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One of the most humbling experiences of the Nigerian church in the past few months is the story of Father Mbaka. Rev. Fr. Ejike C. Mbaka is an outspoken Enugu based Catholic Priest, who runs a ministry called Adoration Ministry. He is renowned for miracles, signs and wonders that regularly accompany his ministry. In the Months leading to the Presidential Elections, one could hardly find a single word positively spoken about Rev. Mbaka. Everyone who had any form of access to the public media, did all they could to castigate this humble servant of the Lord. During my inquiry I found a YouTube speech that Rev. Mbaka gave at his Enugu Adoration Center. During this speech he spoke his mind quite candidly and uncompromisingly, about the upcoming Presidential Elections as well as the leading candidates. I must admit he came across quite harsh and I am not sure I would have expressed my thoughts in quite the same way. However, if one separates the chaff from the wheat, it becomes clear that this is a man of truth, sincerity and forthrightness. I gathered the few Nigerians that I could find around me, to assist with the inquiry. I was particularly interested to interrogate leaders from the eastern part of the country. To my surprise I found that almost everyone tried to distance himself or herself from him. Again, I found myself alone in agreeing with what this man had to say, especially when trying to defend the core message of truth and boldness that he gave to Nigerians. I noted a very disturbing trend in the way our society responded to Father Mbaka’s outburst. It was disturbing because, irrespective of what he said or how he said it, the fact remains that he is still a citizen of the country and he has the right to express his opinion, even when we disagree. We must respect that fact. What I found was great disrespect in how people treated him. Our society must learn to tolerate differing opinions, especially when we are not quite in agreement. Yet, a much more alarming fact that we have to consider as a society is that THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO ARE MAD AT YOU FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH ARE THOSE WHO ARE LIVING A LIE. If an overwhelming majority of our society repeals the truth, fights the truth and disdains the speaker of the truth. That only means one thing to me, that our society has fallen so low that we are now more comfortable with lies, deception and lip services than we are with the truth. Even more disturbing was the fact that it was the so-called born-again and Pentecostal Pastors, who were the ones that criticized the Revered Father the most. I mean those who by virtue of calling are supposed to be the light to society, are now so much immersed in the darkness of the land, that they now resist any form of light and illumination. Remember the only people who are mad at you for speaking the truth, are those who are living a lie. In the words of George Orwell “the further a society drifts from truth, the more it would hate those that speak it” Once again it is impossible not to note that God is trying to get the attention of the Nigerian Church. He speaks to us in diverse ways and manners. The question is “Is anyone listening?” Hebrews 1:1 “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets.” It used to be that when I got saved in Nigeria in the eighties, the so called born again Christians will normally view the main stream churches like the Catholic Church, Anglican and other Protestant Churches as unspiritual to say the least. But in the last few decades, things have declined so much for the Nigerian church. There has been so much decadence, vices, corruption, dissipation, decay, excesses, in the evangelical circles, that for God to speak to a nation, he now has to go back to that part of the church which we used to despise. Even today, I often hear some brothers and sisters refer to the Catholics as not born again and unsaved. Some even say they are not Christians at all. I don’t know about you, but if what I am seeing in the Nigerian church is anything to go by, it has now become an indictment that there might be more upright people in the so called main stream churches, compared to our Pentecostal and evangelical churches. Some say they pray to Mary, but some of us evangelicals now pray to mammon. Some say they wear cassock, but we now wear designer robes and dresses Some say they light candles, but we sell anointing oil Some say they burn incense, but we pour ‘ribena’ on each other and call it blood of Jesus. Some say they pray with chaplets, but we now pray witchcraft prayers on our enemies to fall and die. For any vice that we the evangelical Christians accuse the Catholic Church, the evangelical church in my country has done equally as bad or worse. In the words of Jonathan Swift: “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” The point I am trying to make is that if we are going to be looking for reasons why we ought not to respect other people, we would find them aplenty. But the other side would also find enough reasons and arguments to despise us. So brothers and sisters since we are building one nation and going to the same heaven. It is pointless to concentrate on each others vices and failures. Let’s rather focus on our pluses, those things that unite us as Christians and as compatriots. Let us realize that no one has a monopoly to God. We the evangelicals don’t own the keys to heaven, neither do the main stream churches. We are all servants who received grace and mercy, we should rather be thankful not just for our salvation, but that we have people like us who believe in the same God, howbeit with their uniqueness. Our God is a God of diversity, tolerance and abundant grace. We are all products of his grace and generosity. It is not our prerogative to judge or condemn others who are likewise saved by grace. Do we really have the moral ground to determine who is and is not a Christian? Are we really given the authority to determine other people’s salvation or otherwise? I thought we are all supposed to work out our salvation with fear and trembling? (Phil 2:12) “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools” – Martin Luther King Jr. My question is, can the remnant church hear the cry from heaven? Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets. What God had permitted to happen through Rev. Mbaka, is one of the diverse manners through which God is trying to tell the Nigerian church “wake up, you’re missing it, I couldn’t find someone in your midst”. Can anyone of us see the handwriting on the wall? When God’s Prophet Balaam became so engulfed in the affairs of this world that he could no longer hear the voice of the Almighty, God resolved to speak through his donkey. (Numbers 22:28) God can use anyone, even that which we despise!!! Like I had earlier said, in the Eighties, it was the born again Christians that accused the Catholic Church of moral decadence. Today however, what a shame to realize that the Catholic Church which is probably the biggest single church in Nigeria, decided to suspend their membership in the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) because of the moral failure, of the Pentecostal leadership of the organization. In a letter, dated September 24, 2012 and signed by Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBNC). We see the reason why the Catholics suspended their membership. “CAN is being dragged into partisan politics thereby compromising the ability to play its true role as conscience of the nation and the voice of the voiceless.” It used to be that in the Eighties and Nineties, members of the mainland churches: Catholics, Methodist, Anglicans, and Baptist left their denominations in droves, in search for a deeper spiritual experience. Today unfortunately, we are in a reverse mode of that. A lot of my friends and relatives are now moving back to their main stream churches from the Pentecostal assemblies. Hello everyone, does that tell you anything? In my opinion, the Nigerian church needs to openly admit her failings and humble herself in repentance and brokenness, for God to forgive us and heal our land. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 1chr. 7:14 I hope the Nigerian church is hearing the call of the spirit, it is no more time for pride and arrogance. Now is the time for humbling ourselves in repentance, Now is the time to turn from our wicked ways, Now is the time to seek God’s face, Now is the time to pray, Now is the time to ask for forgiveness, Now is the time to ask God to heal our land, Now is the time to begin to hear from heaven again. “A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it.” – David Stevens. Thank you very much Rev. Fr. Ejike C. Mbaka. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, CHURCH AND NATION By Pastor Sunday Adelaja.

