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  1. Albion

    Faith

    If that were true, what you present as your follow-up (below) cannot be true.
  2. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    You didn't read the definition?
  3. Albion

    Has someone volunteered you to do something at church?

    Strictly speaking, no. But I have been approached with "We have a desperate need. There's no one else who can handle it, and you are the person we all thought would be right for the job." :rolleyes: :LOL:
  4. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    Obviously not. We are often required to do something or other in order to "get" something we want, but fulfilling the terms of that demand does not in any way make what we do be "meritorious." Would you, for example, argue that driving up to the gas pumps when your tank is low constitutes a...
  5. Albion

    Is reincarnation real?

    FWIW, there is almost no basis for believing in reincarnation...if the words of Scripture are our guide. There are several verses that get pointed to by fans of reincarnation, but they don't really say what those people want them to say. Besides, there is a degree of urgency about Jesus's...
  6. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    That is very true. Mary was not treated, in this life, as though she were a celebrity. Indeed, when she is referred to--as, for example, when Jesus was preaching, or when the disciples were gathered in the upper room--her presence was almost always merely noted. We know that she was virtually...
  7. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    Whether or not they can hear is worth contemplating, I agree, but that seems secondary to the theological issue of whether attempting this is proper. And of course, the saints were once humans with human experiences, but our admiration for them or sense of comradery or anything else of that...
  8. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    My memory tells me, though, that the people we are to ask to pray for us are identified in one way or another as being neighbors and/or people in our same situation, etc., not spirits. And then too, praying FOR someone else isn't the same thing as praying TO someone.
  9. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    Good idea, a 'Conversation'.
  10. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    Let's back up a bit and look again at the statement to which you are responding. The statement is strong on purely human thinking which in turn is used to replace Scripture (and even "Holy :Tradition" in the case of the Catholic churches). First, Mary is not necessarily the mother of us all...
  11. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    A couple of reactions to that-- 1. What Scripture passages, however few, are there that recommend praying to spirits and asking for their intercession or even for them to act on their own to grant requests, both of which are commonly done by Catholics? 2. Tradition, to be genuine, must be from...
  12. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    Yeah, I know what you're saying. ACNA got off to a bad start and has (IMHO) been much more successful at being noticed by the religious news services than it has in establishing itself as an alternative to The Episcopal Church. Hmm. Also very unusual, too. There are a number of smaller but...
  13. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    True, but that concerns other humans like ourselves, living still in this Earthly life. Spirits are obviously not included in that admonition, and for several reasons. I suppose we might say that, but there is nothing whatsoever to be found in Scripture that either implores us to direct our...
  14. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    Understandable...but still unfortunate. I would like you to have also had the experience of visiting one of the Anglican churches that adhere to the historic beliefs and practices of the English church. Which, I'm sorry to say, is affecting just about every Christian denomination or 'family of...
  15. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    That's illogical...or else you don't understand the meaning of "meritorious." meritorious adjective Deserving reward or praise; having merit. Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward. You, with your...
  16. Albion

    Church and the state

    Appropriate--free to voice its beliefs and concerns and to advocate for its view of a good society. Not appropriate--able actually to control the government and prohibit other religions and their beliefs.
  17. Albion

    Could the Reformation have been prevented?

    I'd say. Yes," to the question, but the bigger question asks what it would have taken in order to head off the Reformation. 1. Would simply having a more open reaction to Luther, similar to what Francis of Assisi got despite at first being seen as some sort of oddball, have made a difference...
  18. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    Right. I'm not sure that that's the case with the Anglicans involved, but it only would apply to what we call "Anglo-Catholic" parishes. In the majority of Anglican churches, the confession of sins is part of the liturgy and is recited by all, following which the priest pronounces the absolution.
  19. Albion

    The Catholic Church teaches

    Is it that due more to the absolution than to the confessing, would you say?
  20. Albion

    Who is "him that justifieth the ungodly"?

    No. It's something that's necessary, but not necessarily meritorious. As a matter of fact, there is nothing that Man can do which is worthy of him receiving eternal life in return. That's why God, out of his love and mercy, did it for us.
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