Thanks David,
Im touched by your heartfelt concern.
But you see, I DO have faith in Him! I cant remember a time when I did not.
Every faithful Catholic has faith in Jesus. Be careful not to be standing in the place of the accusor against your brethren..
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, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails.
Peace be with you!
Something extremely important for you to know:
Before Christ came to earth being born of a virgin, the LORD had to prepare the world for His Coming.
The LORD did this by establishing His Covenant to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
From Jacob sprang forth the 12 Tribes of Israel and from them came Moses.
The LORD revealed Himself to Moses and the First Passover, the Blood of Lamb, was shed for the salvation of a Nation.
While Moses was with the People of God, God instructed him to the building of the Tabernacle, Ark of the Covenant and the sacrifices.
Of MOST Importance to the Covenant of God's Grace was the Sabbath Rest.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it
is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that
you may know that I
am the Lord who sanctifies you. You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for
it is holy to you.
Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
God has never changed His mind on this commandment.
This commandment is still in effect today and all who break it will suffer eternal punishment - forever.
Now I work sometimes on Saturday and sometimes on Saturday and Sunday but I am not in jeopardy of condemnation.
Why?
Because the Lord Jesus Christ came to fulfill all Righteousness of the Father on our behalf by offering Himself ONCE for the sins of the world.
JESUS is the Sabbath Rest of God for all who place their complete trust in
His Finished Work on the Cross = ONCE and only ONCE.
JESUS is the Lamb of God slain for us whereby His Blood Atonement completely washes away our sins = ONCE and for all eternity.
Anyone, any religion, any Pope or priest that attempts to add to the Sabbath Rest of Christ will be condemned for all eternity.
When a religion, such as Catholicism, practices repetitious prayers to Mary, weekly sacrifices of Christ, weekly confessionals with penance, they violate the Eternal Commandment of God, by rejecting the Finished Work of Christ and seeking to add to the Cross and thereby working towards their own salvation by adding to Christ.
Thus the Apostle Paul wrote: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
not by works of righteousness which we have done,
but according to His mercy He saved us,
Again, the Apostle Paul writes:
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and
that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God,
not of works,
lest anyone should boast.
All religious workings= repetitious prayers to Mary, weekly sacrifices of Christ, weekly confessionals with penance and so on.
These are sinful vain attempts to add to the Finished Work of Christ.