Dear Beatitudes, Eminences and Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like first of all to thank the Lord, who has guided our synodal process in these years by his Holy Spirit, whose support is never lacking to the Church. My heartfelt thanks go to Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, Secretary General of the Synod, Bishop Fabio Fabene, its Under-Secretary, and, together with them, the Relator, Cardinal Peter Erdő, and the Special Secretary, Archbishop Bruno Forte, the Delegate Presidents, the writers, consultors and translators, and all those who have worked tirelessly and with total dedication to the Church: My deepest thanks! I likewise thank all of you, dear Synod Fathers, Fraternal Delegates, Auditors and Assessors, parish priests and families, for your active and fruitful participation. And I thank all those unnamed men and women who contributed generously to the labours of this Synod by quietly working behind the scenes. Be assured of my prayers, that the Lord will reward all of you with his abundant gifts of grace! As I followed the labours of the Synod, I asked myself: What will it mean for the Church to conclude this Synod devoted to the family? Certainly, the Synod was not about settling all the issues having to do with the family, but rather attempting to see them in the light of the Gospel and the Church’s tradition and 2,000-year history, bringing the joy of hope without falling into a facile repetition of what is obvious or has already been said. Surely it was not about finding exhaustive solutions for all the difficulties and uncertainties which challenge and threaten the family, but rather about seeing these difficulties and uncertainties in the light of the Faith, carefully studying them and confronting them fearlessly, without burying our heads in the sand. It was about urging everyone to appreciate the importance of the institution of the family and of marriage between a man and a woman, based on unity and indissolubility, and valuing it as the fundamental basis of society and human life. It was about listening to and making heard the voices of the families and the Church’s pastors, who came to Rome bearing on their shoulders the burdens and the hopes, the riches and the challenges of families throughout the world. It was about showing the vitality of the Catholic Church, which is not afraid to stir dulled consciences or to soil her hands with lively and frank discussions about the family. It was about trying to view and interpret realities, today’s realities, through God’s eyes, so as to kindle the flame of faith and enlighten people’s hearts in times marked by discouragement, social, economic and moral crisis, and growing pessimism. It was about bearing witness to everyone that, for the Church, the Gospel continues to be a vital source of eternal newness, against all those who would “indoctrinate” it in dead stones to be hurled at others. It was also about laying closed hearts, which bare the closed hearts which frequently hide even behind the Church’s teachings or good intentions, in order to sit in the chair of Moses and judge, sometimes with superiority and superficiality, difficult cases and wounded families. It was about making clear that the Church is a Church of the poor in spirit and of sinners seeking forgiveness, not simply of the righteous and the holy, but rather of those who are righteous and holy precisely when they feel themselves poor sinners. It was about trying to open up broader horizons, rising above conspiracy theories and blinkered viewpoints, so as to defend and spread the freedom of the children of God, and to transmit the beauty of Christian Newness, at times encrusted in a language which is archaic or simply incomprehensible. In the course of this Synod, the different opinions which were freely expressed – and at times, unfortunately, not in entirely well- meaning ways – certainly led to a rich and lively dialogue; they offered a vivid image of a Church which does not simply “rubberstamp”, but draws from the sources of her faith living waters to refresh parched hearts. And – apart from dogmatic questions clearly defined by the Church’s Magisterium – we have also seen that what seems normal for a bishop on one continent, is considered strange and almost scandalous for a bishop from another; what is considered a violation of a right in one society is an evident and inviolable rule in another; what for some is freedom of conscience is for others simply confusion. Cultures are in fact quite diverse, and each general principle needs to be inculturated, if it is to be respected and applied. The 1985 Synod, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, spoke of inculturation as “the intimate transformation of authentic cultural values through their integration in Christianity, and the taking root of Christianity in the various human cultures”. Inculturation does not weaken true values, but demonstrates their true strength and authenticity, since they adapt without changing; indeed they quietly and gradually transform the different cultures. We have seen, also by the richness of our diversity, that the same challenge is ever before us: that of proclaiming the Gospel to the men and women of today, and defending the family from all ideological and individualistic assaults. And without ever falling into the danger of relativism or of demonising others, we sought to embrace, fully and courageously, the goodness and mercy of God who transcends our every human reckoning and desires only that “all be saved” (cf. 1 Tm 2:4). In this way we wished to experience this Synod in the context of the Extraordinary Year of Mercy which the Church is called to celebrate. Dear Brothers, The Synod experience also made us better realise that the true defenders of doctrine are not those who uphold its letter, but its spirit; not ideas but people; not formulae but the gratuitousness of God’s love and forgiveness. This is in no way to detract from the importance of formulae, laws and divine commandments, but rather to exalt the greatness of the true God, who does not treat us according to our merits or even according to our works but solely according to the boundless generosity of his Mercy (cf. Rom 3:21-30; Ps 129; Lk 11:37-54). It does have to do with overcoming the recurring temptations of the elder brother (cf. Lk 15:25-32) and the jealous labourers (cf. Mt 20:1-16). Indeed, it means upholding all the more the laws and commandments which were made for man and not vice versa (cf. Mk 2:27). In this sense, the necessary human repentance, works and efforts take on a deeper meaning, not as the price of that salvation freely won for us by Christ on the cross, but as a response to the One who loved us first and saved us at the cost of his innocent blood, while we were still sinners (cf. Rom 5:6). The Church’s first duty is not to hand down condemnations or anathemas, but to proclaim God’s mercy, to call to conversion, and to lead all men and women to salvation in the Lord (cf. Jn 12:44-50). Blessed Paul VI expressed this eloquently: “”We can imagine, then, that each of our sins, our attempts to turn our back on God, kindles in him a more intense flame of love, a desire to bring us back to himself and to his saving plan… God, in Christ, shows himself to be infinitely good… God is good. Not only in himself; God is – let us say it with tears – good for us. He loves us, he seeks us out, he thinks of us, he knows us, he touches our hearts us and he waits for us. He will be – so to say – delighted on the day when we return and say: ‘Lord, in your goodness, forgive me. Thus our repentance becomes God’s joy”. Saint John Paul II also stated that: “the Church lives an authentic life when she professes and proclaims mercy… and when she brings people close to the sources of the Saviour’s mercy, of which she is the trustee and dispenser”. Benedict XVI, too, said: “Mercy is indeed the central nucleus of the Gospel message; it is the very name of God… May all that the Church says and does manifest the mercy God feels for mankind. When the Church has to recall an unrecognised truth, or a betrayed good, she always does so impelled by merciful love, so that men may have life and have it abundantly (cf. Jn 10:10)”. In light of all this, and thanks to this time of grace which the Church has experienced in discussing the family, we feel mutually enriched. Many of us have felt the working of the Holy Spirit who is the real protagonist and guide of the Synod. For all of us, the word “family” has a new resonance, so much so that the word itself already evokes the richness of the family’s vocation and the significance of the labours of the Synod. In effect, for the Church to conclude the Synod means to return to our true “journeying together” in bringing to every part of the world, to every diocese, to every community and every situation, the light of the Gospel, the embrace of the Church and the support of God’s mercy! Thank you!

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Is Half of The Story Sufficient For Salvation? Rule # 1... One half of truth does not a truth make. Neither does one half of a story make the full story. No intelligent person can hear one side of a story and decide which side has the truth. Both sides have to be heard, then analyzed, and then a decision has to be made as to which side (if either) has a valid story, and after that, the right side(s), or truth side, can be determined. This thinking holds true for discerning what Holy Scripture tells us. Throughout the Bible there are double standards, yet the fundamentalist thinking shows only one standard, or one side of the story, or only one half of the truth. Their thinking is in violation of rule # 1. With only one half of truth, you do not have truth. Anything less than the whole truth is error. In the following examples, side 'A' is the first side, side 'B' is the second, and side 'C' is the right, or truth side. Example # 1... Sola Scriptura... Only the Bible. Fundamentalist thinking is that the Bible is sufficient and nothing else is needed for salvation. First of all, in order to believe in the 'Bible Only' philosophy, you have to show that Scripture says it. Is that not true? The doctrine of 'Sola Scriptura' is not to be found in Scripture. A. Tradition is condemned in many places in Scripture, such as Job 22:15, Mt 15:6, Mk 7:3-13, Gal 1:14, Col 2:8, 1Tim 1:4, Tit 1:14, and 1Pet 1:18. Look at these verses and grasp their meaning. They all address 'vain' human traditions and are rightly condemned. This is one half of the truth. B. Tradition is supported in more places in Scripture than it is condemned. Study Isa 59:21, Lk 1:2, 2:19,51, Lk 10:16, 2Thes 2:14-15 - "Stand firm and hold the traditions you have learned..", 2Tim 1:13,2:2, 1Pet 1:25, 1Jn 1:1,2:24, 2Jn 1:12, Rev 12:17,19:10. These are different traditions than mentioned in 'A'. These are the Traditions of GOD, or 'Apostolic' Tradition. Again, this is only half of the truth. C. The truth is, yes, we do condemn the vain tradition of men, as shown in 'A', and we must keep the Tradition of GOD, as shown in 'B'. Thus we have half the truth in 'A', and the other half in 'B', and combined we have the full truth. The false doctrine of Sola Scriptura adds A and B together and puts the total in A, rejecting all of tradition. A +B=C. Example # 2... Sola Fides... Saved by faith alone. The fundamentalist believes he is assured of salvation. All he has to do is to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and savior and salvation is automatic and irrevocable no matter what he does for the rest of his life. Oh Yeah? What happened to the ten commandments? A. Many verses in Scripture attest to salvation by faith alone. Joel 2:32, "...that every one that shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Acts 2:21 says the same almost word for word, and likewise for Rom 10:13. "...I live in the faith of the Son of GOD...", is from Gal 2:20. Again, these are beautiful words that should be heeded by all. B. However, elsewhere in Scripture there is quite a different side of the story. Start with Mt 7:21, "Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father in Heaven shall enter the kingdom of Heaven." It is very clear that you have to do the will of the Father to gain salvation. I like 1Cor 10:12, "...let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall." That one says you cannot be guaranteed of salvation. Then James 2:14-26 says over and over, "...Faith too without works is dead...Faith without works is useless...so Faith also without works is dead." Again, words to be heeded by all. C. So what is the answer to this dilemma? Is this one of those Bible 'conflicts' you keep hearing about? No, not at all. The answer is very simple. There are two types of salvation, 'objective salvation', and 'subjective salvation'. The verses in 'A' are examples of objective salvation. Jesus Christ did atone for all of our sins, past, present and future. He did His part and did it well, but He left the burden upon each one of us to complete the second side of the story by atoning for our own sins, by doing the will of the Father. We have to keep the commandments. We have to practice 'subjective salvation'. There is no salvation by accepting only part of Scripture as shown in 'A', and by rejecting, or trying to explain away the verses in 'B'. Yet this is what some non-Catholics are doing. Again, we have to combine 'A', and 'B', to have the full truth. A+B=C = TRUTH. Example # 3... Sola Gratia... or saved by the Grace of GOD. This is the belief that all are saved solely by the Grace of GOD. The thinking is that all will be saved no matter what they do in this life. Everyone of us is given sufficient grace for our salvation. However, that grace can be rejected and lost by the individual. A. Some will try to justify this false doctrine with Eph 2:8-10, "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of GOD." I agree that grace is a 'gift of GOD'. B. The arguments against Sola Gratia are basically the same as for Sola Fides. See Sola Fides 'B'. C. There again, there are two kinds of grace, 'deserved' and 'undeserved'. Not all will receive saving grace if they are undeserving of it as shown in Mt 7:21, 1Cor 10:12, and Jam 2:14-26. Why would GOD extend His graces to those who do not keep His commandments? The truth is, yes you will receive saving grace from GOD if you are deserving of it. Example # 4... Idol Worship... This is another argument aimed against the Catholic Church since it has statues of Jesus and Mary, and other saints. A. Ex 20:4, "You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth." This verse is why you do not see idols in protestant churches. B. Num 21:8-9, 'And the Lord said to Moses, "Make a saraph (serpent) and mount it on a pole...Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent..." How about Ex 25:18:22, GOD commands Moses to make two images of angels and to fasten them to the lid of the Ark. GOD commands humans to make idols. C. Is this another conflict? No not at all. In both cases in 'B', the idols were to be used for a good purpose. In 'A', the meaning is for idols which have an evil purpose such as the golden calf or worship of false gods'. Is there much of a difference between statues of angels and statues of saints? No, not in this case as both are heavenly dwellers, and are servants of GOD. The answer of truth is again A+B=C. Example # 5... Repetitive Prayer... non-Catholics claim repetitive prayer is forbidden by Scripture. This statement is aimed squarely at the Catholic prayer of the Rosary. A. Mt 6:7, "But when you pray, use not 'vain' repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." In 1King 18:25-29 there is reference to calling on the name of Baal from morning until noon and their 'prayer' went unanswered. Yes this is true. Vain repetition as heathens do is forbidden. These are examples of 'vain' repetition. B. Again, there are many more examples of repetitive prayer, which are accepted in Scripture, rather than rejected. See Mt 26:44 where Jesus prayed in the garden three times and said the same words. How about Lk 6:12, "...He went onto a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to GOD." Lk 21:36, "...pray always, that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass." How can you 'pray always' without repeating prayers? Then there is Isa 6:3, and Rev 4:8, where the Seraphim, "...rest not day and night, saying Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord GOD Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come." Is that not a prime example of repetitive prayer? C. In this example non-Catholics accept 'A', and ignore 'B', A+A=A. Yes, we should abide by the caution of 'vain' repetition of prayer as heathens do. Christians are certainly not heathens. However in 'B', a second type of prayer repetition, or 'Useful', is shown. The correct answer again is A +B=C. Example # 6... Call No Man your Father... This has long been a stumbling block for non-Catholics and for no real reason. Catholics call priests 'father'. This is why the stumble. A. Mt 23:9, "And call no one on earth your father, for one is your Father, who is in heaven." Absolutely right again. We have only one GOD the Father who is in Heaven. B. Ex 20:12, "Honor your father and your mother..." In far more verses the word 'father' is evoked for creatures by the apostles, and by Jesus Christ Himself. Acts 7:2 and 22:1, "Brethren and fathers...", Rom 9:10, "Isaac our father...", Jn 6:49, "Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness..." C. What is going on here? What is the translation of Lk 14:26 using the strict sense of Mt 23:9? "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate (it meant to love less, at the time) his 'father' and mother...he cannot be My disciple." Using the logic in 'A', it would have to translate to, 'you would have to love less, the Father in heaven, than myself, to be my disciple'. I do not think Jesus meant it that way. The truth is that Jesus was referring to only one GOD the Father in Heaven in Mt 23:9 not multiples. A priest is a 'spiritual father', just as the male who was needed to conceive each of one us is our 'natural father'. Again A+B=C. Example # 7... There Can Be Only One Mediator between GOD and man... No one should ever pray to another person as that is against the Bible. This is another stumbling block that non-Catholics have with Blessed Mary, and with Catholics saying the Rosary. A. 1Tim 2:5, "For there is one GOD and one Mediator between GOD and men, Himself man, Christ Jesus..." Yes right again. B. However, the Bible is quite clear in pointing out, again, more verses which 'seem' to say just the opposite. Move up to 1Tim 2:1, "I urge therefore...supplications, prayers, intercessions be made for all men." 1Thess 5:25, "Brethren pray for us." Heb 13:18, "Pray for us." Jam 5:16, "Pray for one another." Rev 5:8, "...which are the prayers of the saints." Hmmm, why do saints have to pray? They are already in heaven. Their prayers therefore must be for someone else who is not in heaven. C. In 'A', we see 'Mediator', and in 'B', we see 'Intercessor'. There is a difference. Jesus Christ mediates between GOD and man. The saints and our fellow man say intercessory prayers for others. If anyone has examined the words of the Hail Mary, the first half is Gabriel's and Elizabeth's greetings in Luke 1:28-42. The second part is, 'Holy Mary, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen'. What is the difference between Heb 13:18, "Pray for us", and Rev 5:8, "...which are the prayers of the saints", and of asking Mary to pray for us in the Hail Mary? We can have only one mediator, but we can have many intercessors. The answer again is A+B=C. I hope this little exercise has helped you to understand why there are so many 'apparent' conflicts in Holy Scripture, with some verses seemingly contradicting others. They really are not contradictory when you come to the realization that there are three sides to every story. When the full truth is known, then there is no need to try to explain away any verses in scripture. The Bible is harmonious from beginning to end. Nothing can be added, and nothing can be removed. It all fits together perfectly.

OLAADEGBU:


This is not a matter of your church for there are no denominations represented in heaven. Repent and believe the gospel truth.

Even though I will rather not want to argue with you on a public portal.You did not react to my comment.You have diverted your comments from your post. Christianity is summarised in scriptures as knowing,loving and serving God(the holy trinity).Knoledge of God constituents in recognising the person of christ. I will like to remind you of the encounter between Jesus and two disciple on the way to Emmaus in Lk 24:13-35.Christ opened up the scriptures to them yet they did not recognise him,they only recognised him in the breaking of bread. Christ showed us you can't come to the complete knowledge of Jesus through the scripture alone,but in the breaking of bread( Communion).

The problem with Christians is dat if one does not belong to your denomination what ever he say become anti Gospel.St Paul tells us vividly that the church is made of many parts,each one contributing to the common goal of the church,hence he said the leg cannot tell the hand I have no need of you,or the eye tell the mouth I have no need of you.The pope as simply stated that there is no stand alone Christianity.Our God is a community( three persons in one God).and he want his people to live and worship as a community.

[quote author=zalam post=38278763]na only u waka com.... who go follow you read this one. but there is a lil sense in our massive nonsense. FTC for the first time. hmmmmmmm[/quote

You have just read it.And it not nonsense.It is actually meant for audiences who protest the act.

We have a member here who claims the Pope is an Antichrist...
Hopefully he or she will read the full context since they are mighty quick to make an assertion of their own opinion..
As one who is in the Lord Jesus Christ, I am convinced that God the Father accepts all who come to Him through faith in Jesus Christ and who worship Him in Spirit and in truth. When He looks upon His sons and daughters, He sees Christ, not Baptists, Pentecostals, Lutherans, Methodists, or any other denomination. Denominations have their origin in man, my brother, not God’s Spirit, which calls for complete unity in His Church.
Have you forgotten the words which Christ Jesus our Lord prayed to the Father before He went to the cross to suffer for our sins? "Holy Father," He prayed, "protect those Whom You have given to me by the power of your Name, the Name you gave Me - so that they may be one as We are one." [Jn 17:11].
Christ cried for unity, my brother, a unity which will never be as long as you insist on proclaiming that we belong to the Antichrist and you belong to Christ.
Who are you to judge Christ’s servants? Who are you to say this one is in Christ, and this one is not?
Have you forgotten Christ’s warning to those who accused him of being of another Spirit? People were being healed by the power of the Most High. The blind were receiving their sight, the deaf were able to hear, cripples were walking, lepers were being cleansed, and even the dead were being raised. And yet, when the Pharisees saw these things, they accused our Lord of receiving his power from Satan.
The Son of God was accused of being of another spirit, because He did not approach God and faith in the same manner that the Pharisees did. What did Jesus say to them? "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven." [Lk 12:10].
Be careful, my brother, when you say that a Catholic belongs to the antichrist, for I believe that you are treading upon very dangerous ground. What you say about us, you say about the Spirit Who dwells in us. If we are of another spirit, then you are saying the same of Christ, who dwells in us, whether you want to accept this truth or not. When you proclaim these things, you repeat the folly of the Pharisees in Jesus’ day, who accused Him also of belonging to another spirit.
Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Do not call anything unclean which God has made clean." Yet, you refuse to see us as ‘clean.’
When you cast judgments upon another group of Christians because they do not believe exactly as you do, it is you yourself who stand in danger of being judged. When you can look at one who has been clothed in the righteousness of Christ, condemn him, and call him ‘unclean’ because he does not worship in the same way as you, it is you who are in danger of being condemned.
Doctrinal differences have existed from the very beginning, and unfortunately, they are here to stay until the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. At that time, it is Christ who will straighten out that which is wrong and that which is right. He is the Judge; not man.
But when one group of Christians can point to another group of Christians and say, "They belong to the Antichrist," a very dangerous line has been crossed.
Long ago, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Corinthian churches in which he stated the following: "No one can say,’ Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit." [1 Co 12:3]. If Catholics were antichrist, as you believe them to be, they would not be able to proclaim the Lordship of Jesus Christ, for it is only by His Spirit that men can come to believe.
Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus was sitting with His disciples. One of His disciples, John, said to Him, "Teacher, we saw a man driving out demons in Your Name, and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us." He was not one of us. He doesn’t travel in our circles, say the same prayers that we pray, sing the same songs that we sing, or do the same things that we do. Therefore, he is not one of us. What was Jesus’ response? Jesus turned to His servant, who gently needed to be corrected in his attitude and tendency toward exclusion, and uttered the following words: "Whoever is not against Me is for Me." [Mk 9:40].
1.1 billion people in the world who identify themselves as Catholics believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and that apart from Him there is no salvation. Yet, you have said of them, "They are not one of us; they are against Christ. They are of another spirit."
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. When you say that the Spirit in a Catholic is the spirit of Antichrist, are you not in danger of committing this blasphemy?
Take heed, my brother. Be careful of calling ‘unclean’ that which Christ has made clean. Be careful of calling those who are in Christ ‘antichrist’ simply because they do not agree 100% with the things that you believe.
I implore you, in fear of the Most High God, to hold your tongue, defer all judgment, and place it into the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ, where it rightfully and truly belongs.
I am of Christ, and He is of God. What you say about me because I am Catholic, you have said about Him and His Spirit, for that Spirit dwells in me...
... and I in Him.

DoubleDeeX:
How can you call correction, persecution? When Jesus Christ was attacking the teachers of the law, Pharisees and Sadducees (Who claimed to know everything about ancient laws of righteousness), was he persecuting them or trying to correct their errors?

Jesus Christ called them generation of vipers, hypocrites etc...Because they were busy deceiving themselves thinking that they were righteous and true servants of God because they were in possession of the laws and Prophecies of the Prophets of old! Yes, they were in possession of all those materials and prophecies but never studied or practised any of it, which explains why they couldn't recognize God when he manifested in the flesh and lived among them.

The Roman Catholic Church as we all know is in possession of a lot of materials passed on by the early apostles (which later became the Bible) but they don't study or practice any of it....rather they created their own doctrines (Mostly unscriptural) and some even claim that their Church is greater than the Bible...Smh!

How would they know when they don't study but follow the same routine in Church everyday...after the tradition and commandments of men?

Catholics should go back to practicing what the early apostles taught they early Church written all over the epistles of the apostles!

I guess the pharisees,sribes and sadducees will have thought they were correcting Jesus in line with the law of Moses.

I thank God you know we posse the scripture as pass down by the apostles.but u av wrongly assumed that we do not practice what is written there in. All I have to say I have said in my earlier post.he that has ears let him hear

Why Should I Confess My Sins to a Man? It is GOD who forgives sins, and once forgiven, He ceases to remember them. Isaiah 43:25, "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins." It is God only who forgives sins. Jeremiah 31:34, "...for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Ezechiel 18:22, "I will not remember all his iniquities that he has done." Romans 3:26, "GOD in His patience remitting former sins..." Hebrews 8:12, "Because I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more." GOD forgave sins through a human nature. Matthew 9:2-7, "...And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Take courage son; your sins are forgiven you...For which is easier to say, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins", then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your pallet and go to your house."" GOD uses His priests as His instruments of reconciliation. The New Covenant priesthood is prefigured or 'typed' in many places in the Old Testament. Here are several examples from the Old Testament of reconciliation and atonement being performed by a priest: Leviticus 4:20, "...Thus the priest shall make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven." Leviticus 4:26, "Thus the priest shall make atonement for the prince's sin, and it will be forgiven." Leviticus 4:32, "Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven." Leviticus 4:35, "Thus the priest shall make atonement for the man's sin, and it will be forgiven." Leviticus 5:5-6, "...then whoever is guilty in any of these cases shall confess the sin he has incurred, and as his sin offering for his sin he has committed he shall bring to the Lord a female animal from the flock, a ewe lamb or a she-goat. The priest shall then make atonement for his sin." See also Leviticus 5:10,13,16,18, 12:8, 14:18-20,31, 15:15,30, 19:22. Leviticus 6:7, "And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord; and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he has done in trespassing therein." Leviticus 7:7, "Because the sin offering and the guilt offering are alike, both having the same ritual, the guilt offering likewise belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it." Leviticus 16:32, "This atonement is to be made by the priest who has been anointed and ordained to the priesthood in succession to his father." Leviticus 19:20-22, "If a man lies carnally with a woman . . . they shall not be put to death . . . but he shall bring a guilt offering for himself to the Lord, to the door of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him . . . before the Lord for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed shall be forgiven him." Numbers 6:11, "The priest shall offer up the one as a sin offering and the other as a holocaust, thus making atonement for him for the sin he has committed by reason of the dead person." Numbers 15:25, "And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them..." Numbers 15:28, "And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for him who sinned inadvertently; when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven." The prophets in the Old Testament spoke in GOD's Name, in the first person. Here are examples... Deuteronomy 18:18-19, "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kinsmen, and will put My words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I commanded him. If any man will not listen to My words which he speaks in My name, I Myself will make him answer for it." Ezekiel 3:4, "And He said to me: Son of man, go to the house of Israel, and you shall speak My words to them." David the King conversed directly with GOD: 2Samuel 2:1, "And after these things David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? And the Lord said to him: Go up. And David said: Whither shall I go up? And he answered him: Into Hebron." Yet David still had to confess to Nathan and hear from him that he had been forgiven. 2Samuel 12:13, "And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die." The priest has been given the ministry of reconciliation. He mediates GOD's forgiveness to the sinner. The priest is merely an instrument of GOD. As an analogy, think of GOD as the Supreme Healer, the Master Surgeon. He will remove the cancer of sin from the soul, while using one of His priests as the scalpel. This GOD given ministry is shown very plainly in Holy Scripture: Matthew 16:19, when Jesus gave the power and authority to Peter, "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Matthew 18:18, Jesus gave this power to all of the Apostles, "Amen I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed also in heaven." John 20:21-23, "He therefore said to them again, 'Peace be to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you'. When He had said this, He breathed upon them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained'." Matthew 10:40, "He who receives you receives Me; and he who receives Me, receives Him who sent Me." Luke 22:29-30, "And I appoint to you a kingdom, even as My Father has appointed to Me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in My kingdom; and you shall sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." 2Corinthians 5:17-20, "Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, GOD making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." Clearly, the Apostles were given the authority to remit sins, or to bind them, in the person of Christ. How are they to accomplish this if they do not know what sins to remit or to bind? The sinner is required to confess his sins as shown. 1John 1:8-10, " If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." The Apostles obviously would not live forever, and sin will always be with us, so they passed the authority on to others. 2Corinthians 2:10, "Whom you pardon anything, I also pardon. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I have done for your sakes, IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST." The priest says in the confessional, "I absolve you of your sins." The priest is acting in Personna Christi, in the person of Christ. Since the priest is acting in the person of Christ, then it is Christ to whom you confess your sins. It is Christ alone who remits them. Jesus Christ uses the priest as His voice and His hands. As mentioned earlier, the prophets of the Old Testament spoke in GOD's name. They spoke IN THE PERSON OF GOD. The priests of the New Covenant speak IN THE PERSON OF CHRIST. GOD never changes. Matthew 9:5-8, "For which is easier to say, "Your sins are forgiven you, or to say arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power to forgive sins" - then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your pallet and go to your house". And he arose, and went away to his house. But when the crowds saw it, they were struck with fear, AND GLORIFIED GOD WHO HAD GIVEN SUCH POWER TO MEN." The New Testament lies hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is revealed in the New. Christ, the High Priest of the New Covenant, ordained the apostles to continue His priestly mission. James 5:14-16, (14) "Is any among you sick? Let him bring in the presbyters (priests) of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; (15)and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he be in sins, they will be forgiven him. (16) Confess, therefore, your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be saved. For the unceasing prayer of a just man is of great avail." St. James taught us that we must go to the "presbyters", and not to just anyone, to receive the "anointing", and the remission of sins. First, he told us to go to the presbyters, or priests, in verse 14. Verse 16 continues with the word "therefore", so that word is a conjunction that connects verse 16 back to verses 14 and 15. It is the priests to whom St. James told us to confess our sins. Why do we go to confession? What is the real reason? We go to meet Christ...

Catholics! Are you feeling persecuted? The media, as you have no doubt noticed, takes great pride in printing and broadcasting everything it can find, that is of a negative nature regarding the Catholic Church. Many Protestant denominations appear to spend the majority of their time attacking us with hatred and lies, rather than preaching love to their flocks, as Christ commanded all Christians to do. It is ironic, and whether these detractors realize it or not, they are helping all Catholics to salvation by their actions. Here is the proof... "Woe to you when all men speak well of you." Luke 6:26 See? If we were not persecuted, where would we be now? We would surely be in the THROES of the WOES. Want another one? Okay! "Blessed are you when men reproach you, and persecute you, and, speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you, for My sake. Rejoice and exult, BECAUSE YOUR REWARD IS GREAT IN HEAVEN; for so did they persecute the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-12 Here is yet another one for you. "No disciple is above his teacher, nor is the servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and for the servant to be like his master. IF THEY HAVE CALLED THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE BEELZEBUB, HOW MUCH MORE THOSE OF HIS HOUSEHOLD!" Matthew 10:24-25 See? Jesus Christ even gave us a token of what the detractors would say. Here are some more Scriptural examples for you to ponder: The detractors charge: The Catholic Church has many scandals... So? Is it not Scriptural that Jesus Christ said this would happen? So what is the problem? Do they not believe what He said? "Woe to the world because of scandals! For it must needs be that scandals come, but WOE TO THE MAN THROUGH WHOM SCANDAL DOES COME!" Matthew 18:7 And He said to His disciples, "It is IMPOSSIBLE THAT SCANDALS SHOULD NOT COME; BUT WOE TO HIM THROUGH WHOM THEY COME." Luke 17:1 These are the words of Jesus Christ Himself. Did he say the Church is the source, or the cause of the scandals? No, He said a man (or woman, to be politically correct for the time of the Gospel writing) is. Remember, the Catholic Church is not a hotel for saints, it is a hospital for sinners (Mark 2:17). Hmmm, I seem to recall a certain man named Judas, chosen by Jesus Christ Himself. This man was responsible for the scourging, crucifixion, and death of the creator of the universe. It was the worst possible scandal ever conceived and perpetrated by.....none other than a man. The Catholic Church itself is indefectible. It has to be, because it has an indefectible founder. See Ephesians 5:25-27 Detractors charge: The Catholic Church is a cult founded by Satan... "The father from whom you are is the devil.......When he tells a lie he speaks from his very nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies." John 8:44 "I write these things to you hoping to come to you shortly, but in order that you may know, if I am delayed, how to conduct yourself in the house of GOD, which is the Church of the Living GOD, the PILLAR AND FOUNDATION OF THE TRUTH." 1Timothy 3:14-15 Here is another point on the same subject: But the Pharisees, hearing this, said, "This man does not cast out devils except by Beelzebub, the prince of devils." And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?" Matthew 12:24-26. See also, Mark 3:22-26, and Luke 11:17-20. It is well documented that the Catholic Church has been performing successful exorcisms for many centuries, beginning with Saint Peter in Acts 5:15-16, and Saint Paul in Acts 16:16-18. So, with the above words of Jesus Christ in mind, how has the Catholic Church stood for almost 2000 years, while during that same time period, being successful in casting out Satan innumerable times, if it were a satanic cult? Anyone with common sense and the power to reason can see that this false charge is self defeating. Detractors charge: The Catholic Church is not the Church which Jesus Christ founded, for that primitive Church apostatized soon after the last Apostle died. If that is the case then Jesus Christ lied when He said... "I am with you ALL days, even until the end of the world." Matthew 28:20 "...and the gates of hell shall NOT prevail against it." Matthew 16:18 "...and I will ask the Father and He will give you another Advocate to dwell with you forever, the Spirit of Truth..." John 14:16-17 "I will not leave you orphans." John 14:18 "...a husband is head of the wife, just as Christ is head of the Church, BEING HIMSELF SAVIOR OF THE BODY." Ephesians 5:23 Isn't Saint Paul saying that Jesus Christ is the Savior of His Church here? Well then, just who are the detractors fighting against anyway? Is there any doubt whatsoever in your mind as to who will win? "He who does not believe the Son, makes Him a liar." 1John 5:10 "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; HE WHO IS UNBELIEVING TOWARDS THE SON SHALL NOT SEE LIFE, BUT THE WRATH OF GOD RESTS UPON HIM." John 3:36 Detractors do not have one shred of evidence to support this false charge. Just ask them for genuine historical documented "proof" of what they say. You will find that they have none whatsoever. However, the Catholic Church has many authentic historical writings, which not only do not mention this so-called "Great Apostasy", but these writings attest to just the opposite. They show a Catholic Church growing and expanding despite the incessant attacks from the Jews, Romans, Heretics, Protestants, and others. See? Since we have the truth, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself".* *A quote from Franklin Delano Roosevelt... My favorite verse, "What shall we say to these things? If GOD is for us, who is against us?" Romans 8:31 What does Holy Scripture say will happen to those persecutors and purveyors of falsehood? "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." Matthew 13:47-50 "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. And the servants of the householder came and said to him, "Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?" He said to them, "An enemy has done this". The servants said to him, "Then do you want us to go and gather them"? But he said, "No; lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn." Matthew 13:24-30 Here is some food for thought for all of those who persecute the Catholic Church... "So now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone. For if this plan or work is of men, it will be overthrown; But if it is of GOD, you will not be able to overthrow it. Else perhaps you may find yourselves FIGHTING EVEN AGAINST GOD." Acts 5:38-39 After almost 2000 years of continuous , non-stop persecution, the Catholic Church is still here....and still growing. How do you account for that other than the promises of Acts 5:38-38, and Romans 8:31? GOD is protecting His Catholic Church just as He said He would in Matthew 16:18, and 28:20. In every century for almost 2000 years, heretics have been composing the epitaph of the Catholic Church, but instead of burying the Church, the Catholic Church has been burying the heretics.

VLadipo:

The opening post says it all.
Mary commanded us to do whatever Jesus tells us.
And Jesus did not at anytime tell us to proclaim Mary's blessedness in our prayers or tell her to pray for us.
Please go back and read the OP.

I am quite familiar with the those words and those words were said to have been addressed to the servant of couples whose wedding feast she and Jesus and the apostles attended at the wedding feast at cana.now my question to is did scripture not ask us to proclaim her blessedness.yes it does.the reason for pointing out luke 1:48 it explicitly tell us it is in scripture to honour mary.



Jesus said a lot of things in scripture and he never said do not honour mary mother.Even on the cross he remember her.whether or not you do.she will be honoured through all generations.I rest my case

VLadipo:


Mankind received salvation through Mary?
Come on, that's heretic!
Mankind receive salvation through Jesus Christ.
Please mention one instance where our Lord Jesus Christ or His Apostles honoured or proclaimed Mary's blessedness before, during or after prayers or at any point in time. Do you know more than them?

Jesus is our salvation.he came through mary.logic tells us mary bore our salvation.You cannot dissociate mother from sonn you can not say Jesus seize to be mary's child after his birth.you say you only proclaim are blessedness when a passage is read.the passage read henceforth,I.e from that moment all generation should call her blessed when the passage made no mention of in reading this passage you proclaim her blessed.you should look up the meaning of blessed.

I will like you to too mention where Jesus or his apostles said or did otherwise.

If you do not honour want to honour the mother of the Lord.Do not.but remember the fourth commandment.Jesus honoured her.even God honoured her first finding favour in her.

Been heretic is given undue honour to men and not counting the mother of our Lord worthy of honour.

VLadipo:


2 Timothy 3:16
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Luke 1:41-48
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.


Yes all scripture is inspire by God alright; but they serve different purposes as seen in the passages above.

Also, it was Elisabeth that spoke after she was filled with Holy Ghost and not Mary.

Mary never asked that proclaiming her blessedness be made part of our praise, worship and prayers. By reading these passages time and again, we already proclaim her blessedness.

Is that what you think.you should probably go back to the angels salutation if you do not know where the holy spirit was said will overshadow mary and she will conceive and bare a son.more over she was already carrying the child Jesus when she got to elizabeth's house.hence she was already overshadowed by the holy spirit.God honoured her first,n the honour due to her.we should continue to honour her.Her through whom mankind received salvation.as catholics we recognise this even if other Christian denomination may not.

First and foremost is not every issues you should post on a public domain.I believe when one gives in the church.no one forces you to. And What and where the money goes should not be an issue to exchange blows over.It show that you catholic know very little about the church.I will enlighten you.if you do not know ask from does who know.

VLadipo:

Those were purely Mary's words.
Proclaiming Mary's blessedness is not supposed to be part of our regular worship and prayers.

All scriprture is inspired by God.who are you to call it mere words.The bible tells us mary was overshadowed by holy spirit hey she was speaking with the inspiration of the spirit.if you call that mere words I wonder what you will call the letters of St. Paul.I guess mere letters.Selective christianity is falsehood.Recall all scriptured is inspired by God nothing is mere letters.those verses are mary's song just as psalms are david's song.if you are not informed be informed

rayzo:
i wrote 16th sept 1pm
At what time did you write

Congrats.Wrote at 11:30am

mauriceju2:
Please can you tell me why many occultist/witches are very comfortable in Catholic church? when they mistakenly go to some Pentecostal church Satan will warn them not to try it again? the spirit in Catholic is very friendly with occultist/witches while the spirit in some Pentecostal like deeper life, mountain of fire, chosen etc are not, you can do your research, there are a lot of repented occultist/witches around you can ask them because it is a fact that can be verify, it seem like something is wrong with catholic

Your commentary is funny.let me put it this way even though you claim that some churches are friendly and others are not friendly.Yet every day the occultist and witches find there way there everyday whether by mistake or not I can't say to these non friendly churches.if you do not create the atmosphere for the occultist and witches they would never by mistake or otherwise be in a churches environs

luchee:
pls, did everyone who received the second test invite also receive the interview invitation?. who has gotten across to them pls? i received a second sms for an aptitude test. i have not been receiving mails from dragnet.

