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Hello Walter abd Debbie, From the very beginning the Church has recognized the sacrifice of the Eucharist as the filfillment of this. From the Didache: 14:1 And on the Lord's own day gather yourselves together and break bread and give thanks, first confessing your transgressions, that your...

Answer: While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be...

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things...

Dear marksman, Are you going to listen to your flesh, or to your Lord? It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. And what are those words again? Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I...

Otherwise, what will people accomplish by having themselves baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they having themselves baptized for them? As the very first item on your list is demonstrably false, i wont waste my time on the rest of what is surely more lies. Pax!

Hi Josho, Well said. I dont understand those who claim the Church was paganized rather than that pagan celbebrations were reordered to the proper object of our worship, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To say otherwise is to say that the gates of hell DID prevail, and makes Jesus a false...

Or they could actually read some history from reputable scholars and/or the documents of the Church. Peace!

Brother, do you think it's wise to stand as an accuser of your brethren, on a charge with no substantial information? You don't have to answer me on that, but I would urge you to prayerfully consider it. But you just admitted that you have no idea what the 'doctrine of the Nicolations' was...

They abstain from eucharist (thanksgiving) and prayer, because they allow not that the eucharist is the flesh of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which flesh suffered for our sins, and which the Father of His goodness raised up. They therefore that gainsay the good gift of God perish by their...

Br. Enow, Your link left out the anathemas, and both links left out the canons and letter to the Church in Eqypt which are also part of that document. Here is an English translation of the full text: First Council of Nicaea – 325 AD - Papal Encyclicals If wish to see it in the original...

Brother Enow, i believe we have a beginning. Very well then, 325. First, do you recognize that as a council of bishops of the whole Church, that, is a council of the bishops of particular churches that recognized each other as all being members of the One Church of Christ? And what then do...

Dear Stan, As the 2000 year old living witness of all the apostolic communities attests that the Holy One of Israel meant what He said, i think rather that it would 'pretty daft' to assume my own understanding supercedes the Faith of the Church. You too! Are welcome to come to the wedding...

Agreed! And as you pointed out, this one Church is found in various places or territories. We call these 'particular' churches as opposes to the 'one Church' Thus you have the Church in Smyrna, the Church in Rome, the Church in Alexandria, etc... Now this belief that the Church is one is...

Brother Enow, First, you should know that no private revelation is binding on any of the faithful. At most the Church (after testing) will pronounce something 'worthy of belief'. You can find official Church teaching about the final trial and passion of the Church here: Catechism of the...

Hello marksman, I'm talking about this: The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one...

Hello marksman, And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you. Once was enough! Are you sharing in that One Cup? You too! Are welcome to come to the wedding feast of the Lamb of God! Peace be with you!

Hello Taken, Historicaly these individuals were called 'hearers' as in: The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." Let the hearer say, "Come." Let the one who thirsts come forward, and the one who wants it receive the gift of life-giving water I believe the more common term today is 'catechumen'...

Hmm, seems like you're doing that well enough.. I shall leave you to it. May Almighty God bless you, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Could you be more offensive? Don't hold back now...

Hello marksman, No, no , no... We all recieve the risen Christ. Intimately. Individually and collectively, the two made one flesh.. For this reason a man shall leave (his) father and (his) mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." This is a great mystery, but I...