Re: Purgatory?

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 07:09:03 -0500, "Pope Watson 1st ;O) "
<<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:

>On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 02:44:40 -0500, Joseph Geloso
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following funny stuff in Usenet
>News'Froups! :
>
>>
>>>Why would it be? The Baptist Church teaches BIBLICALLY.
>>
>>Parts of the Bible, anyway.
>
>ALL of it.

It does seem to me that if you were learning from (as opposed to
teaching) the whole Bible, you would be Catholic.

>
>>
>>>Certainly, no Church is perfect on earth, and that includes both Roman
>>>Catholicism, as well as Baptist.
>>>
>>>THE CHURCH is not OF this world. the CHURCH created by Christ.
>>>
>>>The roman religion is NOT 'THE CHURCH' founded by Christ.
>>>It is manmade.
>>>
>>>So is the Baptist Church. ALL denominations are manmade.
>>
>>That is an interesting assumption. How did you arrive at it, or do you
>>treat it as a priori?
>>
>READ the Bible on your own and see for yourself. Jesus said HIS
>KINGDOM is not of this world. 

"... or else my subjects would be fighting to save me."

>Neither is His CHURCH. His CHURCH would
>be IN HIS KINGDOM, do you not agree?

Well, it depends on what you mean by "His Kingdom." If you mean the
full manifestation of it, that is reserved for the New Heavens and the
New Earth. I would say not so much, His Church is in His Kingdom, as,
His Church leads to His Kingdom. His Church is meant to bring about
His Kingdom.

As to His Church, it seems obvious that He did found it, and that it
is therefore not manmade. Denominations, yes, are man-made, but that
is the division of the Church, not the Church herself. Of the Church,
Our Lord spoke that He founded it on Rock, and that the Gates of Hell
would never prevail. So it stands to reason that that Church must
still exist on Earth, 

>
>>>>I call Baptists, "Baptists." Would it be too much to ask, to get you
>>>>to call Catholics "Catholics?"
>>>
>>>Of course not. I'd be delighted to if the romish ARROGANCE and
>>>bullying tactics were to cease.
>>
>>"Bullying tactics?" If I have bullied you in the past, I'm sorry. God
>>helps me to see more of my own sins and make reparation for them.
>>
>Not so much you bullying, no, and I apologize for sounding like I was
>marking you in particular.

Don't worry about it. :-)

>You are one of the most polite Roman Catholics in here. there are
>some, such as Bruce, Earl Weber, bam-bam, Cathy Hall, and a few others
>who are blatantly ignorant, false accusers, and liars to boot.
>If they would get out of here, many people could start having more
>meaningful CHRISTIAN discussions. But heavens no- they insist on
>staying here, cluttering the Baptist group with their crap.

Well, just have this discussion with me, then, while we are having it.
You appear to have the ability to reason. Some do not, but thank God
that you do!

>
>>> We don't need that crap here, nor do
>>>Baptists respond favorably to such bullying and prosyletizing in the
>>>Baptist faith's group.
>>
>>Well, this is, as I've pointed out, a cross-posted thread. You are
>>spreading Baptist arrogance in the Catholic group, too.
>I'm spreading the TRUTG.

I will obviously say the same thing about me.

>I tried numerous times to stop the crossposting, and some RC always
>added the groups I removed right back in aggain - so I stopped trying.
>The onus is one those individuals to remove 'em now. I'm not their
>servant.

If this were not a cross-posted thread, it is unlikely that you and I
would be having this conversation, which seems to have taken a turn
for the better.

>
>>>If the members of the romish persuasion would LEAVE this group alone,
>>>and stop their bullying, we would ALL get along much better.
>>
>>This thread was started by "Christ's Disciple." He is not a Catholic.
>>You would probably know better than me whether he is a Baptist.
>
>I have no idea.
>But again, please accept my apology for making it appear I was linking
>you among the creeps who are so abusive.

I do accept it, and thank you for giving it.

>God bless

And may He bless you as well!