Unveiled Artist
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Please wait a couple of minutes before posting. I edited my post within the minute you replied; so you might not have got everything.
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Galatians 2:20
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Oh how I love the Word of God!
You cannot answer the questions anyway because you do not obey.
Unveiled Artist
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I had to reboot. Let me try to shorten your post since my computer doesn't agree with this site.
However, my father is not God. The Elder of the Church is not God. Only THE FATHER is God. Whomever calls anyone THE FATHER (God Himself) is disobeying the scripture you posted.
Other than that, agree to disagree and leave it there.
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Sorry, I haven't read much about infant baptism. I'm not a parent, so I have no defense for it and I will not insult the Church teachings on the subject.
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You don't have to bow to anyone. It's not a requirement of the Church to bow when you come in the door. It's a tradition (culture) that is practiced during that day as with the cultural norm I described above. I respect that culture just as I would when I go into a guests house--I take off my shoes.
You are basically saying, God said "don't take off your shoes in your guests house." So you go to your friends home, and he says "can you please take off your snow boots" and you say "No, God says no."
Does that sound right--or shall we take this up in context and learn from people who differ than you rather than attack them?
Confession for me is very personal. I think most devote Catholics would agree that the sacraments of the Church can be defended up to a certain point. After that, we just leave it alone.
Unless you are willing to discuss my view as well as yours civilly.
Read the Catechism....bowing to images are in the 1st commandment rather than the 2nd in the book. It is explained in detail near the end of the book as it goes through all of the commandments.
In the Catholic Bible they have all the ten commandments. It's the same with the Bible you use.
So whatever you are hearing and seeing from some Catholics is not what the Church teaches.
Thank gosh not. If you bowing TO any statue, then you're disobeying God. If you are praying to God and are in front of a statue.. who are you praying to God or the statue?
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I get what you are saying and I disagree. Can we learn from each other's beliefs rather than attack denominations?
Like I said. God does not want people calling other people God or Christ. In English, there are words with multiple meanings. As such, father to me would be my male parent. Father in the Church would be an Elder. Father in heaven would be God. (F caps for grammar).
However, my father is not God. The Elder of the Church is not God. Only THE FATHER is God. Whomever calls anyone THE FATHER (God Himself) is disobeying the scripture you posted.
Other than that, agree to disagree and leave it there.
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Sorry, I haven't read much about infant baptism. I'm not a parent, so I have no defense for it and I will not insult the Church teachings on the subject.
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I have apartment neighbors I see often who are from different cultures. One of their cultural norms is to bow. Most people are three times my age. So I bow to them because of respect that they are an Elder.
You don't have to bow to anyone. It's not a requirement of the Church to bow when you come in the door. It's a tradition (culture) that is practiced during that day as with the cultural norm I described above. I respect that culture just as I would when I go into a guests house--I take off my shoes.
You are basically saying, God said "don't take off your shoes in your guests house." So you go to your friends home, and he says "can you please take off your snow boots" and you say "No, God says no."
Does that sound right--or shall we take this up in context and learn from people who differ than you rather than attack them?
Oooh, the confession card. I thought we were still on Galatians. I have a lot to say on confession. Going to confession and REPENTING TO GOD helped me a lot. The Church Elder walked with me through a lot while I grew in faith. We chatted for a good two hours I think. He prayed over me asking God to forgive me in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. GOD forgave me. That's it.
Confession for me is very personal. I think most devote Catholics would agree that the sacraments of the Church can be defended up to a certain point. After that, we just leave it alone.
Unless you are willing to discuss my view as well as yours civilly.
Read the Catechism....bowing to images are in the 1st commandment rather than the 2nd in the book. It is explained in detail near the end of the book as it goes through all of the commandments.
In the Catholic Bible they have all the ten commandments. It's the same with the Bible you use.
So whatever you are hearing and seeing from some Catholics is not what the Church teaches.
Thank gosh not. If you bowing TO any statue, then you're disobeying God. If you are praying to God and are in front of a statue.. who are you praying to God or the statue?
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I get what you are saying and I disagree. Can we learn from each other's beliefs rather than attack denominations?
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I feel like I'm being treated rudely. Why the hostility in words? This web site is on a java program or something or other and my browser is not acting right with it. It's taking me awhile to reply, because I'm doing it on notepad first so I don't loose what I'm saying and I can type faster without the screen going white. Internet explorer doesn't work well either. So, there you go.
Just because we disagree does not mean I don't want to answer your questions. You have good points; it's how you express them is coming off threatening.