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Messages from Pope Francis
By: Piper Date: November 10, 2015, 1:04 pm
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[center][font=trebuchet ms]Grace is not part of consciousness;
it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor
reason.[/font][/center]
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: Piper Date: November 11, 2015, 10:37 am
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[center][font=trebuchet ms]Since many of you do not belong to
the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the
bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every
one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but
knowing that each one of you is a child of God.[/font][/center]
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: bradley Date: November 11, 2015, 1:08 pm
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I had mentioned to someone once that we were all children of
God. He went into long drawn out tirade telling me why only
certain people were God's children. I just sighed. Some
people are too caught up in defending their faith to see truth
in the words of others. Yes, true words and good words.
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: Kerry Date: November 11, 2015, 4:26 pm
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Is everyone a child of God? In one way, everyone has to be
since God is Creator; but we can act like the Devil. Maybe we
can even let the Devil adopt us so we become children of the
serpent. Then I guess we need to be taken back into the family.
Some people like to tell you why they're God's children and
others aren't. I think maybe they lack faith in both God and
themselves and are talking more to convince themselves all is
well than to convince anyone else. That attitude is similar
to the hypocrite who prayed, "I thank Thee, God, that I am not
like other men. . . ." He's still missed the mark. If he
could realize and accept that everyone is a child of God, he'd
feel a lot better about himself, I think, and his relationship
with God. It would be a relief to him.
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: bradley Date: November 11, 2015, 6:52 pm
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It is one thing to be a child of God, it is another thing to be
a son in whom God is well pleased. Many children hate their
parents or dont care about them at all. Those children are not
children in whom the parents are well pleased. Thats how I see
it. But God would have all His children repent and return to
the family if they but would.
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: Piper Date: November 11, 2015, 11:48 pm
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[quote][center][font=andale mono]John 1:11-13
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not
receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human
decision or a husband’s will, but born of
God.[/font][/center][/quote]
[font=trebuchet ms]Draw your own conclusions, gentlemen. [/font]
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: Piper Date: November 11, 2015, 11:52 pm
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[quote]Quote Brad: God would have all His children repent and
return to the family if they but would.[/quote]
True.
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: Piper Date: November 11, 2015, 11:56 pm
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[quote]Quote Kerry: Maybe we can even let the Devil adopt us so
we become children of the serpent. [/quote]
True.
I love the Pope. I think he has much more faith in people than
I do.
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: Piper Date: November 12, 2015, 7:56 am
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[center][font=trebuchet ms]This is me, a sinner on whom the Lord
has turned his gaze. And this is what I said when they asked me
if I would accept my election as pontiff. I am a sinner, but I
trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and I accept in a spirit of penance.[/font][/center]
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Re: Messages from Pope Francis
By: Kerry Date: November 12, 2015, 8:49 pm
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[quote author=Piper link=topic=382.msg3220#msg3220
date=1447307768]
True.
I love the Pope. I think he has much more faith in people than
I do.
[/quote]The last poll I saw had 61% of non-Catholics in America
had a favorable view of him, while 74% of Catholics did; so you
aren't alone. That poll
HTML http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/22/us/pope-francis-poll/
was right
before his visit.
In one way, telling people everyone is a child of God seems like
the Gospel to me -- or related. Can people admit it and start
acting like it, or are they afraid to admit it, being
overwhelmed by the evils of the world? It's a dog eat dog
world; and trying to be good can be seen as threatening to
self-survival.
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