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Thank you, my brother, and may God bless you. ;) I agree. salvation is of the Jews. Israel was the chosen people because out of her came Jesus, who is Jewish. He is salvation. But the Church (which is the offspring of the woman in Revelations) was not built by Israel. It was built by...

Hello Bud, I am very familiar with this biblical verse. The woman in Revelations is Mary, and the male child she gave birth to was Christ. The rest of her offsprings is the Church - the Christians who call Mary their mother. My brother, the Catholics and our Orthodox brothers are the only...

According to the Hebrews, they believe that Mary is human and that Jesus is also human and not God. We believe that Mary is 100% human and descended from Adam and Eve. We also believe that Jesus is 100% man and 100% God. Like everyone, Mary needed a savior . She cannot save herself...

Hello Bud, As a Catholic, I am very knowledgable of the Catholic faith. I assure you that Mary is indeed descended from Adam and Eve. Jesus is the son of Mary just as the Bible says; therefore, she passed her humanity to her son, Jesus. This is why Jesus is 100% man. Jesus did not get His...

Okay. I see what you mean now. By the way, I am half Filipina. My father is from the Philippine Islands and my mother is Chamorro (a native of Guam). The Pacific Islanders also have "healers" of their own. In my island, these healers are called "suruhanus." Some of the people on my island...

Hi Religusnut, You are correct. :) A person who has a "spirit of fear" would have an unclean spirit, which is different from a person possessed by a demon. And the biblical scripture that I quoted in my post all refer to demon possession. So, that would be four in all. The verse is...

Hello Religusnut, During Jesus ministry, exorcism was not very common at all. Jesus healed more sick and handicap people than driving out demons. If you look at the Gospels, the only demons he drove out was Legion who possessed a man (See Mark 5:9 and Luke 8:30), a man possessed in...

My brother, if I misunderstand your post, I apologize. However, the Catholic Church does not seek out people nor use pagans to perform exorcism. It is in the canon law of the Catholic Church that only a priest appointed by a bishop can perform exorcism (Code of Canon law 1172). In Christ...

Hi Templar, The majority of the people in the Philippines are Catholic. If a person in the Philippines seek exorcism, they go to the Catholic Church, and the priests are not called "witchdoctors." :) In Christ, Selene

Hello Martin, Church traditions says that the Apostles Thomas and Bartholomew went to India and were martyred there. In Christ, Selene

Demonic possessions is rare, and exorcism is practiced only in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and a few Protestant sects. A lot of cases that were referred to the churches for exorcism were actually individuals suffering from mental illnesses. However, there was a movie...

Hi Religusnut, In my faith, we are taught that children are born without any personal sins, but they are born with what is called "original sin." Original sin has two meanings: 1) the sin committed by Adam and Eve and 2) the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or...

I have finished my 4 day retreat and back to work.

Hello John, The second person of the Holy Trinity has two natures - human and divine. Jesus is the Son of God, but He is also the son of Mary. When Christ said, "My Father is greater than I," it was His human nature who said this. Jesus' human nature is not greater than the Father because...

Hello John, To say that Jesus was "born again" or experience "born-again" is a strange concept to me as a Christian. To be "born-again" refers to a spiritual regeneration. It is a term associated with salvation, and Jesus did not need any salvation because He does not have any sin. Jesus...

There is a time and place when one would need to speak about Hell. In 1993, a priest challenged the Mafia in its stronghold, and he encouraged Sicilians not to resign themselves to deep-rooted evil on an island where organized crime has held sway for centuries. As a result, he was gunned down...

Hello John, Jesus was not "born-again." He is God. He is 100% man and 100% God. He is not half man and half God, nor is He human with God residing inside Him. Jesus is fully human and fully God. Jesus can be tempted and was tempted just like any human. He can sin just like any human, but...

Hello Eccl., I don't think the dietary rules have anything to do with God's promise of eternal salvation. Animal sacrifices that were once commanded by God no longer needs to be followed. Changing the law of animal sacrifice does not have any effect on God's promise of eternal salvation. The...

Hello Xander, It is not my opinion. It is clearly what the Bible is saying. The reason you don't see worshipping idols is because you are only reading half of one thing and not reading the whole. This is what the verse says as you pointed out: Isaiah 66:17 They who sanctify and purify...

Hello Xander, In Isaiah 66, the prophet was saying that those who sacrificed animals to idols will be punished. Chapter 66 of Isaiah starts out by pointing out the difference between true and false worship. The scripture goes on to show the Israelites what God will do if they worship idols...