RE: When were the Gospels Written? The External and Internal Evidence.
July 10, 2023 at 9:27 pm
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2023 at 9:28 pm by Nishant Xavier.)
Just passing through. Will address the objections in time. This caught my eye:
Bucky, quoting the Catechism:
I've quoted the same thing you did, just changed the bolding. Now, read it again. Yes, if one does not know, there is no sin involved, Christ said that too, and that is true e.g. of those who've never heard the Gospel of Christ; St. James says this too in Holy Scripture, that once one does know what is right, e.g. to receive Baptism or Holy Communion, but does not, then it is a sin.
Lol, the irony. Rude Expletives, and silliness, combined with an alleged non-judgmental attitude. Take the beam out of thine own eye, friend. I am not judgmental, or at least I strive not to be. I simply proclaimed the same Truth Jesus Christ taught, that once one knows one ought to be Baptized, and has had the Possibility of receiving that Sacrament, it becomes necessary for Salvation. The CCC says this too, if you've really read it. Yes, of course, those who have never heard the Gospel, or are ignorant of it through no fault of their own, are guilty of no sin in that regard. Every Catholic knows this. They may, however, be guilty of other mortal sins, like adultery or hatred, blaspheming and cussing like you did above etc. And those sins are not taken away except by grace through faith, and they are washed away completely only in Holy Baptism. Holy Baptism is the Cure or Vaccine not just for original sin, as for babies, but also for all personal mortal sins, as for all adults who receive the Sacrament.
And Christ Himself taught the necessity of Holy Communion for Salvation in John 6, when He said we must receive His Body and His Blood, i.e. the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, in order to gain Eternal Life and go to Heaven. IF we don't know, we're exempted. Once we do know, we're not.
St. John Chrysostom, (347-407), Patriarch of Constantinople, and Doctor of the Church, tells us: "Zeal for the salvation of souls is of so great a merit before God, that to give up all our goods to the poor, or to spend our whole life in the exercises of all sorts of austerities cannot equal the merit of it. There is no service more agreeable to God than this one. To employ one's life in this blessed labor is more pleasing to the Divine Majesty than to suffer martyrdom. Would you not feel happy if you could spend large sums of money in corporal works of mercy? But know that he who labors for the salvation of souls does far more; nay, the zeal of souls is of far greater merit before God . . . than the working of miracles." I take it you once were Catholic. Perhaps you should re-learn your Catholic Faith from the ground up, starting with Scripture/Fathers.
In Christ,
Xavier.
Bucky, quoting the Catechism:
Quote:[846] He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.
847 This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church:
Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.
I've quoted the same thing you did, just changed the bolding. Now, read it again. Yes, if one does not know, there is no sin involved, Christ said that too, and that is true e.g. of those who've never heard the Gospel of Christ; St. James says this too in Holy Scripture, that once one does know what is right, e.g. to receive Baptism or Holy Communion, but does not, then it is a sin.
Quote:You are a judgmental fool ... Now [expletive deleted] off.
Lol, the irony. Rude Expletives, and silliness, combined with an alleged non-judgmental attitude. Take the beam out of thine own eye, friend. I am not judgmental, or at least I strive not to be. I simply proclaimed the same Truth Jesus Christ taught, that once one knows one ought to be Baptized, and has had the Possibility of receiving that Sacrament, it becomes necessary for Salvation. The CCC says this too, if you've really read it. Yes, of course, those who have never heard the Gospel, or are ignorant of it through no fault of their own, are guilty of no sin in that regard. Every Catholic knows this. They may, however, be guilty of other mortal sins, like adultery or hatred, blaspheming and cussing like you did above etc. And those sins are not taken away except by grace through faith, and they are washed away completely only in Holy Baptism. Holy Baptism is the Cure or Vaccine not just for original sin, as for babies, but also for all personal mortal sins, as for all adults who receive the Sacrament.
And Christ Himself taught the necessity of Holy Communion for Salvation in John 6, when He said we must receive His Body and His Blood, i.e. the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, in order to gain Eternal Life and go to Heaven. IF we don't know, we're exempted. Once we do know, we're not.
St. John Chrysostom, (347-407), Patriarch of Constantinople, and Doctor of the Church, tells us: "Zeal for the salvation of souls is of so great a merit before God, that to give up all our goods to the poor, or to spend our whole life in the exercises of all sorts of austerities cannot equal the merit of it. There is no service more agreeable to God than this one. To employ one's life in this blessed labor is more pleasing to the Divine Majesty than to suffer martyrdom. Would you not feel happy if you could spend large sums of money in corporal works of mercy? But know that he who labors for the salvation of souls does far more; nay, the zeal of souls is of far greater merit before God . . . than the working of miracles." I take it you once were Catholic. Perhaps you should re-learn your Catholic Faith from the ground up, starting with Scripture/Fathers.
In Christ,
Xavier.
