in love with Delilah, the Philistines went to her. Samson had more than one wife. The wife he married before...

Vale, below is what you stated in your post #20. This is not what the Catholic Church says. It doesn't even interpret Matthew 26:24 the way you interpreted it. There is a difference between the Church being silent and the Church claiming "I don't know." In Judas case, the Church is saying...