~Kate
Mary is the Mother of Jesus and the Mother of all of us even though it was Christ alone who reposed on her knees… If he is ours, we ought to be in his situation; there where he is, we ought also to be and all that he has ought to be ours, and his mother is also our mother. —Martin Luther, Christmas Sermon, 1529.
It has been an overall friendly discourse.
But what weapons can you use to dispossess someone who will not accept anything except Holy Scripture interpreted according to his own rules?...Where Lutheranism reigns, learning dies. They seek only two things: good pay and a wife. The gospel offers them the rest — that is, the power of living as they please.
I understand now how Arius and Tertullian and Wickliff were driven into schism by malicious clergy and wicked monks.
(Erasmus regarding Luther and the church, 1527, 1529)
Yep.
Good thread.
Challenging, informative, edifying, re-affirming, and only a little snarliness, which is somewhat impressive, considering the stakes...
"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing....only I will remain"
[Frank Herbert...Bene Gesserit Fear Littany}
night driver's I-garage:
http://bluemudpatriot.wordpress.com/
Since Christ Himself has said, "This is My Body" who shall dare to doubt that It is His Body?- Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (died 386)
I don't need edifying, all I want is deamons and room to swing my (assualt mop!)
(it says so, right here in my card,,,)
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
“As a general rule, the earlier you recognize someone is trying to kill you, the better off you’ll be.”
"You think a wall as solid as the earth separates civilisation from barbarism. I tell you the division is a sheet of glass."
If anyone needs tons of history on the Catholic Church, then look no further than Chris Pinto.
http://www.noiseofthunder.com/show-downloads/
He has made numerous documentaries on this, and other points of interest as well.
Proverbs 29:2, "...when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."
Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
Revelation 3:11, "Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."
Matthew 28:20, "...I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."