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It is a grave sin.
CCT 2142 It is also a foul and shameful contamination of the Scripture, that wicked men pervert the words and sentences which it contains, and which should be honoured with all reverence, turning them to profane purposes, such as scurrility, fable, vanity, flattery...
The Catechism of the Council of Trent has this to say on the matter of invoking the saints.
CCT 1991 THE FIRST COMMANDMENT : "I am the lord thy god, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me. Thou shalt not make to thyself...
Sunday, 22nd May 2016
MORNING
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. John 14:27
The world passeth away, and the lust thereof. I John 2:17
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches...
Saturday, 21st May 2016
MORNING
My brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Eph. 6:10
My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me...
Many people believe that the KJV is perfect or nearly perfect consequently they do not trust other bibles. I am quite happy to use the KJV but I do not think of it as the pinnacle of biblical scholarship.
The idea that they are missing rather than that the ones in the KJV are added comes from assuming that the KJV represents the pinnacle of biblical scholarship but it doesn't.
NJB says Matthew 18:11 [For the Son of man has come to save what was lost.]
Governments see things through distorting lenses. Many people do too. Possibly everybody does. God see things as they are. I guess the idea working in Christianity is to get the faithful to see things as they are. It will not happen fully until the resurrection but those in heaven now do see far...
Dear Diary, Today being Friday I noticed that I didn't post Thursday's Daily readings. But I've corrected that fault with a post containing both Friday's and Thursday's readings. Thursday being below Friday in the post.
I also created a revised Revised Standard Version which has Jehovah and...
Friday, 20th May 2016
MORNING
Take heed unto thyself. I Tim. 4:16
Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but...
Why do you write such things. Isn't it possible that those who disagree with your views do so in good faith with good reasons that do not belittle the Lord or anybody else?