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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest8 Date: November 2, 2020, 7:21 pm
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[quote author=Chaplain Mark Schmidt
link=topic=11.msg19931#msg19931 date=1604288382]
The two books in the New Testament specifically written to
counter the writings and beliefs of Philo are Hebrews and
Colossians. Those in the early movement of Christianity were so
bothered by his writings and his attempt to bringGreek and Latin
influences into the teachings of Jesus they felt compelled to
write a complete book of response to his philosophy.
[/quote]
Philo, it seems to have had a lot to say about everything
especially the Bible.
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest116 Date: November 2, 2020, 11:25 pm
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What I found amusing is how hard those that were instrumental in
the foundation of the Christian faith strove to minimize and
remove the influence of Greek philosophers. Then allowed them
to be blended in through the writings of Augustine and Aquinas.
One of the very ones both Philo and Josephus pushed and quoted,
Aristotle, are foundational in the writings of the other.
Amazing how a thousand years (40 CE for Philo's death to 430ish
CE for Augustine or 1270ish for Aquinas) can change viewpoints
on this point.
If I tried to write a theology opus that blended Spurgeon,
Wesley, and Erasmus I would be shouted out from every corner of
the globe. The times how they have changed.
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest116 Date: November 17, 2020, 12:16 pm
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Today’s Gospel is a story of the instantaneous conversion of the
tax-collector, Zacchaeus. (Luke 19:1-10) As the chief
tax-collector in Jericho, Zacchaeus was probably a man of much
wealth and few friends. Since he worked for the Romans and
extracted more tax money than required by the law, he was
probably hated by the Jews who considered all tax-collectors as
public sinners.
The account describes how Jesus recognized Zacchaeus for exactly
who he was – a lost sinner in need of a Savior. Jesus’ response
lets us see how God’s grace worked in Zacchaeus to lead him from
idle curiosity to repentance, conversion, and the making of
restitution.
The story emphasizes the fact that such a conversion can only
result from a person’s fully receiving the love, acceptance, and
grace of a merciful Lord. It also demonstrates the fact that
nobody is beyond the possibility of conversion.
We need to accept the Divine invitation to repentance. We are
all sinners to a greater or lesser degree. Jesus is inviting
each one of us to total conversion today by means of this Gospel
lesson. Let us remember that Jesus loves us, in spite of our
ugly thoughts, broken promises, and sullied ideals, our lack of
prayer, and of Faith, our resentments, and our lusts. So, let
us confess to Him all our weaknesses and sins, repenting, and
ask Him trustfully for his Mercy.
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest116 Date: November 21, 2020, 5:03 pm
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Borrowed this from church wife goes to. I liked it so sharing.
Today’s feast celebrates an important truth about Mary: From the
beginning of her life, she was dedicated to God, given over to
God’s purposes. Because of her dedication to God from an early
age, she was called by God to become a greater temple than the
magnificent temple in Jerusalem.
If the temple in Jerusalem was the house of God, the place where
God was believed to be present in a special way, Mary became the
house of the Lord in an even greater way, because she carried
the Lord in her womb until she give birth to him. God came to
dwell in her, through Jesus, because she was open to God’s
presence from the earliest years of her life.
She is the prime example of the group that Jesus refers to in
today’s gospel as those “who do the will of my Father in
heaven.” Today’s feast celebrates the fact that from her
childhood Mary did the will of God, and was therefore ready to
become the temple of God’s Son at the time of God’s choosing.
We too are called to do the will of the Father in heaven so that
we too can become temples of the Lord, people who carry Lord’s
presence to others. Writing to the church in Corinth, Paul says,
“Do you not know that you are God’s temple?” We ask Mary to pray
for us now so that we may always do the will of the Father and
so become temples of God as she was.
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest8 Date: November 21, 2020, 5:11 pm
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[quote author=Chaplain Mark Schmidt
link=topic=11.msg20869#msg20869 date=1605999838]
Borrowed this from church wife goes to. I liked it so sharing.
Today’s feast celebrates an important truth about Mary: From the
beginning of her life, she was dedicated to God, given over to
God’s purposes. Because of her dedication to God from an early
age, she was called by God to become a greater temple than the
magnificent temple in Jerusalem.
If the temple in Jerusalem was the house of God, the place where
God was believed to be present in a special way, Mary became the
house of the Lord in an even greater way, because she carried
the Lord in her womb until she give birth to him. God came to
dwell in her, through Jesus, because she was open to God’s
presence from the earliest years of her life.
She is the prime example of the group that Jesus refers to in
today’s gospel as those “who do the will of my Father in
heaven.” Today’s feast celebrates the fact that from her
childhood Mary did the will of God, and was therefore ready to
become the temple of God’s Son at the time of God’s choosing.
We too are called to do the will of the Father in heaven so that
we too can become temples of the Lord, people who carry Lord’s
presence to others. Writing to the church in Corinth, Paul says,
“Do you not know that you are God’s temple?” We ask Mary to pray
for us now so that we may always do the will of the Father and
so become temples of God as she was.
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while I agree with you on most all of it, this statement you
made:"We ask Mary to pray for us now so that we may always do
the will of the Father and so become temples of God as she was."
goes too far and is not biblical. Praying to Mary is praying to
another other than GOD.........not a good thing to do.......It
is one of the things that will condemn most of those in the RCC
theology.
Blade
Blade
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest116 Date: November 21, 2020, 5:15 pm
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Oh, I don't agree with that part either, but I copied it in its
entirety since it wasn't mine. I have heartburn with Saint
worship. While I find there is value in saints, it is not as
persons to pray to are put ahead of God. For me, it is just
fine for them to be examples of the way other have lived a life
for God.
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: patrick jane Date: November 28, 2020, 10:45 pm
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Hasn't there been more than 2,000 years of silence from God now?
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest116 Date: November 29, 2020, 12:00 am
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Well since the last book of the Bible was written till now could
be considered the great silence. By my calculation that is 1924
years.
So yeah you are absolutely right
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest116 Date: November 29, 2020, 12:24 am
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Food for thought. If God did not forgive sinners, heaven would
be a very empty lonely place.
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Re: Chaplain's Chat
By: guest8 Date: November 29, 2020, 5:34 pm
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[quote author=Chaplain Mark Schmidt
link=topic=11.msg21226#msg21226 date=1606631086]
Food for thought. If God did not forgive sinners, heaven would
be a very empty lonely place.
[/quote]
I agree
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