Ralphy's Questions for Catholics

[Tomster]

I was wondering if all those little faces you show in your email are part of your family. Ralph

Now, how about it? “a” or “b”.

 

[Shannon9791]

I was wondering if all those little faces you show in your email are part of your family. Ralph

Honestly ralphy, should we all just give up on you having a decent conversation with us?

 

[ralphy]

Ralph, that’s not what I asked. “a” or “b” please.

You remind me of a Pharisee, trying to catch me in a trick question. Your colleagues answered you in their emails. Ralph

 

[Shannon9791]

You remind me of a Pharisee, trying to catch me in a trick question. Your colleagues answered you in their emails. Ralph

What about my question, then? It was at post #910 if memory serves.

 

[allhers]

I was wondering if all those little faces you show in your email are part of your family. Ralph

Well the first two are, but the last one was meant to represent you. <----thats me

…by the way, this is a forum, not an email.

Now, how about Tomster’s question…a or b ??

Or, how about Shannon’s at post # 910 (to make it easier for you to find, its on page 61 )

 

[Tomster]

You remind me of a Pharisee, trying to catch me in a trick question. Your colleagues answered you in their emails. Ralph

Pharisee, hmmmm!

Either you can answer the question or not. If you cannot just say so (PM me if you have to. It will be between you and me.) It is evident, though, that you do not really known who Jesus is.

BTW - This was not a trick question. The answer is most definately in the Bible.

 

[Shannon9791]

You know what Tomster, I think ralphy’s done with us.

 

[allhers]

But we’re not done with you ralphy, we’ll be praying for your home coming.

(Prodigal son that you are.) This coming Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday too, what better time?

ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/index.htm

 

[Tomster]

You know what Tomster, I think ralphy’s done with us.

Do you think he made any converts? :hey_bud:

 

[allhers]

Do you think he made any converts? :hey_bud:

Not a one, but, I’ll check in every once in awhile before this thread gets to 1000 posts to see if anyone comes by and says…“Oh please ralphy, could I join your denomination”? (unless of course if its Howie )

 

[allhers]

I am not as optimistic. Ralphy appeared at about the same time Howie did and I think we have a troll playing with his sock-puppet and one or the other has simply gotten tired and fatigued at playing with himself…

I view this as something more like an exorcism than I do apologetic work…

James

I think the exorcism has been completed. :knight2:

 

[Shannon9791]

Do you think he made any converts? :hey_bud:

You mean you didn’t run out and join his church? I figure the line outside is wrapped around the building at least twice.

 

[Tomster]

Last evening I picked up my copy of “Within That City” by Arnold Lunn and in chapter 13 Lunn writes: “Luther’s slogan should have been ‘Justification by feeling’ rather than ‘Justification by faith,’ for Luther urged his followers to despise the dusty reasoning of the scholastics and to put their trust not in reason but in emotion. If you ‘feel’ you are saved, you ‘are’ saved. If you lack this interior conviction of salvation you are, in all probability, damned.”

In summation, I think this describes Ralph’s plight. :hey_bud:

 

[cazayoux]

I think we’re done here.
I enjoyed the exercise … and I’m happy about the fact that at least Ralphy knows that Catholics don’t run and hide when scripture is given.
I think we all did great … Thanks to all of you that joined in.
As soon as I was getting tired of this thread, one of you would bring up another great point that I hadn’t thought of … and I stuck around.
Thank you for that.

Cheers!!!

michel

 

[twb1621]

Last evening I picked up my copy of “Within That City” by Arnold Lunn and in chapter 13 Lunn writes: “Luther’s slogan should have been ‘Justification by feeling’ rather than ‘Justification by faith,’ for Luther urged his followers to despise the dusty reasoning of the scholastics and to put their trust not in reason but in emotion. If you ‘feel’ you are saved, you ‘are’ saved. If you lack this interior conviction of salvation you are, in all probability, damned.”

In summation, I think this describes Ralph’s plight. :hey_bud:

Satan is as ruthless adversary and when it comes to emotions, he knows how to lure us toward sin. The most successful way to pull Faithful Christian away from the Truth is to lead him or her to believe the truth is elsewhere. Rarely do other Christians ever consider why their denomination’s Bible has books eliminated or in some places words added or removed even though the removed books were included in the teaching references of Jesus and the Apostles. They don‘t consider where such authority came from let alone what effects come from doing away with the worship and acceptance of the Eucharist or any other sacrament that was labeled unnecessary to practice. Who benefits from cutting out these things?:idea: