I love this message of encouragement! I visited with my daughter last evening. They live in Dallas but had just gotten back from a visit to DC where their church choir were guests at The National Cathedral for an Evensong Service. And I’m proud to say my granddaughter had a nice solo part in that. However, it was a moving experience for …
I love this message of encouragement! I visited with my daughter last evening. They live in Dallas but had just gotten back from a visit to DC where their church choir were guests at The National Cathedral for an Evensong Service. And I’m proud to say my granddaughter had a nice solo part in that. However, it was a moving experience for my daughter and she related to me how she spent that hour in the Cathedral praying for our nation, for a revival of faith and our people turning back to God.
That is the only hope I have for my country -that the Lord has mercy and touches ppl’s hearts. Revival, repentance, stirring up a hunger for righteousness and truth.
For those of you who are Catholic you may be familiar with the apparitions of Our Blessed Mother over the many years in different locations (Fatima, Medjugore, Kibeho, Akita, etc) and her prophecies. In this video, Fr. Chad Ripperger, an exorcist, talks about many of the prophecies. We need to pray, repent and turn to God to minimize the chastisement that is coming.
IF Catholics truly knew Jesus Christ and His Gospel, they would have NEVER EVER accepted anyone saying the saw an "apparition" of Mary, and much less of her asking anyone to build her a church or pay her any homage... Satan, the angel of light has dupped so many into believing his lies! The apparitions of Mary, by any other name, in any other location whether Fatima, Mexico, Lourdes, etc. is demonic activity... "I AM the Lord! That is my name, and my glory I WILL NOT give to another, nor My praise to graven images" Isa 42:8
..."They shall be greatly ashamed who trust in graven images...." Isa 42:17
You indeed need to REPENT and pray to Him who alone delivers, forsake all other idolatry and give Glory to God alone or suffer the chastisement
Concerned Mom, Mary as the mother of Jesus, appears to his faithful as an emissary for her son, not as a substitute to be worshipped. She advocates only for the worship of Jesus Christ and gives guidance and hope to his followers, especially in times of great need. The miracles serve as proof to us who need to get back on the right path. What a beautiful thing that is! So many non-Catholics have misunderstood that Mary and all of the saints are amazing inspirations that only hope to help us in building our relationship with God.
Amy, I'm speaking as a former Catholic... I know the religion, I've lived it and been abused by it. She is not an emissary for her son, she asks for churches to be built for her name... The CC is corrupt. Mary, the real person, would have NEVER participated in what the CC is doing in "her name". The CC has elevated Mary as the "empress of the Americas" basically queen of heaven... this is man's doing, not biblical, nor scriptural. I'm thankful Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior called me out of that place and has placed me in His light.
How sad that you felt the need to destroy a beautiful thread of spiritual support for our country. Frankly, I have to assume that you are in fact - The Devil
Jacquelyn dear, first of all I was the first to reply to Karmy's post, therefore no "thread of spiritual support" since she clearly deviated from the original post. I tend not to mince words, so when I reply I'm direct and use scriptural support (not MY words, but GOD'S). Lastly, Jesus was also accused of being Beelzebub The devil, so I guess I'm in good company (Jesus' company)
I do pray to Jesus, I trust in Him. I don’t presume to know God’s mind but he did choose Mary as the mother of His Son, Jesus, the man-God and made her an immaculate vessel to bring Jesus to the world. Have you not considered why God, who is the Supreme Being and creates at Will, chose to use Mary for this task and not consider her a special being as the intermediary between Jesus and the world? He could have just had Jesus appear one day. Do you not realize that Jesus and Mary are the redemptive Adam and Eve? They both, through God’s Will, have redeemed us from the original Sin committed by Adam and Eve. Oh ye of little faith.
Well, the idea of Mary being "intermediary between Jesus and the world" sounds to protestants too much like usurping the role of Christ himself - because Jesus, being both God and Man, is the true intermediary between Man and God. Not to mention, Our Lord is omniscient and omnipotent, and perfectly capable of ministering to all believers at once through His spirit -- whereas Mary, no matter how upright and holy a woman, is neither of those things.
Hopefully you can understand why those who don't hold with Rome have an objection to some of these ideas - and I hope I also demonstrated that it doesn't need to be phrased in aggressive terms, especially when dealing with people who come across as sincere and genuine in following the Lord.
I do not believe my response was “phrased in aggressive terms”. I think the woman I responded to was “aggressive”. However, if I offended you with my beliefs I apologize. My goal was to evangelize as Jesus exhorts us to do.
Apologies, I didn't mean you were aggressive, I meant the person you were replying to (who seems to agree with me but wasn't very nice about how they said it).
Karmy, thank you for the reply. I do agree that Mary was a very special and chosen vessel, but nothing more. By saying that Jesus and Mary are the redemptive Adam and Eve, you are in essence elevating Mary to the same status as Jesus! I find this as sacrilegious... 1 Tim 2:5 clearly states "Christ Jesus is the Mediator between God and men" Jesus HAS NO NEED of Mary's help in HIS REDEMPTIVE WORK. What kind of God would He be, if He needed another human's help to bring humankind salvation???
God decided to be born of a woman so that He could experience our frailties and weaknesses, but most importantly He lived the PERFECT life under The Law (given to Moses) that we as humans could not, thus He FULFILLED the Law!
Mary was chosen, but she remains a human with all our weaknesses, and sins... The Catholic Church has elevated her to a position of deity that was NEVER hers. When Jesus' disciples told him his mom and siblings were looking for Him, He could have said "Yes, bring her in, she is royalty, the queen of heaven" but instead He replied "who is my mother, or brother, or sister? Whoever does the WILL of my Father in Heaven....." Matt 12:46-50
And He loved her so much, that even at the cross He cared for her and appointed John his disciple to care for her after His death and Resurrection. However, Jesus did not commission her for any special role at all, but rather left her at the care of someone else....as a widow needing to be cared for, NOT as redemptress.... that is the corrupted CC construct.
I love this message of encouragement! I visited with my daughter last evening. They live in Dallas but had just gotten back from a visit to DC where their church choir were guests at The National Cathedral for an Evensong Service. And I’m proud to say my granddaughter had a nice solo part in that. However, it was a moving experience for my daughter and she related to me how she spent that hour in the Cathedral praying for our nation, for a revival of faith and our people turning back to God.
And I say Amen.
That is the only hope I have for my country -that the Lord has mercy and touches ppl’s hearts. Revival, repentance, stirring up a hunger for righteousness and truth.
You state truth and you have done it much better than I ever could. Prayer is our only hope now.
God spared a remnant a long time ago. He has not forgotten His faithful. Hold fast to our sovereign God.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amen.
Can we get a witness? 😇Amen Amen🙏🪽
For those of you who are Catholic you may be familiar with the apparitions of Our Blessed Mother over the many years in different locations (Fatima, Medjugore, Kibeho, Akita, etc) and her prophecies. In this video, Fr. Chad Ripperger, an exorcist, talks about many of the prophecies. We need to pray, repent and turn to God to minimize the chastisement that is coming.
https://youtu.be/TYcEZuzBquE?si=wWnNAXzLq6v1EhFv
IF Catholics truly knew Jesus Christ and His Gospel, they would have NEVER EVER accepted anyone saying the saw an "apparition" of Mary, and much less of her asking anyone to build her a church or pay her any homage... Satan, the angel of light has dupped so many into believing his lies! The apparitions of Mary, by any other name, in any other location whether Fatima, Mexico, Lourdes, etc. is demonic activity... "I AM the Lord! That is my name, and my glory I WILL NOT give to another, nor My praise to graven images" Isa 42:8
..."They shall be greatly ashamed who trust in graven images...." Isa 42:17
You indeed need to REPENT and pray to Him who alone delivers, forsake all other idolatry and give Glory to God alone or suffer the chastisement
Concerned Mom, Mary as the mother of Jesus, appears to his faithful as an emissary for her son, not as a substitute to be worshipped. She advocates only for the worship of Jesus Christ and gives guidance and hope to his followers, especially in times of great need. The miracles serve as proof to us who need to get back on the right path. What a beautiful thing that is! So many non-Catholics have misunderstood that Mary and all of the saints are amazing inspirations that only hope to help us in building our relationship with God.
