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  1. JJM

    Sex, Marriage and Biblical Prohibition

    I agree with all of the Churches teachings. If I didn't I wouldn't be christian. I agree but it removes a child from the equation which makes it immoral. No because there can still be an openness for a child. There may be a miracle and that woman could conceive. However if a man has sex...
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    Sex, Marriage and Biblical Prohibition

    Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. If you are serving Sexual pleasure or yourself you can't be serving God. And that Sexual Pleasure or yourself...
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    Sex, Marriage and Biblical Prohibition

    Neither not all Catholic beliefs come from the Bible. That is a Protestant ideal.
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    The Immaculate Conception

    [/size] "By reason of the gift and role of her divine motherhood, by which she is united with her Son, the Redeemer, and with her unique graces and functions, the Blessed Virgin is also intimately united to the Church. As St. Ambrose taught, the Mother of God is a type of the Church in the...
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    Sex, Marriage and Biblical Prohibition

    Alright I’m goona attempt to explain my understanding of the Church’s teaching on premarital sex, homosexuality, and contraception. It comes down to the fact that sex outside of marriage and out of the natural design of God in regards to the openness to children is selfish and in some sense...
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    The Immaculate Conception

    Wow there are many things to get at here. I'll start with this: You say that Jesus must not be God because He was tempted and God can't be tempted. Is that correct? Ok this is my take on it. Jesus has two natures one is Human and one is Divine. So it was Jesus's human Nature that was...
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    The Immaculate Conception

    I think this needs to be asked for the purposes of this discussion: is it possible to die without having the stain of Original Sin? For Jesus died, so if the answer to that question is no then Jesus wasn't sinless. And if that is true he wasn't God. So what is your opinion on the above...
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    Mary as Co-Savior?

    Yes that is the concept:)
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    Should the Catholic church just Die Quietly?

    I don't mean to say that Jesus is a concept He is a Deity. He is THE Deity. But He is also Truth as He is Love. Truth is part of His very essence as the Word of God. For God can't speak falsehood. To say He is merely a concept is to undermine what I'm saying. He is more than a concept but to...
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    Sex, Marriage and Biblical Prohibition

    If I remember correctly, this thread spawned from the Should the Catholic church just Die Quietly? thread. So I was wondering if it would be ok if I gave the Catholic Church's perspective. It is more logical than Biblical so I thought I should ask first rather than hijack the thread. Although...
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    Should the Catholic church just Die Quietly?

    secedes should be concedes:o
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    Should the Catholic church just Die Quietly?

    The problem with "seeking God for yourself" is that we end up worshiping who we want God to be and not who He actually is. Because God, within Christianity, isn't only a deity but the Objective Truth which governs the universe and because this is an Objective Truth and not a Subjective Truth...
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    Mary as Co-Savior?

    It is because she has, through here suffering and that suffering's connection to Christ’s, brought Grace from his suffering to someone, either herself or someone else. That Grace contributed in some way to that person’s acceptance of Christ and has thus contributed to their salvation. It is...
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    Should the Catholic church just Die Quietly?

    However by changing the beliefs of Catholicism you bring people to a watered down version of Christ. For he is the Truth and we must spead the truth rather than give a portion of the truth others can feel comfortable with. And this isn't meant to be upset or condesending or anything but I...
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    The Immaculate Conception

    inlove, God bless you. If your post was in reference to me I don't mean to be attacking anyone I just asked Q a question and then I was giving my perspective on the matter. (One I think was asked for although the question may have been rhetorical) :) Your right I should have worded myself...
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    Mary as Co-Savior?

    I promised a biblical explanation of redemptive suffering and I think this give a pretty good one. Sorry I've been really busy lately so I haven't read over the whole thing but If I wait till I have the time to write my own response or read this whole thing It will be a while so I'm simply...
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    Should the Catholic church just Die Quietly?

    Not eating meat on Fridays and the burning of Heretics where practices those aren't infallible what can't change is any proclamation on Faith an Morals. There is a difference between Tradition and tradition the first is infallible the second is simply a practice that can change just like the...
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    The Immaculate Conception

    Oh ok. I also don't base my faith on a human institution. I base my faith on a divine institution created by God. However if what you say is true no divine institution exists or at least it's not the Catholic Church. And if that is true then the church only has human authority not...
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    The Immaculate Conception

    InLove, Hi umm I think the Immaculate Conception has been pretty well covered but I think I'll just add a little. Mary was sinless for many reasons but I’ll explain a few. The first is Mary's role as the Ark of the New Covenant (I can explain this later if you like) because the NT is the...
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    Mary as Co-Savior?

    I'd like to start by saying if you are going to quote something please say what you are quoting what I'm referring to is "no animal's blood as any such power" but in general it is a good Idea. You are right however the blood of animals doesn't have any power the only reason it does anything is...
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