True Life in God?

[300WhiteKnights]

Is anyone familiar with Vassula Ryden’s “True Life In God” books? If so, do you believe that these writings really came from God? She seems authentic to me. She was a typical non-religious person in America who lived for herself and had no religious upbringing until she claimed that Jesus began speaking to her. Her whole life changed and now travels the world delivering God’s message. People have threatened her, and even spit on her, but she continues on. She runs a non-profit organization and has connections in the Vatican.

The messages themselves are not nicey-nice either. Well, God does profess his love for mankind in several chapters, but it is mainly a message of warning to the world, to return to christianity and away from sin. My thinking is that if someone would forge books that are not really from God, they would write what people would want to hear: confidence boosters, pats on the back, ect. But this is not what the main theme of the messages are about.

Whats your (name removed by moderator)ut?

 

[Robertanthony]

infovassula.ch/tliglevada.htm To me, she looks more like a New-Age Priestess (from her look but also the automatic writing thing) than a humble soul whom God is revealing himself to. Also, I recall having read this:cumbey.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_cumbey_archive.html God’s peace and blessing to you.

 

[ClayPots47]

Is anyone familiar with Vassula Ryden’s “True Life In God” books? If so, do you believe that these writings really came from God? She seems authentic to me. She was a typical non-religious person in America who lived for herself and had no religious upbringing until she claimed that Jesus began speaking to her. Her whole life changed and now travels the world delivering God’s message. People have threatened her, and even spit on her, but she continues on. She runs a non-profit organization and has connections in the Vatican.

The messages themselves are not nicey-nice either. Well, God does profess his love for mankind in several chapters, but it is mainly a message of warning to the world, to return to christianity and away from sin. My thinking is that if someone would forge books that are not really from God, they would write what people would want to hear: confidence boosters, pats on the back, ect. But this is not what the main theme of the messages are about.

Whats your (name removed by moderator)ut?

This forum (CAF), does not allow the discussion or promotion of unapproved apparitions or divine messages. The Catholic Church position can be found here. The Greek Orthodox position may be found on this website. The position of both have been negative, and neither considers her writings to be authentic, in fact they contain numerous errors and even heresy. She is Greek Orthodox, and she does not have any connections with the Vatican; the Vatican has said that the bishops are not to allow her to disseminate her writings/teachings, she promotes a form of ecumenism that is incompatible with Catholic teaching. I think we should obey the church, and respect what the Greek Orthodox Patriarch had to say, and avoid having anything to do with this woman and her writings. With that said, I am going to alert the moderators to this thread so they may either monitor or close it.

 

[Robertanthony]

This **forum (CAF), does not allow the discussion **or promotion of unapproved apparitions or divine messages. The Catholic Church position can be found here. The Greek Orthodox position may be found on this website. The position of both have been negative, and neither considers her writings to be authentic, in fact they contain numerous errors and even heresy. She is Greek Orthodox, and she does not have any connections with the Vatican; the Vatican has said that the bishops are not to allow her to disseminate her writings/teachings, she promotes a form of ecumenism that is incompatible with Catholic teaching. I think we should obey the church, and respect what the Greek Orthodox Patriarch had to say, and avoid having anything to do with this woman and her writings. With that said, I am going to alert the moderators to this thread so they may either monitor or close it.

Can you link me to where it specifically says that? i think it’s actually good to discuss Vassula and to offer the Vatican’s position on it/her, not hear-say or rumors of what the Vatican’s position is. I don’t understand how you can see something wrong with that.

 

[ClayPots47]

Can you link me to where it specifically says that? i think it’s actually good to discuss Vassula and to offer the Vatican’s position on it/her, not hear-say or rumors of what the Vatican’s position is. I don’t understand how you can see something wrong with that.

It’s in the forum rules linked at the top right of this website, “Do not post material from unapproved private revelations.” The OP is leaning favorable towards the messages, that is what CAF does not allow. Responders stating the Church position(s) are not a problem. But these threads often turn into heated discussion between supporters and detractors.