Brazil celebrates Our Lady
- By RileyG
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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May she continue to intercede for them!
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This particular group of Pharisees accused Jesus of being the prince of demons.24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
Jesus had some harsh words with this group of Pharisees.34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Nicodemus was a Pharisee (Jn 3:1). He defended Jesus (Jn 7:50). He anointed Jesus' dead body (Jn 19:39).44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
LOL, so what?!?! what on earth is your point LOL!?!? In Jerusalem at that time, Romans present killed Yeshua. Those Romans were the gentiles He was handed over to and was crucified by them. Pilate was a Roman.By Italians I don't mean people living in Italy. I mean people having the same genetics as people living in Italy. So I am trying to map the people in Biblical times to ethnic groups today. And ethnic group today corresponding to Romans is Italians.
In Soviet passports they put down "nationality" which means ethnicity rather than what it would mean in English. So they can put down Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Armenian, etc but they can also put Jewish. They regarded Jewish as nationality, not religion. Now, if they put Ukrainian or Belorussian or Armenian, it doesn't mean that person was born or ever lived in those republics. It just means the person carries that genetics. Similarly, Romans never lived in Italy since Italy didn't exist. But Roman genetic was Italian. And in fact Rome is a capital of modern day Italy.
Agreed. And I'm worried it's going to be more lethal but too many folks will take too individualistic a mindset...When there is another global pandemic, I believe that it will be with a virus that has not yet been identified to the public.
This Goes with the Isa 28 scourgeChrist rewards the scourging he took before the Cross by the religious system. Scourge begins at Isa 28:15-18
I go back to my belief that humility is being able to buy the best but denying ourselves of it and going with something in the middle. Buying brand new high dollar vehicles when the average person buys 45k+ mile vehicles goes against what humility and meekness is.
The equipment, no they are his personal use equipment. I am not able to afford to rent the equipment.
Alpha is a great program for new believers and seekers. We had it running through our local churches a few years ago and it's still active tody.Greetings to all! My church has begun a program called Alpha, which is designed for all Christians, and even non-Christians who are just exploring spirituality. Yesterday, we had one such non-Christian come, who said she wasn't a believer, but wanted more spiritual friends, and was very engaged in our discussions about Jesus.
Alpha is based on learning a little about Christianity, and small group discussions. I was pleased by how welcoming my small group was when I joined, and now even more welcoming of this seeker who came yesterday. This is an exciting time, to see someone opening herself up to Christ, and being accepted by Christians without passing judgement on her. I just want to pray for her soul, for all her friends (said most of her friends are hard-line atheist or agnostic), and for my small group, that we continue to be a welcoming presence for all who seek Christ & community.![]()
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How old are you? What do you do for fun?I feel like a social outcast but I'm not 100 percent sure that I am but I feel as though my parents and certain places on the internet rejected me and I don't have any friends.
Sounds like you want an out other than repentance to me, friend. God is more stubborn than you are, though. He can outlast you till you come to the end of yourself, trust me!I think god did somewhat touch upon my situation. I’m still delaying doing the right thing because I’m still fearful of confrontation but I’ve realized the possibility that god may not exactly be against me.
I feel he does want me to repent and not just for my own good but for the good of those who I’ve offended. The only issue now is if I idle and continue to delay, my chance to reconcile with god may be less, if that makes sense.
What I’ve done and the damage I’ve caused is deserving of a lot of punishment and Im still unsure how god will heal the damage and pain I’ve caused but I know he will somehow do it.
I just feel in my heart that I’ve committed a sin that leads to death and I might die or God may yet surprise me in his mercy and keep me alive.
But I think that if that’s really my case then it’s likely I will still go to heaven because after I confess I’ll have already ‘repented’.
Like I said in a recent post, I regret the way I’ve lived and I want to live because there’s so much I want to do with my life but I know I’ve utterly destroyed my life with sin.
In truth, another selfish reason - In why in my heart I don’t want to confess is because I obviously don’t want to die and I want to live a good life. I’m scared of what I will lose. in real time I’ve seen my blessings turn to curses and my life come to a small destruction.
I suppose it could partly be my flesh but I don’t want to complain or be ungrateful of gods mercy in letting me into heaven at least . I’m still scared and I know I don’t want to die. it’s not something I’d like to admit but I won’t lie about it either.
I want to overcome my fears and truly repent though. I’ve already prayed for a heart of obedience, so I can face those who I’ve offended and confess, but I’m still fearful. I know now at least I don’t have to confess to everyone I’ve wronged, I just know there are specific people I absolutely need to confess to.
I just dont know how to fully trust god in this and I can’t tell if god even answers my prayers. I can’t realistically imagine myself confessing anytime soon because of this fear and stubbornness.