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    Why was Mary necessary?

    Blessed Mary is the mother of God. The meaning of that title has been given and the theology that leads to it has been explained. To call it a blasphemy is an error to suggest it is devilish is a sin.
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    By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed ...

    I think you may be right but I wonder if anybody thinks that credo-baptism is a heresy (aside from me)? The idea that one must believe first and then be baptised and that one must be fit to receive baptism by making a public profession of faith in one's own right as a responsible human being has...
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    Architecture reflecting theology ...

    It is beautiful and that matters but the main point of the rose window is to teach the faithful that all creation is dependent on God and that God alone depends on nothing but himself. The existence of every created thing depends on God and every created thing exists because God causes it to...
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    Why was Mary necessary?

    My guess is that they eschew calling Mary the mother of God because in their minds it means Mary is superior to God or that Mary is older than God or that Mary can demand the obedience of God but all of those things are untrue so the scruple is ill founded if any of those is the reason for it.
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    Tithing

    1 Corinthians: 9:13-14 speaks of the temple in Jerusalem which still operated when the verses were written (some time around 50 to 60 AD) and that's sufficient explanation for saint Paul's use of the example of the priests who minister in the temple. As for the ministers of the gospel it is...
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    By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed ...

    Fundamentally the bible never says that baptism is "to do as a statement of their own faith". That's come from somewhere else. Not from holy scripture.
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    Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit?

    It is better to let words keep their old meanings rather than being driven by current popular views. 'Ghost' has all sorts of foolish meanings in common culture but so does 'Spirit' so neither holy Ghost nor holy Spirit will make your intended meaning more clear than the other when speaking to...
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    Architecture reflecting theology ...

    Architecture reflecting theology used to be part of building and decorating a church. Perhaps some church buildings still reflect the theology of those who built it. Below is a rose window from a church. It reflects Christian theology. Who is at the centre? What does it mean to include the...
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    God does not exist ...

    Stop and think about the statement "God does not exist" - who would say such a thing? An atheist perhaps? A religious person whose religion has no gods? Would a Christian say it do you think? What is existence? Do you exist? Does God exist in exactly the same way that you do? Is God like you...
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    Speaking well of God - The Mystery of God

    I sometimes watch video clips on youtube and some of what I watch informs me of things that I think are worth knowing. Here is one such video. It is about The Mystery of God.
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    Misery and mercy

    God is merciful. That is a fact given in holy scripture. God is love is another fact given in holy scripture. Is there a relationship between mercy and love? Yes. Mercy is the face of love shown to those who are in misery because of their sins. When we affirm that God is merciful to us we also...
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    By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed ...

    I do not understand why the thread was moved.
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    By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed ...

    You could be right. I remember what being an evangelical was like in the 1980s and 1990s and it has changed a lot in the 20 to 30 years that have past. It appears to be changed to the detriment of the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ within evangelicalism.
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    By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed ...

    It is amazing how every topic can be turned, by those with ill will towards her, into an opportunity to write something negative about the Catholic Church.
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    Tithing

    It does not apply today.
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    By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed ...

    I am curious to know whence came the idea that baptism is "to do as a statement of their own faith"?
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    By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed ...

    There's a lot of heresy around nowadays. I guess there always has been but now it seems that there are many who profess faith in Jesus Christ but believe heresies and these people attend meetings in churches and denominations that have (in former times) a reputation for orthodoxy on the major...
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    Why was Mary necessary?

    I think there's a typo in the above. sinlessness is what was intended, I believe.
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    Infant Baptism

    It appears that baptism has no special significance in the teaching of credobaptist groups. Does it wash away sins? Does it bring about the birth from above? Does it give grace? Does it save? What exactly does it do? Why be baptised?
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    Tithing

    No.
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