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The 'one baptism' that the Church has always taught and practiced is clearly set out in all it's glory by St. Cyril of Jerusalem here: CHURCH FATHERS: Catechetical Lecture 3 (Cyril of Jerusalem) Peace be with you!

Can one know Jesus apart from faith? One can know 'of' him perhaps, but to know Him as the messiah, the Holy One of Israel, as our Lord and our God, requires supernatural faith that only our Father can give us. This is why Jesus says 'no one can come to me unless the Father draw him'. So...

For those intetested, Cyril of Jerusalem on baptism: CHURCH FATHERS: Catechetical Lecture 3 (Cyril of Jerusalem) "For the Bridegroom invites all without distinction, because His grace is bounteous; and the cry of loud-voiced heralds assembles them all: but the same Bridegroom afterwards...

Thank you for the kindheartedness. As you see above, you are contradicting yourself. And in all love, i will point out that this is no surprise, as all nihlistic philosphy, unenlightened by the love of God, is doomed to devour itself.

Your determination to further this argument negates its rationale. Thus disproving its underlying assumptions.

I have known this since before I can remember. My faith a gift to me from my Father, a gift procured for me by the faith and prayers of the Church. But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it, and that from infancy you have known...

Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" Sts Cyril and Francis pray for us! Peace!

Indeed! And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation: sin, because they do not believe in me; righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; condemnation, because the ruler of this world has been condemned...

The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful. Sts Polycarp and Ignatius pray for us! Peace be with you!

Dear Taken, As you said above, Mary is the mother of Jesus. Jesus IS the Christ. Ergo, Mary is the mother of Christ. You are doing a lot of dancing to try and avoid what your own words clearly admit.... Mother Mary, pray for us! Peace be with you!

Hello marks, Intimately, as the bride knows the Groom and is known by Him! All are welcome to come to the wedding feast of the Lamb of God! Peace be with you! Christ is risen! Alleluia!

Hello Doug, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you. You too! Are welcome to come to the wedding feast of the Lamb of God! Peace be with you!

Hello Bobby, Perhaps you might be careful how you judge others... Is your obedience perfect in all things? 'by the measure you measure...' Who are you to pass judgment on someone else's servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him...

Do you need God to say what you , yourself have shown here is self-evident? Mary is Jesus' mother. Jesus is God. Do you prefer the ancient Greek term Theotokos (God-bearer)? Jesus is also a man, and thus does indeed have a 'mommy' (or whatever the Aramaic equivalent was in 1AD) I don't...

My heart broke for you sister on reading this. I have a brother who is bipolar and he is just not the same on his meds, but his meds are preferable to his manic/depressive episodes.. Took years with doctors tweaking his meds to get a dosage that controlled his condition and that didnt make him...

Yes. Sorry if i contributed to the derailment. It's unfortunate that some feel attacking Mary is a way to somehow salvage an argument that theyre losing with Catholics, iv'e always been puzzled how they think that helps their argument... Peace be with you!

A great encouragement to us, that if we do the Father's will, we will be Jesus' family. Does this somehow negate Mary as His mother? Not at all. This does not lower Mary's position as His mother but rather exalts those who also do God's will to a familial relationship with Jesus! Peace be...

His mother said to the servers, "Do whatever he tells you."

Well I don't know about you, but my relationship with my mother is much more than just a physical connection... And as Jesus loves perfectly , He also has perfect filial love for His mother. There is no need to be afraid of Mary, she always points to her son and says 'do whatever He tells you...

Why do you deny the obvious? Is Jesus not King? Is Mary not His mother? What keeps you from acknowledging their relationship? Peace!