Amy, I'm speaking as a former Catholic... I know the religion, I've lived it and been abused by it. She is not an emissary for her son, she asks for churches to be built for her name... The CC is corrupt. Mary, the real person, would have NEVER participated in what the CC is doing in "her name". The CC has elevated Mary as the "empress of the Americas" basically queen of heaven... this is man's doing, not biblical, nor scriptural. I'm thankful Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior called me out of that place and has placed me in His light.
How sad that you felt the need to destroy a beautiful thread of spiritual support for our country. Frankly, I have to assume that you are in fact - The Devil
Jacquelyn dear, first of all I was the first to reply to Karmy's post, therefore no "thread of spiritual support" since she clearly deviated from the original post. I tend not to mince words, so when I reply I'm direct and use scriptural support (not MY words, but GOD'S). Lastly, Jesus was also accused of being Beelzebub The devil, so I guess I'm in good company (Jesus' company)
I do pray to Jesus, I trust in Him. I don’t presume to know God’s mind but he did choose Mary as the mother of His Son, Jesus, the man-God and made her an immaculate vessel to bring Jesus to the world. Have you not considered why God, who is the Supreme Being and creates at Will, chose to use Mary for this task and not consider her a special being as the intermediary between Jesus and the world? He could have just had Jesus appear one day. Do you not realize that Jesus and Mary are the redemptive Adam and Eve? They both, through God’s Will, have redeemed us from the original Sin committed by Adam and Eve. Oh ye of little faith.
Well, the idea of Mary being "intermediary between Jesus and the world" sounds to protestants too much like usurping the role of Christ himself - because Jesus, being both God and Man, is the true intermediary between Man and God. Not to mention, Our Lord is omniscient and omnipotent, and perfectly capable of ministering to all believers at once through His spirit -- whereas Mary, no matter how upright and holy a woman, is neither of those things.
Hopefully you can understand why those who don't hold with Rome have an objection to some of these ideas - and I hope I also demonstrated that it doesn't need to be phrased in aggressive terms, especially when dealing with people who come across as sincere and genuine in following the Lord.
I do not believe my response was “phrased in aggressive terms”. I think the woman I responded to was “aggressive”. However, if I offended you with my beliefs I apologize. My goal was to evangelize as Jesus exhorts us to do.
Apologies, I didn't mean you were aggressive, I meant the person you were replying to (who seems to agree with me but wasn't very nice about how they said it).
Karmy, thank you for the reply. I do agree that Mary was a very special and chosen vessel, but nothing more. By saying that Jesus and Mary are the redemptive Adam and Eve, you are in essence elevating Mary to the same status as Jesus! I find this as sacrilegious... 1 Tim 2:5 clearly states "Christ Jesus is the Mediator between God and men" Jesus HAS NO NEED of Mary's help in HIS REDEMPTIVE WORK. What kind of God would He be, if He needed another human's help to bring humankind salvation???
God decided to be born of a woman so that He could experience our frailties and weaknesses, but most importantly He lived the PERFECT life under The Law (given to Moses) that we as humans could not, thus He FULFILLED the Law!
Mary was chosen, but she remains a human with all our weaknesses, and sins... The Catholic Church has elevated her to a position of deity that was NEVER hers. When Jesus' disciples told him his mom and siblings were looking for Him, He could have said "Yes, bring her in, she is royalty, the queen of heaven" but instead He replied "who is my mother, or brother, or sister? Whoever does the WILL of my Father in Heaven....." Matt 12:46-50
And He loved her so much, that even at the cross He cared for her and appointed John his disciple to care for her after His death and Resurrection. However, Jesus did not commission her for any special role at all, but rather left her at the care of someone else....as a widow needing to be cared for, NOT as redemptress.... that is the corrupted CC construct.
Beautiful!
hearty Amen!
I second the motion