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April 25, 2010
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 13:14, 43-52
Paul and Barnabas continued on from Perga
and reached Antioch in Pisidia.
On the sabbath they entered the synagogue and took their seats.
Many Jews and worshipers who were converts to Judaism
followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them
and urged them to remain faithful to the grace of God.
On the following sabbath almost the whole city gathered
to hear the word of the Lord.
When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy
and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.
Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,
“It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first,
but since you reject it
and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life,
we now turn to the Gentiles.
For so the Lord has commanded us,
I have made you a light to the Gentiles,
that you may be an instrument of salvation
to the ends of the earth.”
The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this
and glorified the word of the Lord.
All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,
and the word of the Lord continued to spread
through the whole region.
The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers
and the leading men of the city,
stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas,
and expelled them from their territory.
So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them,
and went to Iconium.
The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5Responsorial PsalmR. (3c) We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD is good:
his kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.
R. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Rev 7:9, 14b-17
John, had a vision of a great multitude,
which no one could count,
from every nation, race, people, and tongue.
They stood before the throne and before the Lamb,
wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
Then one of the elders said to me,
“These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress;
they have washed their robes
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
“For this reason they stand before God’s throne
and worship him day and night in his temple.
The one who sits on the throne will shelter them.
They will not hunger or thirst anymore,
nor will the sun or any heat strike them.
For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne
will shepherd them
and lead them to springs of life-giving water,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Jn 10:27-30GospelJ
Jesus said:
“My sheep hear my voice;
I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.
No one can take them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,
and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand.
The Father and I are one.”
.
some say that the psg about how no one can take them from Him means OnceSavedAlwaysSaved but notice it does not say that no THING can take them from him… that thing being SIN… also it doesn’t say that the person him or herself cannot take themselves from Him… (and a person does when he/she sins)
Predestination: It seems that the psg in Acts would support pre-d but not when when u read it in context with the rest of Scipture and the teachings of the Church
All who were destined for eternal life came to believe***,
i believe this means that all who are predisposed to listen to God came to believe…
Everyone is predisposed to listen to God when they are born… .children are very open to God and naturally close to Him… which is why Jesus said we must become like children to enter the Kingdom of Heavne… but some lose this predisposition through sin and sometimes one sin leads to another and then another and … then the soul is lost…
even so, where there is life there is hope… There is no unforgivable sin except the one that is not repented of… (not sure the Catholic Church would support this exact wording but i tend to think she would)
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 13:14, 43-52
Paul and Barnabas continued on from Perga
and reached Antioch in Pisidia.
On the sabbath they entered the synagogue and took their seats.
Many Jews and worshipers who were converts to Judaism
followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them
and urged them to remain faithful to the grace of God.
On the following sabbath almost the whole city gathered
to hear the word of the Lord.
When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy
and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.
Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,
“It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first,
but since you reject it
and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life,
we now turn to the Gentiles.
For so the Lord has commanded us,
I have made you a light to the Gentiles,
that you may be an instrument of salvation
to the ends of the earth.”
The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this
and glorified the word of the Lord.
All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,
and the word of the Lord continued to spread
through the whole region.
The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers
and the leading men of the city,
stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas,
and expelled them from their territory.
So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them,
and went to Iconium.
The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5Responsorial PsalmR. (3c) We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.
or:
R. Alleluia.
The LORD is good:
his kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.
R. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Rev 7:9, 14b-17
John, had a vision of a great multitude,
which no one could count,
from every nation, race, people, and tongue.
They stood before the throne and before the Lamb,
wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
Then one of the elders said to me,
“These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress;
they have washed their robes
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
“For this reason they stand before God’s throne
and worship him day and night in his temple.
The one who sits on the throne will shelter them.
They will not hunger or thirst anymore,
nor will the sun or any heat strike them.
For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne
will shepherd them
and lead them to springs of life-giving water,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Jn 10:27-30GospelJ
Jesus said:
“My sheep hear my voice;
I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.
No one can take them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,
and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand.
The Father and I are one.”
.
some say that the psg about how no one can take them from Him means OnceSavedAlwaysSaved but notice it does not say that no THING can take them from him… that thing being SIN… also it doesn’t say that the person him or herself cannot take themselves from Him… (and a person does when he/she sins)
Predestination: It seems that the psg in Acts would support pre-d but not when when u read it in context with the rest of Scipture and the teachings of the Church
All who were destined for eternal life came to believe***,
i believe this means that all who are predisposed to listen to God came to believe…
Everyone is predisposed to listen to God when they are born… .children are very open to God and naturally close to Him… which is why Jesus said we must become like children to enter the Kingdom of Heavne… but some lose this predisposition through sin and sometimes one sin leads to another and then another and … then the soul is lost…
even so, where there is life there is hope… There is no unforgivable sin except the one that is not repented of… (not sure the Catholic Church would support this exact wording but i tend to think she would)