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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    No need to continue hashing with you. I responded to YOUR question ABOUT YOU assessing men. Period.
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    Who Is The "Root" We're Grafted Into?

    Who Is The "Root" We're Grafted Into? ^ OP I would say in brief: 1) the ROOT is the Word of God, ie God said call His Word JESUS. 2) the ROOTING IN, is accomplished BY the Power of God, ie God said call His Power Christ. 3) the One being “ROOTED IN”, ie IS called Branches. 4) the One being...
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    But by prayer and fasting

    Agree, Prayer AND Fasting go hand in hand for a “serious” request. How many ARE willing to MISS A MEAL, “let alone seriously FAST for days” for a “serious” prayer request to BENEFIT “another”? Think there are people in the world, requesting, new “exercise” machines, new “exercise” videos...
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    When You Just Aren't Feeling that Holiday Cheer

    @Mayflower like many people, we also have family members and friends that were part of our usual Christmas celebrations that have passed away or live long distances away, and some in hospital. Of course we miss them and wish we could all be together. But that doesn’t steal our joy of Celebrating...
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    Saying goodbye:

    Hope you decide to not leave or if you do leave to return. Always an option. You recognize and divide people as you recognize people divide themselves. You can take or leave or verify what any person says AS it being Scripturally Sound, or not. Remember, you were never told to “follow men”. I...
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    There is always contention between Protestants who speak with Jesus’ Doctrine as the Basis and Support and Catholics who speak with their Basis hinged on Doctrines of men and their Basis and Support. IOW, there is NO “common ground” as a basis for Discussion. The TWO have completely Different...
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    Do you realize your question was about YOU, YOU making an assessment, and the answer was about YOU?
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    Sure it does. You are limited in knowledge. You base your decisions, evaluations on your limited knowledge. God is all knowing, no man can “trick” God, by word or an act of a well orchestrated performance.
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    What difference Does it make, If I know, had conversations with, 1, 20, 100, a million people who Claim they ARE Catholic, and we discuss “THEIR BELIEFS” ? Catholics are QUICK to “proclaim” Catholics Have a ONE CHURCH Official Teaching, and Protestants have a multitude of “Official Churches and...
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    Your option is limited to observance of their WORKS. God is all knowing. He knows the thoughts in a mans heart. He knows IF a man lied, cheated, to gain a higher recognition, position, grade, evaluation, etc. God Rewards a man WHOSE works Glorify God. Gods Reward is called “treasures stored in...
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    This Lie Went Down Smoothly

    Disagree. If you review the letters written by the Apostles, they ADDRESS a Range of People’s beliefs and behaviors OF the crowd of Listeners (Much like Jesus DID, much like Clerics do). Correct...Little Children CAN SIN! * Hebrews, Tribesmen, Jews Believing in God and His Word....FOR 4,000...
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    This Lie Went Down Smoothly

    I wasn’t arguing, but stating my belief and why. I find a Difference between a Believer and CONFESSED, CONVERTED Believer. (Both can and do call themselves Christians.) (A Confessed Jewish Believer can and do call themselves Messianic Jews) Gentiles, Jews, Christians can and do Sin. Converted...
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    Please pray for my Granddaughter.

    Your request has been accomplished. Praise God, Taken
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    You must be somewhat aware, Not “ALL” Catholics Believe the exact same things! Your Church may have an “official teaching”, however just as you make your claims on behalf of your Catholic beliefs, so do other Catholics! Yes there ARE “Catholics”; That believe they were “naturally born...
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    This Lie Went Down Smoothly

    Correct. Because a Converted person is Freed from Sin, can Not Commit Sin, Cannot Sin. Rom 6: [7] For he that is dead is freed from sin. (Remember a Converted person is Crucified with Christ?) 1 John3: [9] Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he...
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    PARENTS ~ BEWARE

    The “Founders of US, called “Statesmen” stated the “Solution”. Nancy Reagan reiterated the “solution”, she applied to a “specific” drug issue. The “SOLUTION” is “just say NO”. There is no need for “individual” Sovereign States to “ask the Federal Government”... IF they can Reject Federal...
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    Scripture IN IT’S LITERAL FORM, is “simply” KNOWLEDGE, FROM God, given men, written by men, distributed by men. I do not “require” a man-made “title”...Protestant, catholic, or whatever “title” a person “chooses” to suit them....to Understand God Himself provided HIS WORD to mankind, for...
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    Purgatory - A Catholic's Understanding

    Many “Christians” are taught “WORK” is a “REQUIRED” element “to Receive and Maintain” SALVATION. Many “Christians” are taught “THEY” can “PRAY” for a soul sent to Hell, to BE purified BY God, thus effecting a “restoration” of that soul, “unto God”. As verbs the difference between work and...
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    PARENTS ~ BEWARE

    WITHOUT Parental Consent.... Think About it... * School kids can not CHOOSE to hop a ride home from school with a friends parent....WITHOUT Parental Consent. * School kids can not CHOOSE to go on a school sponsored Field Trip....WITHOUT Parental Consent. * School kids can not CHOOSE to...
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    are we the last generation?

    are we the last generation? OP ^ “We” and “generation” are broad subjective terms. “We” and “generation” applies to “all” mortal persons. “last”, is according to a “specific timeframe”. “Last”...”timeframe” of what? That hangs on the “timeframe”... Of a “spiritual” WHO. A “spiritual” WHO, is...