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seaton2005
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I do indeed try to attend Mass once a week. Thanks for asking.
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MacQ
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Good.
I was just curious what other things remained on your cafeteria tray.
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Gorgias
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Seaton,
You’ve answered MacQ’s question to you… twice. Are you willing to take a hack at my questions to you, too?
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gigi_mvn
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Oh!!
Lol!
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pablope
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biblechristiansociety.com/apologetics/two_minute#5
First of all, you would want to check out 1st Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 23. Paul says, “…but we preach Christ crucified…” Why does Paul preach Christ crucified? Doesn’t he know Jesus has been raised from the dead? Of course he does! But, he knows that it is through the power of the crucified Christ on the cross that the bonds of sin and death are broken. As Paul says in verse 24, Christ crucified is the “power of God”.
1 Cor 2:2, “For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” Again, didn’t Paul know that Jesus had risen from the dead? Of course, he did.
Paul preaches Christ crucified because an empty cross has no power. The cross that bears the beaten, battered, and bloodied body of Jesus Christ, however, that cross is the “power of God”. This is why, we “keep Jesus on the cross,” because we, too, preach Christ crucified. The Crucifix reminds us not only of God’s power, but also His love for us - giving His only begotten Son up for suffering and death.
Also, here in this life we do not share so much in the glory of the Resurrection, as we do in the suffering of Jesus on the cross; after all, we must take up our cross daily if we are to follow Jesus, as it says in Lk 9:23.
And, we must die with Christ in order to live with Him as Romans 6:8 tells us. Where did Christ die? On the cross. The Crucifix serves to remind us of these things.
One other passage to keep in mind is Galatians 3:1, “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?” Did you catch that? Jesus was publicly portrayed, before their “eyes”, as being crucified. Sounds kind of like they may have been looking at a Crucifix, doesn’t it?
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pablope
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glendab
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Hello Pablope.
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seaton2005
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I really try not to eat out in a cafeteria. I am very conscientious of what I eat and I usually find that cafeteria food is not most healthy. With that said, I normally eat at home, By the way, what does my eating habits have to do with this post?
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JesusEstelle
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We as Catholics are given the privilege to confess our sins to a priest. It is a grace only given to Catholics.
Sure, no human being wants to confess all their dirty little secrets to another human being ( priests are still human) BUT you have to realize that the priest is acting on BEHALF of Jesus, forgiving our sins.
Non-Christians have it easy when it comes to confessing their sins cause, all they have to do is confess directly to God…and is ALL forgiven…but it sure takes GUTS AND COURAGE to confess to another person…and I believe that is what makes the sacrament of reconciliation special in the Catholic Faith.
Sure, no human being wants to confess all their dirty little secrets to another human being ( priests are still human) BUT you have to realize that the priest is acting on BEHALF of Jesus, forgiving our sins.
Non-Christians have it easy when it comes to confessing their sins cause, all they have to do is confess directly to God…and is ALL forgiven…but it sure takes GUTS AND COURAGE to confess to another person…and I believe that is what makes the sacrament of reconciliation special in the Catholic Faith.
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Mathew 8:1-4
When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Leprosy infects human skin, garments, and homes, and it was to be diagnosed by a Levitical priest. If the infection spread, the victim was pronounced ritually unclean and was excluded from the social and religious life of Israel. The Law required lepers to live in isolation and to maintain a ragged appearance (Lev 13:45-46).
The Law required anyone healed of leprosy to be examined by a Levitical priest (Lev 13:1-3). Upon approval, the individual would undertake procedures for cleansing and reinstatement into the covenant life of Israel.
Symbolically, St. Augustine saw that Jesus’ cleansing of the leper signifies the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Leprosy represents mortal sin, the spiritual disease that extinguishes grace from the soul and impedes one’s full participation in the Church. This condition can also be contagious and influence others through scandal and false contrition. The Levitical priest typifies New Covenant priests, who are instrumental in reconciling sinners with God and restoring them to spiritual health through the sacrament.
When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Leprosy infects human skin, garments, and homes, and it was to be diagnosed by a Levitical priest. If the infection spread, the victim was pronounced ritually unclean and was excluded from the social and religious life of Israel. The Law required lepers to live in isolation and to maintain a ragged appearance (Lev 13:45-46).
