(June 28, 2015 at 11:06 am)Randy Carson Wrote:The very definition of a Holy individual is one who is in full submission and union to the will of God. Loyalty to his will you might say.(June 28, 2015 at 9:59 am)PiousPaladin Wrote: Christianity has only grown in numbers since its founding, God also promised that the Gates of Hell would not prevail over his Church. The word of God is not to be doubted and his promise is true.
I am not a Catholic because it feels good. God calls us to be loyal not happy. Obedience to his will will lead to eternal salvation and joy in his presence, but in this life such base concerns as pleasure are irrelevant.
If I may offer a slight correct: God calls us to be holy not happy.
Carry on.
What he said is fine, but he is using a rather older theological vocabulary compared modern day Catholics. That shouldn't be any great surprise though, the SSPX doesn't use any theological resources, missals or breviaries printed after Vatican II so they've missed out on a fair deal of language shifts to make terms more relatable to Protestants as a part of ecumenicalism.
Have to say I am a bit suprised by this SSPX/Catholic tag team though
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