Comments on: Appreciating Catholic Signs and Symbols!

By: Lover of Truth

Lover of Truth — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:54:47 +0000

Of course, you give no explanation as to why God’s hatred of idols does not apply to Catholics…you just throw some Latin phrase out there, presumably to show your “superior” intelligence.

The Creator, Jehovah God, can see through that.

By: Hugh McNichol

Hugh McNichol — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:20:50 +0000

I respectfully ask, “Quid veritas veritatem?”
Thankfully our faith in God unites us all.
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By: Lover of Truth

Lover of Truth — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:34:02 +0000

Yes, the prohibition against idols is actually Commandment #2, as stated in Exodus chapter 20, and also Deuteronomy chapter 5. However, Catholics made up their OWN version of the 10 Commandments by CHANGING commandment #10 (God’s prohibition of “coveting”) into TWO commandments, “coveting your neighbor’s wife”, and “coveting your neighbor’s possessions”. In other words, they deleted commandment #2, and made two separate laws out of the last one.

Whatever “list” of commandments you look at, it doesn’t really matter. Catholics in particular IGNORE this part of God’s word, the Bible. Not only is the command against idols listed in the “10 words”, it is spoken of time and time again in both the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures.

Jesus said of the Pharisees and scribes, “You make the word of God invalid by your tradition which you handed down.” (Mark 7:13) The same words apply, on an even grander scale, to what the churches of Christendom have done to pervert the word of God.

By: hjmn4

hjmn4 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:11:01 +0000

The quote is not part of the 10 Commandments.
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By: Lover of Truth

Lover of Truth — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:32:08 +0000

YOU may appreciate your “signs” and “symbols”, but it is IDOLATRY, which is condemned by God! The Catholic church conveniently leaves this part OUT of their version of the 10 Commandments: “You must not make for yourself a carved image…you must not bow down to them, nor be induced to serve them…” - Exodus 20:4-5

Some day soon, the churches of Christendom (with the Catholic church being the foremost part) will pay dearly for their shameless promotion of FALSE DOCTRINE. (Rev 17:5, 16)

“God is a spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) NOT with man-made symbols, statues, and falsehood!

By: hjmn4

hjmn4 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:03:38 +0000

Hopefully my articles will inspire a renewed desire to cultivate a greater appreciation of linguistic capabilities.
“…the unexamined life is not worth living…”
Socrates

By: hjmn4

hjmn4 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:03:11 +0000

Hopefully my articles will inspire a renewed desire to cultivate a greater appreciation of linguistic capabilities.
…the unexamined life is not worth living…
Socrates

By: S Louise

S Louise — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:51:47 +0000

Your writings are inspiring but are written at a higher level than most readers can understand. If you want to reach the masses, you need to consider this. Think 8th grade reading level. If you are writing for the higher minds, then ignore my comments. I consider myself intelligent, but I do get lost on some of your verbiage.