The Law required anyone healed of leprosy to be examined by a Levitical priest (Lev 13:1-3). Upon approval, the individual would undertake procedures for cleansing and reinstatement into the covenant life of Israel.
Symbolically, St. Augustine saw that Jesus’ cleansing of the leper signifies the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Leprosy represents mortal sin, the spiritual disease that extinguishes grace from the soul and impedes one’s full participation in the Church. This condition can also be contagious and influence others through scandal and false contrition. The Levitical priest typifies New Covenant priests, who are instrumental in reconciling sinners with God and restoring them to spiritual health through the sacrament.
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EvolNation
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It seems to me that you Catholics just interpret everything fromthe Bible however you want. I personally don’t see how Jesus healing a person has anything at all to do with forgiveness of sins. Reconcilliation was born out of adesire to control the congregation, nothing more.
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seaton2005
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I’m not sure about your statement that: “it’s a grace only given to Catholics.” This may be more of a church interpretation than anything else. There are many theological lenses to look at this subject. I’m a cradle catholic of many years now but I’m not too sure at this point in my life about the requirement of confessing to a priest. I’ve been following the sexual abuse crisis in the church further un-fold (most recently just two weeks ago the Archbishop of St. Louis) nbcnews.com/news/religion/st-louis-archbishop-didnt-know-sex-children-was-crime-n127291 making statements during a deposition that were very troubling. I remember coming away from watching that new clip thinking to myself, these people are in know way representatives of Christ. How does this relate to confession in my mind, he may have heard someone’s confession before that deposition.We as Catholics are given the privilege to confess our sins to a priest. It is a grace only given to Catholics.
Sure, no human being wants to confess all their dirty little secrets to another human being ( priests are still human) BUT you have to realize that the priest is acting on BEHALF of Jesus, forgiving our sins.
Non-Christians have it easy when it comes to confessing their sins cause, all they have to do is confess directly to God…and is ALL forgiven…but it sure takes GUTS AND COURAGE to confess to another person…and I believe that is what makes the sacrament of reconciliation special in the Catholic Faith.
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glendab
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Hello Evol.
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Why then do you suppose that sometimes when Jesus healed someone He also told them their sins were forgiven? Spiritual healing is also an event in the process of Confession and Absolution which is what goes on in Reconciliation. There is most definitely a connection between sin and sickness bot physical and spiritual and healing and peace. Look for it.
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Randy_Carson
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It seems to me that you atheists just ignore everything from the Bible however you want.
I personally don’t see how you can miss the obvious typology found in the passage.
Leprosy/Sin cuts someone off from the people of Israel/Church and reconciliation/healing is verified/made possible through the Levitical/New Testament priesthood.
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mdcpensive1
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The same thing is done in analyzing literature. There is much analysis of why Shakespeare wrote what he did why he did and what it means.
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zz912
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The sacraments and the grace they impart are not affected by the holiness or sinfulness of the priest conferring them. This was a question raised and answered many centuries ago with the Donatist heresy I believe.
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seaton2005
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Thank you for the reply. That very well may be the case centuries ago but today, I consider that hypocrisy plain and simple. I would have a problem confessing to this man after watching that clip.
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Gorgias
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So… because you wouldn’t confess to a priest whose morals you question, this means that you refuse to confess to any priest whatsoever? That just doesn’t make sense.
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mdcpensive1
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Please don’t let the bad behaviors of men negate the revelation of Christ. Christ is the one who established the sacrament. This is not something man made that sounds good.So… because you wouldn’t confess to a priest whose morals you question, this means that you refuse to confess to any priest whatsoever? That just doesn’t make sense.
It was explained to me recently why there are sacraments. Jesus at the time of the Incarnation could only walk and meet the people in a small area of Israel and for a short time even though the promise was made to all. After His ascension He still needed a way of physically meeting people so when He was here on earth He established the sacraments that give grace not from the ones that present or administer them but from the sacraments themselves. These are extensions of Christ touching us. Old testament sacraments were ones that always pointed to something greater. The greater is what we have now and for the most part are for the members of the Catholic Church. What a gift He has given us to be touched directly by His grace as long as we are open to those graces.
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