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A Tour of Wineries in Eretz Binyamin / Samaria | Fun Joel's Israel

A Tour of Wineries in Eretz Binyamin / Samaria. Written by Fun Joel on May 13th, 2012. Tanya Winery vinyeards. Ofra. Fun Joel Israel Tour Guide. The vineyards of Tanya Winery in Ofra. Last week I had the pleasure of visiting five different ...

Some Things Simon Saw — Conservative Christian Bible Study ...

Among the first century conversions is the record of the gospel going into Samaria during which time a magician named Simon was led to Christ. The taking of the gospel into Samaria was the first step toward the ... In the New Testament, people were raised from the dead, water was turned to wine, men who had been born blind were healed, people lame from their mother's womb were restored, etc. Today, we hear of people walking better but certainly not healed.

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Most of the Jews would not speak to people for Samaria because the Samaritans had compromised their faith and worshipped false gods. But Jesus could see ... You cannot put new wine into old wineskins. We do not begin ...

Egyptian Writing Translation – Riya Ad Designs

During Hellenic times the city of Samaria was Greek culture as the Semitic Samaritans found their cultural and religious center at Shechem. By joining the fragments of vases vase suggested a type of wine that was used on the ...

Tasting of Two Carmel Appellation Wines – Carignan & Petit Sirah ...

The tradition of wine appellation did not start in France and the oldest references are to be found in the Bible, where wine of Samaria, wine of Carmel, and wine of Jezreel are mentioned. The name seems to imply that these ...

Receiving Baptism of Holy Spirit (Ghost) SPIRIT FILLED CHRISTIANS w/ ACTUAL EXPERIENCES (ONLY pls)?

IF THIS Q.’S TOO LONG OR UNIMPORTANT 2U, SKIP IT & MOVE ON. Christians, we only want answers from those who’ve had ACTUAL NOTICEABLE EXPERIENCE w/ the BAPTISM of the HG… All who do not DENY the Power, are welcome to READ. 2 Tim 3:5 HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT DENYING THE POWER THEREOF: from such turn away. Thank you all. HOW DOES ONE RECEIVE THE BAPTISM OF THE HG? No opinions only EXPERIENTIAL knowledge & references even if one’s different from another’s The HG works in the lives of ALL believers. I’ll ask SEPARATE questions on things like Fruits of the Spirit (vitally important).Please keep SEPARATE in answers. LET US who are interested READ those having Actual HG Baptism Experiences. FOLLOWING ARE:: OPTIONAL to read Scriptures : YOU MAY choose to read or SKIP THE REST OF THIS: Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, & with fire: Mk 16:17-18 & these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; & if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay h&s on the sick, & they shall recover. Jn 3:3 Jesus answered & said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Jn 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water & of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Jn 3:11-13 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, & testify that we have seen; & ye receive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, & ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 & no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. Jn 4:10 Jesus answered & said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, & who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, & he would have given thee living water. Jn 7:37-39 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood & cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, & drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) Jn 20:22 & when he had said this, he breathed on them, & saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Jn 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: FOR IF I GO NOT AWAY, THE COMFORTER WILL NOT COME UNTO YOU; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. Acts 1:8 But ye SHALL RECIEVE power, AFTER THAT the Holy Ghost IS COME UPON you: & ye SHALL BE witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, & in all Judaea, & in Samaria, & unto the uttermost part of the earth Lk 5:37 & no man putteth new wine into old wine skins; else the new wine will burst the wine skins, & be spilled, & the wine skins shall perish. Acts 2:37-39 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, & said unto Peter & to the rest of the apostles, Men & brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, REPENT, & BE BAPTIZED EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS, & YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST. 39 FOR THE PROMISE IS UNTO YOU, & to your children, & to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, & became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Acts 5:32 & we are his witnesses of these things; & so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. Lk11:5-13Which of u have a friend, & shall go 2 him at midnight, saying, lend me 3 loaves; 6 For a friend of mine n his journey is come 2 me, & I’ve nothing 2 set before him? 7 & he from within shall say, Trouble me not: the door’s shut, & my children r w/ me n bed; I can’t rise & give thee. 8 I say, Though he’ll not rise & give, b/c he’s his friend, yet 4 his importunity he’ll rise & give as many as he needs. 9 & I say, Ask, & it’ll be given you; seek, & ye shall find; knock, & it’ll be opened to u. 10 For every one who asks receives; & he who seeks finds; & to him who knocks it’ll b opened. 11 If a son asks bread of a father, will he give him a stone? or if a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or if he ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the HOLY SPIRIT TO THEM THAT ASK HIM? Acts 8:12-17 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, & the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men & women. 13 Then Simon himself believed also: & when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, & wondered, beholding the miracles & signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter & John: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then laid they their h&s on them, & they received the Holy Ghost. Acts 10:33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; & thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are comm&ed thee of God. Acts 10:42-48 42 & he comm&ed us to preach unto the people, & to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick & dead. 43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 & they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, & magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 & he comm&ed them to be baptized in the name of the Lord... Acts 19:2-6 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? & they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 & he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? & they said, Unto John's baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 & when Paul had laid his h&s upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; & they spake with tongues, & prophesied. Lk 17:20-21 & when he was dem&ed of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them & said, THE KINGDOM OF GOD COMETH NOT WITH OBSERVATION: 21 NEITHER SHALL THEY SAY, LO HERE! OR, LO THERE! FOR, BEHOLD, THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU. Col 1:13 Who HAS delivered us from the power of darkness, & HAS TRANSLATED US INTO THE KINGDOM OF HIS DEAR SON: Rom 14:17 For THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS not meat & drink; but RIGHTEOUSNESS, & PEACE, & JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST. 1 Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, & ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, & is truth, & is no lie, & even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. Isa 8:20 TO THE LAW & TO THE TESTIMONY: IF THEY SPEAK NOT ACCORDING TO THIS WORD, IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THEM. 2 Tim 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Ephesians 4:11-15 & he gave some, apostles; & some, prophets; & some, evangelists; & some, pastors & teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, & of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to & fro, & carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, & cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: This question isn’t for those: 2 Tim 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. Rev 12:11 & they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, & by the word of their testimony; & they loved not their lives unto the death.
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my father bought a soft sofa. will he die and will he go for hell or will he be deported?

amós 3:12:These are the words of the Lord: As the keeper of sheep takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs or part of an ear; so will the children of Israel be made safe, who are resting in Samaria on seats of honour or on the silk cushions of a bed. amós 6,1-7: Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come! Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs? You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near; Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house; Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David; Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph. So now they will go away prisoners with the first of those who are made prisoners, and the loud cry of those who were stretched out will come to an end.
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Jesus contradicting himself?

Note:Every Two lines are contradictions _______________________________ “If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid (John 8:14) “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid. (John 5:31) The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil. (John 7:7) If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. (John 15:19) Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34) My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. (John 15:12) "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:26) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27) Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. (Matthew 10:34) I have come to bring fire on the earth, (Luke 12:49) Honour thy father and [thy] mother: (Matthew 19:19) For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother (Matthew 10:35) "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'? For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.") Mark 7:18 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. (Matthew 15:11) And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. (Leviticus 11:7-8) Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. (Proverbs 20:1) These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5) "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." (Matthew 15:24) I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her." (Matthew 26:13) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19 "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5) Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (John 4:5-7) Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. (Matthew 10:34) He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. (Luke 22:36) But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca, is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. (Matthew 5:22) Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. (Matthew 26:52) …"for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (KJV) You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? (Matthew 23:17) Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? (Matthew 23:19, KJV) Honour thy father and [thy] mother: (Matthew 19:19) Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. (John 2:4) And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: (Mark 9:36-37) And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. (Revelations 2:23) But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (Matthew 5:44) But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, (Luke 6:27) But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay [them] before me. (Luke 19:27) But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me." (NIV) That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which I'm sorry but I am angry at those guys who answered without checking the link in my friends question who said why don't you say the question! So that is what I did I copied the content of the page so that those lazy guys who don't want to enter the site can see its content here & answer. @djmantx: 1)Muslims believe jesus is a Great Important prophet. 2)Muslims do get born again 5 times a day! Its called abolition. All the sins goes to the sewer where the water goes. Matthew 7:21 "Not every person who calls me 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do. 7:22 In that day many will tell me, 'Lord, Lord, we told others about you and used your name to cast out demons and do many other great miracles' 7:23But I will reply. 'I never knew you. Away from me you evil doers. This is clearly saying that jesus says do not worship me but worship god & when you burn in hell & you say jesus save me He will so I don't know you sinners who worshiped me & not god as I told you in mylife time. @Tiger: So what your saying is when jesus is speaking in his human form you should not listen to what he says but when matthew or luke or john say this is god now speaking in jesus body you believe it!!!!#@%%#$ So You believe in this bullshyte that you can deny verses that jesus is a human & obay verses that jesus is a god!!!!!
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Bible quiz could someone help?

1.) The Kingdom of God includes all of the following except: faith love power forgiveness 2.) Jesus claimed that He was ________. Son of God anointed the way to heaven all of the above 3.) The world as the Bible refers to it includes everyone except ______. religious leaders political leaders teachers none of the above 4.) The world believed Jesus was ________. a prophet Son of God the way to heaven none of the above 5.) The religious leaders in the world believed that Jesus was _____________. the Son of God a blasphemer a prophet a king 6.) God desired that His people would know what to expect when Jesus came. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 7.) The prophets told the people which of the following things hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus: Jesus would be born of a virgin Jesus would be born in Bethlehem Jesus would be a king. all of the above 8.) The Greeks ruled at the time Jesus was born. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 9.) The four Gospels all have the same information in them. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 10.) Samaria is an area that lies between Galilee and Decapolis. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 11.) . Nazareth is located in Galilee. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 12.) Jesus and His disciples likely spoke Aramaic. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 13.) The "Sabbath" was a day of rest in Jesus time. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 14.) The Pharisees were religious leaders. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 15.) The Sanhedrin and the Romans enforced laws over the people. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 16.) Which of the following did NOT happen as God prepared for the birth of Jesus: Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem Angels spoke to shepherds Angels visited Herod Angels visited Elizabeth. 17.) Which of the following did Jesus do as a boy. studied Jewish law became Jewish man at age 12-13 went to Egypt at early age all of the above 18.) It was important that Jesus was baptized. Which of the following is NOT a reason Jesus was baptized. Jesus needed to repent. He identified with man He fulfilled Jewish law as our new High Priest. None of the above. 19.) The temptation of Jesus... was when Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert, into a wilderness to be tempted by the devil. was submitted to as an act of obedience by Jesus. took place over a period of 40 days, during which time Jesus fasted and ate nothing. all of the above 20.) Jesus first miracle was to heal a sick man turn water to wine feed His disciples none of the above 21.) The Gospel plan includes everything but You must be Born Again. You must be born of the Spirit, of Jesus. Whoever believes in Jesus, Son of God, will have eternal life. Who ever believes in Jesus is not condemned. You must live a good life. 22.) Jesus broke tradition by meeting with a Samaritan women. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 23.) Jesus did not like Samaritans because they were not pure Jewish people. True False Answer 3 Answer 4 24.) Jesus revealed His true identity to the Samaritan woman. True False Answer 3 Answer 4
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How can Protestants deny the fact that the Catholic Church and the early apostolic Church are one and the same?

1. The Primacy of St. Peter Our Saviour gave pre-eminience to Peter over the other Apostles: "I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 16:19). "Strengthen thy brethren" (Luke 22:32). "Feed my lambs; feed my sheep" (John 21:15-17). The Catholic Church gives the primacy of honor and jurisdiction to Peter and to his successors. Other Christian communions deny Peter's supremacy over the other Apostles. 2. Infallibility The Apostolic Church claimed to be infallible in her teachings. "When you heard and received from us the word of God, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God" (1 Thess. 2:13). The Catholic Church alone, of all the Christian communions, claims to exercise the prerogative of infallibility in her teaching. Her ministers always speak from the pulpit as having authority, and the faithful receive with implicit confidence what the Church teaches, without once questioning her veracity. Protestant churches repudiate the claim of infallibility, denying that such a gift is possessed by any teachers of religion. The ministers advance opinions as embodying their private interpretation of the Bible. Their hearers are expected to draw their own conclusions from the Bible. 3. Fasting Our Saviour enjoined and prescribed rules for fasting: "When thou dost fast, anoint thy head and wash thy face, so that thou mayest not be seen by men to fast" (Matt. 6:17). The Apostles fasted before engaging in sacred functions: "They ministered to the Lord, and fasted." "When they had appointed presbyters for them in each church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord" (Acts 14:22). The Church prescribes fasting to the faithful at stated seasons, particularly during Lent. A Catholic Priest is always fasting when he officiates at the altar. He breaks his fast only after he says Mass. When Bishops ordain Priests they are always fasting, as well as the candidates for ordination. Protestants have no law prescribing fasts, though some may fast from private devotion. They even try to ridicule fasting. Neither candidates for ordination, nor the ministers who ordain them are ever required to fast on such occasions. 4. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Peter and St. John confimed the newly baptized in Samaria. "They laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:17) Every Catholic Bishop, as a successor of the Apostles, likewise imposes hands on baptized persons in the Sacrament of Confirmation, by which they receive the Holy Ghost. No denomination performs the ceremony of imposing hands except Episcopalians, and even they do not recognize Confirmation as a Sacrament. 5. Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist Our Saviour and His Apostles taught that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ: "Take and eat; this is my body ... All of you drink of this, for this is my blood" (Matt. 26:28). "The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not the sharing of the blood of Christ? And the bread that we break is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord?" (1 Cor. 10:16). The Catholic Church teaches, with our Lord and His Apostles, that the Eucharist is truly and indeed the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. The Protestant churches; condemn the doctrine of the Real Presence as idolatrous, and say that, in partaking of the communion, we receive only a memorial of Christ. 6. Sacrament of Confession The Apostles were empowered by our Saviour to forgive sins: "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them" (John 20:23). "God," says St. Paul, "hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Cor. 7:10,11) The Bishops and Priests of the Catholic Church, as the inheritors of Apostolic prerogatives, profess to exercise the ministry of reconciliation and to forgive sins in the name of Christ. Protestants affirm on the contrary, that God delegates to no man the power of pardoning sin. 7. Sacrament of Last Rites Regarding the sick, St. James gave this instruction: "Is any one among you sick? Let him bring in the presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord" (James 5:14). One of the most ordinary duties of a Catholic Priest is to anoint the sick in the Sacrament of Extreme Unction. If a man is sick among us he is careful to call in the Priest of the Church that he may anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. No such sacrament as that of anointing the sick is practiced by any Protestant denomination, not withstanding the Apostle's injunction. 8. Indissoluble Union of Marriage Of marriage our Saviour said: "Whoever puts away his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if the wife puts away her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery" (Mark 10:11,12). And again St. Paul said: "To those who are married, not I, but the Lord commands that a wife is not to depart from her husband, and if she departs, that she is to remain unmarried ... And let not a husband put away his wife" (1 Cor. 7:10,11). Literally following the Apostle's injunction, the Catholic Church forbids the husband and wife to separate from one another; or, if they separate, neither of them can marry again during the life of the other. The Protestant churches, as is well known, have so far relaxed this law of the Gospel as to allow divorced persons to remarry, during the lifetime of those they have divorced. 9. Celibacy of Clergy Our Lord recommended not only by word but by His example, to souls aiming at perfection, the state of p
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religion is prehistoric fairy tale NONSENSE! agree?

the god of bible is not a god of love and affection as the christians says.Look at this monstrous, sadistic, barbaric stuff he does!!- Look at this monstrous, sadistic, barbaric stuff he does!!- "And I the LORD will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend." - Jeremiah 19:9 "Behold, I the LORD will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it." -- Malachi 2:3 "Then you shall eat the offspring of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters whom the LORD your GOD has given you" - Deuteronomy 28:53 "The King asked her, 'What’s the matter?' This woman said to me, 'Give up your son so we may eat him today, and tomorrow we'll eat my son.' So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, 'Give up your son so we may eat him,' but she had hidden him....The king said, behold, this evil is of the LORD." - 2 Kings 6:28-29,33 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the FLESH of the Son of man, and drink his BLOOD, ye have no life in you." - John 6:53 "Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her GOD; they shall fall by the sword; their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open!" -- Hosea 13:16 "And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves." -- Numbers 31:15-18 "I defiled them through their gifts — the sacrifice of every firstborn — that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the LORD." -- Ezekiel 20:26 "Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, 'Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all -- old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.' So they began by killing the seventy leaders. “Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. 'Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!' So they went and began killing throughout the city." -- Ezekiel 9:5-7 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.'" -- 1 Samuel 15:2-3 "Their roots are dried up, and they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, I the LORD will slaughter their beloved children." -- Hosea 9:16 "She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns." - Deuteronomy 28:57 "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me." - Luke 19:27 "And Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar; but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord." - Lev 1:8-10 "And I the LORD will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine." - Isaiah 49:26 "I the LORD told them, 'I won’t be your shepherd any longer. If you die, you die. If you are killed, you are killed. And let those who remain devour each other!'" - Zechariah 11:9 "And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire." - Lev 21:9 "And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death." - Exodus 21:17 "Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm." - Isaiah 9:19-20 ---------------------- THIS "HIDEOUS-MONSTER-GOD" SLAUGHTERS TOTALLY INNOCENT BABIES AND CHILDREN AND SLICES AND RIPS OPEN PREGNANT WOMEN!! THANKFULLY THIS DISGUSTING, PERVERTED, SADISTIC, BARBARIC, VILE, REPULSIVE, THANKFULLY THIS DISGUSTING, PERVERTED, SADISTIC, BARBARIC, VILE, REPULSIVE, FAIRY TALE "MONSTER-GOD" DOESN'T EXIST!! agree?
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How can one deny that the Catholic Church is apostolic?

