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They married young?
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So what will the Jews convert into: true or false Christianity?
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Le_Cracquere
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I wish I could be around to see what atheism turns into in 22 generations. Something more interesting, one hopes.
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mark_a
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[674](javascriptCan you give us the link please? Thank you.
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The glorious Messiahâs coming is suspended at every moment of history until his recognition by âall Israelâ, for âa hardening has come upon part of Israelâ in their âunbeliefâ toward Jesus.569 St. Peter says to the Jews of Jerusalem after Pentecost: "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old."570 St. Paul echoes him: "For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?"571 The âfull inclusionâ of the Jews in the Messiahâs salvation, in the wake of âthe full number of the Gentilesâ,572 will enable the People of God to achieve âthe measure of the stature of the fullness of Christâ, in which âGod may be all in allâ.573The Churchâs ultimate trial [675](javascript
penWindow(âcr/675.htmâ) Before Christâs second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers.574 The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth575 will unveil the âmystery of iniquityâ in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth. The supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist, a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh.576
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mark_a
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From the CCC:
So they will convert to true Christianity if Iâm reading this correctly.
But now that you ask, Iâm not sure if the conversion occurs before, during, or after the falling away from Christianity.
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kellie
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One of my fellow posters on this forum may do a better job of answering this than me, as I am still learning how to defend my faith, but I would like to give this a go.
The basic teachings of Jesus have not changed within Catholicism since Jesus founded it.
Abstinence is found in the Bible and is still a doctrine of our faith, however what we abstain from may have changed e.g fish. Friday is still a day of abstinence though.
Hmmm, as to the old argument of âpopeâ not being in the Bible, well âbibleâ isnât in it either.
Jesus founded His church on Peter, Peter went to Rome, naturally this is where the church was centred.
We canât keep changing the centre of Catholicism to a different country so that everyone gets a turn. It would be like the Olympics, a country hosting the Popeâs living quarters for 4 years at a time.
Laymen reading the Bible has always been allowed.
The Bible was never banned from anyone. The reason why so many people back in early time didnât read it was due to the fact they couldnât read anything, they were illiterate, and also due to the painstaking task of copying the Bible by hand (as there was no photocopiers) it made the Bible extremely expensive to reproduce so not many people owned a copy.
There are 3 words I always seem to get confused so I hope someone can help me out. They are dogma, discipline, and doctrine.
Dogma, I think, will never be changed, discipline can be.
The dogma of the Catholic Church has never changed in 2000 years.
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Ani_Ibi
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Thanks for this.
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Ani_Ibi
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You did a good job. :clapping:
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âYou will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.â
Yeshua didnât sugar-coat the truth. There will be persecutions and killings, even! Many âChristiansâ will turn against even their own families ⌠against God himself and side with Samael. Love will grow cold, sin will be everywhere.
I donât doubt that even now Christianity is on the brink of what will soon be a major shrinkage. Why? Because Islam is growing, spreading, and all those who are genuine in their faith in the Eastern world seem to be cut down and martyred at unfathomably quick (and insane) rates. Our greeting in Heaven will be very large for that very reason, but here on earth, we will be few. America has, letâs face it, lost her way. She is a drunken prostitute, a shameful whore ⌠and there is nothing Christian about her except a small minority being suppressed daily. For this reason, fewer and fewer will come to realize the power they have in that little Book whose words will no longer be read except in secret in distant lands, whose pages there will be stained with blood.
We can make a difference. Or rather, God can use us to do so ⌠But we must work together and act fast. If not, I fear that we will ALLOW our time to be the Last Time ⌠Those in the past dealt with mass murderers and tyrants and antichrists all the way back to the Apostles. When Nero was lighting Christians ablaze to light the Olympic Games and all hope seemed dead and the Last Days drew near, they were delivered because they grew more feverent in their prayers and more eager in their sharing of the Message. He saw that even in their present situation could they be used to reach the world. Even so can it be now, but only if we are submitted, comitted, and fearful for the souls of ourselves and others.
If we truly preach Christ without fear (or in spite of fear), there remains hope for better and brighter days, at least for a while. If not, now is the time âŚ
Yeshua didnât sugar-coat the truth. There will be persecutions and killings, even! Many âChristiansâ will turn against even their own families ⌠against God himself and side with Samael. Love will grow cold, sin will be everywhere.
I donât doubt that even now Christianity is on the brink of what will soon be a major shrinkage. Why? Because Islam is growing, spreading, and all those who are genuine in their faith in the Eastern world seem to be cut down and martyred at unfathomably quick (and insane) rates. Our greeting in Heaven will be very large for that very reason, but here on earth, we will be few. America has, letâs face it, lost her way. She is a drunken prostitute, a shameful whore ⌠and there is nothing Christian about her except a small minority being suppressed daily. For this reason, fewer and fewer will come to realize the power they have in that little Book whose words will no longer be read except in secret in distant lands, whose pages there will be stained with blood.
We can make a difference. Or rather, God can use us to do so ⌠But we must work together and act fast. If not, I fear that we will ALLOW our time to be the Last Time ⌠Those in the past dealt with mass murderers and tyrants and antichrists all the way back to the Apostles. When Nero was lighting Christians ablaze to light the Olympic Games and all hope seemed dead and the Last Days drew near, they were delivered because they grew more feverent in their prayers and more eager in their sharing of the Message. He saw that even in their present situation could they be used to reach the world. Even so can it be now, but only if we are submitted, comitted, and fearful for the souls of ourselves and others.
If we truly preach Christ without fear (or in spite of fear), there remains hope for better and brighter days, at least for a while. If not, now is the time âŚ
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Melanie01
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Where is your FaithâŚ
Do you think our Redeemer wasted His time with UsâŚdied an awful death for ultimately a folly.
The gates of Hell will never prevail against His ChurchâŚremember Jesus Christ is Head of the Church and the pope is His vicar on Earth
be not afraidâŚ
Do you think our Redeemer wasted His time with UsâŚdied an awful death for ultimately a folly.
The gates of Hell will never prevail against His ChurchâŚremember Jesus Christ is Head of the Church and the pope is His vicar on Earth
be not afraidâŚ
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The_Truthinator
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Are you speaking to me, or the thread-starter?
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Bennie_P
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There were 1.098 billion Catholics in the world, reveals the 2006 edition of the Pontifical Yearbook. source Zenit news
Following numbers come from
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups
Christian (Catholics/non-Catholics) total = 2.1 billion
Islam = 1.3 billion / four major sects
Secular/irreligious/agnostic/atheist/antitheistic/antireligious = 1.1 billion ?
Judism = 14 million
Hindi = 900 million
Buddist = 376 million
Neopaganism*: 1 million (Began: 20th century AD/CE) *
A blanket term for several religions like Wicca, Asatru, Neo-druidism, and polytheistic reconstructionist religions
This is just the short listâŚ
Atheist are wishful thinkers.
Christianity is far from being Doomed. But major growth is coming from the Southern HemisphereâŚ
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Melanie01
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Not to you personally but to Sixtus the thread strarterâŚhowever I am happy to make your aquaintance nowâŚGod Bless You
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The_Truthinator
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Alright. Nice to have met you, as well.
Shalom.
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