Did u eventually receive the interview invite

rayzo:
Just got an invite for interview in Benin Nxt week,did the test yesterday, Pls need help on what to expect for the d interview

At what time did you write

Behold,from now all generations shall me blessed.(LK 1:48)

The Amputated Member... Attention all non-Catholics who "claim" to follow the teaching of Holy Scripture! Have you ever read 1Corinthians 12:1-31 before? Have you understood the message written therein? (1) "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be uninformed. (2) You know that when you were heathen, you were led astray to dumb idols, however you may have been moved. (3) Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. (4) Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; (5) and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; (6) and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. (7) To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ( To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, (9) to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, (10) to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. (11) All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills. (12) For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. (13) For by one spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit. (14) For the body does not consist of one member but of many. (15) If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. (16) And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. (17) If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? (18) But as it is, God arranged the organs in the body, each one of them, as he chose. (19) If all were a single organ, where would the body be? (20) As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. (21) The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." (22) On the contrary, the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are indispensable, (23) and those parts of the body which we think less honorable we invest with the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, (24) which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior part, (25) that there be no discord in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. (26) If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. (27) Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (28) And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues. (29) Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? (30) Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? (31) But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way." 1Corinthians 12:1-31 "...and he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all." Ephesians 1:22-23 Elucidation: 1. There is but one Body of Christ (vs 12). 2. The Body of Christ is the Church which He founded, Ephesians 1:22-23 3. Therefore the Church which Jesus Christ founded IS Christ. 4. Therefore those who reject His Church, reject Him. Matthew 12:30 5. Since there is but one Christ with one Body, so there must be but one Church. Psalms 127:1, Matthew 16:18 6. The Body (Church) consists of not one member, but many (vs 14). 7. The many members of the one (Church) Body are all part of the same Body but each with his own function (vs's 15-20). 8. The Body of Christ cannot be separated from His Head. 9. Since the Body consists of members, individual members of the Body can be separated from the Head. 10. GOD has said that there must be no discord within the Body (vs 25). 11. However, there was great discord within the one Body, and it was a clear violation of verse 25. 12. It is called the Protestant Revolt. 13. Leaders and members of the Protestant Revolt Amputated themselves from the one Body (Church) (vs 21). 14. Each member of the Body has his own function, by analogy, an eye, ear, hand, foot (vs's 15-18). 15. Can a hand live by itself, disconnected (Amputated) from the Body, or can an eye, an ear, or a foot? 16. What happens to a member which is Amputated from the Body? 17. The soul does not go with the Amputated member, and thus the member dies. "For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." Romans 12:4-5 These verses clearly do not leave room for Amputated members. "Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread." 1Corinthians 10:17 Show me where Amputated members partake of the "one bread"? Here is a very interesting observation from Saint Augustine (354-430)... "What the soul is to man's body, the Holy Spirit is to the Body of Christ, which is the Church. The Holy Spirit does in the whole Church what the soul does in all members of one body. But see what you must beware of, see what you must take note of, see what you must fear. It happens that in the human body, or rather, off the body, some member, whether hand, finger, or foot, may be cut away. And if a member be cut off, does the soul go with it? When the member was in the body, it lived; and off, its life is lost. So too, a Christian man is Catholic while he lives in the body; cut off, he is made a heretic; the Spirit does not follow an amputated member." Sermons, 267, 4, 391-430 A.D. Elucidation: 1. The Holy Spirit is the Soul of the Body of Christ which is the one Church. 2. The Holy Spirit does in the whole Church what the soul does in all members of the one Body. 3. When a member of the Body is Amputated, the soul does not go with it*, and thus the member dies. 4. The Amputated member, when cut off from the Body of Christ, is made a heretic. 5. The Holy Spirit does not follow an Amputated member (heretic). 6. Therefore the Holy Spirit, not following an Amputated member, is only guiding the one Church which Jesus Christ founded. *Unlike the body which has many parts and can be divided, the soul has no parts and thus cannot be divided. Now for all of those who think that all they need is a one on one relationship with Jesus Christ, the Head of His Church, and have Amputated themselves from His Body, they had better heed the teaching of Holy Scripture, as shown very clearly above. A hand detached from the body has no life and cannot exist for very long on its own. How could a hand alone, divorced from the body, be in any way attached to the head? Nowhere in Scripture is it said that parts of the one Body may separate themselves into individual Amputated members. However, Holy Scripture clearly does say that unfruitful members can be Amputated by GOD. "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already made clean by the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned." John 15:1-6 Clearly, those who have Amputated themselves from the Body, are not bearing fruit for the Head or the Body. "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters", is what the Head has said, Matthew 12:30 With more than 35,000 Protestant sects in the world today, are those who are doing the scattering bearing fruit for the Vine? Are they still attached to the one Vine? Aren't they the dissenters and dividers spoken of in 1Corinthians 1:10 and 11:18-19? Aren't they the ones who violated Hebrews 13:17? "Obey your prelates and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls: that they may do this with joy and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you." Haven't they illegally Amputated themselves from the vine, or have they been Amputated by the vinedresser? To the contrary, the Body of Christ is commanded by GOD to be one... Jesus said, "I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." John 17:20-21 "May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 15: 5-6 "I appeal to you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment." 1Corinthians 1:10 For, in the first place, when you assemble as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it, for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized." 1Corinthians 11:18-19 All who are not joined to the one Body and one Church of Jesus Christ are in violation of those verses, and of others . United in the same mind? United in the same judgment? No dissensions? No divisions? No factions? You certainly cannot say any of these things about Protestantism with its 35,000+ denominations can you? It is interesting that there must be factions (Amputated members) so that the true members of the Body of Christ are made manifest. Those who have the truth shine like beaconsamong the heretical Amputated members. They are those who fit this verse, "You are the lightof the world", Matthew 5:14 "Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel," Philippians 1:27 In verse after verse in the New Testament, it is stressed that it is only the one true Church: 1. Which has the final authority on earth, and not any other outside of it, Isaiah 22:21, Matthew 9:8, 18:15-18, Luke 10:19, John 20:21-23 2. Which is the Pillar and Foundation of Truth, and none other, 1Timothy 3:15 3. Which alone is guided by the Holy Spirit, John 14:15-17, 16:12-16, Acts 15:28 "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters." Matthew 12:30 What with the undeniable evidence of 40,000+ Protestant sects* in the world today, just who is doing the scattering? *World Christianity Encyclopedia, a Protestant publication. 2