Apostolic Church: Our Saviour gave pre-eminience to Peter over the other Apostles: "I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 16:19). "Strengthen thy brethren" (Luke 22:32). "Feed my lambs; feed my sheep" (John 21:15-17). Catholic Church: The Catholic Church gives the primacy of honor and jurisdiction to Peter and to his successors. Protestant Churches: Other Christian communions deny Peter's supremacy over the other Apostles. Apostolic Church: The Apostolic Church claimed to be infallible in her teachings. "When you heard and received from us the word of God, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God" (1 Thess. 2:13). Catholic Church: The Catholic Church alone, of all the Christian communions, claims to exercise the prerogative of infallibility in her teaching. Her ministers always speak from the pulpit as having authority, and the faithful receive with implicit confidence what the Church teaches, without once questioning her veracity. Protestant Churches: Protestant churches repudiate the claim of infallibility, denying that such a gift is possessed by any teachers of religion. The ministers advance opinions as embodying their private interpretation of the Bible. Their hearers are expected to draw their own conclusions from the Bible. Apostolic Church: Our Saviour enjoined and prescribed rules for fasting: "When thou dost fast, anoint thy head and wash thy face, so that thou mayest not be seen by men to fast" (Matt. 6:17). The Apostles fasted before engaging in sacred functions: "They ministered to the Lord, and fasted." "When they had appointed presbyters for them in each church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord" (Acts 14:22). Catholic Church: The Church prescribes fasting to the faithful at stated seasons, particularly during Lent. A Catholic Priest is always fasting when he officiates at the altar. He breaks his fast only after he says Mass. When Bishops ordain Priests they are always fasting, as well as the candidates for ordination. Protestant Churches: Protestants have no law prescribing fasts, though some may fast from private devotion. They even try to ridicule fasting. Neither candidates for ordination, nor the ministers who ordain them are ever required to fast on such occasions. Apostolic Church: St. Peter and St. John confimed the newly baptized in Samaria. "They laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:17) Catholic Church: Every Catholic Bishop, as a successor of the Apostles, likewise imposes hands on baptized persons in the Sacrament of Confirmation, by which they receive the Holy Ghost. Protestant Churches: No denomination performs the ceremony of imposing hands except Episcopalians, and even they do not recognize Confirmation as a Sacrament. Apostolic Church: Our Saviour and His Apostles taught that the Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Christ: "Take and eat; this is my body ... All of you drink of this, for this is my blood" (Matt. 26:28). "The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not the sharing of the blood of Christ? And the bread that we break is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord?" (1 Cor. 10:16). Catholic Church: The Catholic Church teaches, with our Lord and His Apostles, that the Eucharist is truly and indeed the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. Protesetant Churches: The Protestant churches; condemn the doctrine of the Real Presence as idolatrous, and say that, in partaking of the communion, we receive only a memorial of Christ. Apostolic Church: The Apostles were empowered by our Saviour to forgive sins: "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them" (John 20:23). "God," says St. Paul, "hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Cor. 7:10,11) Catholic Church: The Bishops and Priests of the Catholic Church, as the inheritors of Apostolic prerogatives, profess to exercise the ministry of reconciliation and to forgive sins in the name of Christ. Protestant Churches: Protestants affirm on the contrary, that God delegates to no man the power of pardoning sin. Apostolic Church: Regarding the sick, St. James gave this instruction: "Is any one among you sick? Let him bring in the presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord" (James 5:14). Catholic Church: One of the most ordinary duties of a Catholic Priest is to anoint the sick in the Sacrament of Extreme Unction. If a man is sick among us he is careful to call in the Priest of the Church that he may anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. Protestant Churches: No such sacrament as that of anointing the sick is practiced by any Protestant denomination, not withstanding the Apostle's injunction. Apostolic Church: Of marriage our Saviour said: "Whoever puts away his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if
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