Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Let's read and remember!

I am sure that if you watched all the media coverage of Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States you are overwhelmed with all the wonderful images of his time with the people and with the messages he left with us.  If you are like me, you need time to process, to absorb all that he had to say.  Well, I discovered a wonderful web site with the texts of all of his talks and homilies so I am happy to share it with you (if you do not already have it.)  It is offered by Aleteia, a wonderful web site for Catholic news.  

Here is the link:  http://aleteia.org/2015/09/28/read-the-full-texts-of-all-of-pope-francis-addresses-during-his-visit-to-the-u-s/ 

The home page is http://aleteia.org/

I have printed out a few of the homilies so far and am reading them slowly, underlining things I particularly want to remember and pray about.  

In response to our Holy Father's plea, let us pray for him each day that God will guide and strengthen him. Let us pray especially for the Synod on the Family which opens on Sunday in Rome.  

1 comment:

Steve Finnell said...

NICODEMUS WAS CONFUSED BY STEVE FINNELL

John 3:5 Jesus answered. "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (NKJV)

Those who deny that Jesus was talking about water baptism present two conflicting possibilities. 1. That Jesus was referring to amniotic when He mentioned water. and 2. That Jesus was saying that water was referring to the Holy Spirit.

1.Did Jesus really mean that a qualification to enter the kingdom of God was you must be born of amniotic fluid?

2. To say that water is synonymous with the Holy Spirit, then John 3:5 would be translated as such. Unless one is born of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. There is no Bible translation that translates it that way.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (NKJV)

Jesus said you must be born again. Being born of amniotic fluid is being born the first time. It is not being born again. Natural childbirth is not a requirement to enter the kingdom of God.

When Jesus said you must be born of water He clearly meant water baptism.

When Jesus said you must be born of Spirit He certainly meant the Holy Spirit.

Nicodemus was confused about being born again, he was not confused about being born the first time.

Being born of water is a requirement to enter the kingdom of God. That is an undeniable fact.

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