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Huh? Santa always ate the cookies we left out for him!! Think of all the cookies he eats every Christmas. No wonder he's so fat. sml

Hi Windmill, you're one of those Christians I mentioned in a post at the beginning of this thread. If it is PROVEN that the Genesis account of creation was made up by men... will that destroy your faith in God? Does the existence of God require that the bible be absolutely correct 100% in...

Sure. But this brings up the question of what Jesus meant when He said that we could ask ANYTHING in His name and it will be given to us. Matthew 14:10b - 14 The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works. 11“Believe Me that I am in...

History is a wave. It goes up and down. If you think of how Pompeii was when Vesuvio erupted. Then how we got through the dark ages into the middle ages. Then the renaissance -- think of the 1800s how conservative society was until the modern era (I think the modern era began in the 1800s). Now...

Hi Carl, Of course I agree to the Nicene Creed ! You mean there are Christians that don't !! LOL OK. Will go through Acts 6 and wait till I hear from this thread again via an alert.

Ok, yes. I do believe you're agreeing with me. I've had the experience of believing I was doing some work for God, but ran into problems the same old way.... with humans. This will be coming up again sometime soon but we'll see how it goes. I believe I'm going to have to withdraw a little -...

Right on. Man wants to be his own God. Man is unable to create a moral compass. Thus, with the absence of God in these times, we've come to lack a moral compass. The consequences will be paid.

I have to leave now....but maybe you could explain better what you mean by suffering. Do you mean how we suffer because we witness God? I can't think of any other type... Tomorrow...

I agree 100%. But the gospel means good news. We're to share the good news that God is able to save us to be with Him for eternity. I must be honest and say that I've never used exorcisms in witnessing. Unless, somehow, it seems relevant to the other person. But, hey, whatever works for you...

I know about John of the Cross but am not familiar with his 3 levels/stages. I agree more with St. Teresa in that we can jump around from stage to stage, or go forward or backward, or feel like we're not progressing at all. It just makes sense to me in theory and in experience. I think that...

I read through the last couple of pages and I'm always interested in bible study and exchange of ideas. I don't know what the fundamentals are....but if you accept only those that agree with you then it becomes a club. I think some interaction is good - as long as it's respectful and civil...

This is true and reminds me of a great book I read by Saint Teresa, but I forget which one. (Avila maybe) I think I mentioned this to you in a different thread. It's about the 7 rooms of a castle and each room represents a different spiritual part of our journey. If I remember, you had stated...

All keyboards have a mind of their own. AND It's for your own good !!

Just saw the above.... Great explanation. Sometimes I think some get being IN THE IMAGE of God or SHARING in His attributes mixed up with God's essence. Only God has God's essence!

Hi Mark, This just came up in my alerts and I haven't been following along. The question about essence, however, is interesting. No. We cannot have God's essence -- if we did, we would be God, having His nature. essence noun es·sence ˈe-sᵊn(t)s Synonyms of essence 1 a : the permanent as...

Well Debp, I say we go all the way and stop wasting time. How about we give the mother 24 hours to decide if she wants to keep her baby AFTER the baby is born? Maybe she won't like how the baby looks? They do look kind of funny at birth - this could be a deciding factor. Or maybe the baby is...

Very beautiful thread Wynona! Thanks for taking the time to post such beautiful truth and knowledge in the images. I'll never forget a party I attended when I was about 30...My two children were 7 and 5. I decided to be a stay-at-home mom because I wanted to raise my own children. Sure, I knew...

Agreed. (I think I said this).

The CC does not consider the Eucharist actual spiritual food. It considers the Eucharist actual food. I have no opinion on this....wavering from one position to the other for the past __ years. ( a lot!).

I think we could discuss the Trinity but NOT have debates about it. Of course, any discussion will begin a debate, so voila'. And. let me add, I most assuredly 100% agree with this rule on this forum. Because....if a person does not believe the Trinity, he cannot be defined as Christian... So...