That’s right - we are the hands and feet of Christ.The Catholic view is the magnificent both/and. No need to create a dichotomy where none exists.
Jesus saves AND ricmat can save.
St. Paul says that as well–did you know that St. Paul declares that he (Paul) can save some folks? It’s right there in Scripture.
Yes all those OTHER Christians are wrong about so many things, but nope not you.
Noone is performing sodomy in public so what’s the relevance here?
As long as they peacefully express this opinion, then yes. The same for white supremacists, and any group which professes unpopular views. It is fine to engage with a civilized exchange of ideas with them, as long as they are also willing. I want to emphasize: expressing their views but not acting on them.
No but they are advertising their homosexuality.
Yes, and popular opinion is very often common sense.
Drunkenness in your own home only harms you, or possibly those in your home you abuse while drunk.
You are oh so transparent at changing the subject. I’ll ask again.
Just because a person believes that Gay Marriage should be legalized doesn’t mean that person thinks that the marriages are valid.
I don’t believe I ever made a reference to physically stopping someone because he might come to harm. You might have me confused with someone else.
By virtue of our BAPTISMS, we all have roles as priest, prophet, and king. Look it up.
Having an informed conscience, open to the word of God is essential. Some people have disabled their consciences so far that they can no longer hear God, and no longer listen to their consciences.
Yes, Jesus saves those who follow his word, and not necessarily the whims of their own desires. As part of the body of Christ, we have a responsibility to help those in need, even if they don’t know they need help. BTW - I rant and rave about all kinds of sin, not just gay “marriage.”I think you’ll find it’s Jesus saves, not ricmat saves
A Christian is anyone who is properly baptized.
There is a certain Street Fair that I’ve seen bits of video of. Let’s just say I saw things happening in public.
Many of us advertise our stance on various matters. There are more overt forms of this this as wearing certain icons (brand images, religious items, bumper stickers) to much more subtle signals such as gestures. This helps us find other people that have a compatible stance on some matter. The advertisements and signals differ from one group to another and one culture to another, but the broadcast of certain social signals seems to be very human and very helpful in directly or indirectly communicating with like minded communication. The monologue of such advertisements can lead to a dialogue among those with compatible stances. It’s social. To not give off any signals at all would be isolating.
OK, here’s more than one word.
Sorry for the off-topic post, but your religion identifier made me chuckle. My current pastor in CA and my former associate pastor in VA were both former software engineers. Is there some deep connection with software engineering and faith that I’m missing?
Amen!
Wearing an earring to signal your homosexuality or wearing women’s underwear in a Gay Pride Parade to signal your homosexuality different signals. The subtlety is lost on the latter.