"That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." - You have your lot, accordingly.
"One thing is needed"...and you have not chosen it. Obviously, you do not know what you are missing, or what might have been.
We are talking about the Keys of the Kingdom, and the power to bind and loose that Jesus gave to Peter. Not baptism.
Ask Him. He will show you why. Do you really want to know though? My husband said it a truth that is really difficult to accept. And it is. Because it is the opposite of what the flesh wants which is to hold onto this world.
What the flesh wants has nothing to do with a physical/spiritual church and nothing to do with a physical/spiritual Incarnation.
Again, you are mistaken. Those passages can be read two different ways:
- You say that Jesus was speaking "of" Peter.
- But the passages should be read as "to" Peter, but "of" the spirit and power of God...the [R]ock of ages, not Peter the [r]ock.
You have been caught in the confusion. Bad choice.
It's both. Spiritualizing Peter and everything else is not biblical.
Perhaps you can help me. I don't know their names...but they're the ones in the fancy robes and hats.
If you don't know any of the Early Church Fathers names then you have no business saying they were gloried up. You are forced to dispense with the ECF because none of them were (non) Protestants. You have no history before the 16th century so you ignore what is there or write up inventions. If its vestments you are referring to, purple symbolizes repentance, and red honors the blood of Christ and the Christian martyrs. Honoring the blood Christ is offensive to people who don't (or refuse to) understand the meaning of "fancy robes". If your offended by honoring the blood of Jesus by "fancy robes" then you've gone over the top. You don't like them because they are physical objects. What a poverty...
It is appropriate for Catholic clerics to wear purple and scarlet, if for no other reason because they have been liturgical colors of the true religion since ancient Israel. Lev. 14:4, 6, 49–52; Num. 19:6; Ex. 28:4–8, 15, 33, 39:1–8, 24, 29. Baptists also wear vestments, but mere choir gowns. You don't insult Baptists.
You give men way too much credit on both sides of your conflict between the catholics and the protestants. God alone has providence over His word.
It is not the church that is fallible, but wolves in sheep's clothing.
Yes, you are anti-church, and anti-institutional. You make that very clear. All you can see are the bad guys, and blind to the numerous saints of outstanding holiness throughout the centuries.
But settling on that side of the Jordan does not separate you any more that Judah is separate from Israel.
We follow the model of the Jerusalem Council, whereas you guys reject that or ignore it, because it doesn’t fit in with the man-made tradition of Protestantism and a supposedly non-infallible Church.
Jesus said that the unity of Christians would be objective evidence to the world that He had been sent by God (John 17:20-23). How can the world see an invisible "unity" that exists only in the hearts of believers?
Hebrews 13:17 says, "
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you."
What is the expiration date of this verse?