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    salvation of non believers?

    Thanks! I need to go back and read those sections of Paul. Certainly, in the RC Church, the belief has always been that salvation is through grace - but we must cooperate with that grace. And there has always been a diverse set of belief in the Church as to "who" might end up in Heaven. So - our...
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    leave the Church?

    really useful discussion, thanks everyone for your input - I like the idea of telling my children what the Church teaches, and also being honest about my struggles, but also telling them that I have love and respect for Church teachings. Also, I want them to know about the importance of...
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    leave the Church?

    you know what...Im sure the Church is more likely to be right than me - Im just acknowledging what I truly feel in my heart....believe me Ive been going round in circles with this....I cant pretend to I believe what I dont...the best I can do, as the first responder said ....teach my kids what...
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    leave the Church?

    Hi everyone - some of you might remember me from old posts. In a very big nutshell - I grew up secular, found Christ as an adult, found what I thought was my home in the episcopalian church, and then surprisingly found myself a few years ago called to join the Roman Catholic Church....I love...
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    am I flip flopping back to piscy?

    Hi everyone - some of you might remember me from old posts. In a very big nutshell - I grew up secular, found Christ as an adult, found what I thought was my home in the episcopalian church, and then surprisingly found myself a few years ago called to join the Roman Catholic Church....I love...
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    Can I be a pro-life Episcopalian?

    hey everyone - just got into this thread and just wanted to say - its good for me to see there are others out there who promote gay/lesbian rights, but are also pro life....I am pro life and believe we have to support all pregnant women, and their children, and do a million times better at...
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    apostolic succession and Eucharist

    Hi everyone - I'm looking for the best arguments that the anglican/episcopalian churches have apostolic succession and that the Eucharist is our Lord's body and blood - that the Priests have the ability/authority to give us the true body and blood. Thanks for input! :)
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    UCC/marilynne robinson/calvinism

    I know I posted this ages ago but a big thank to the response above...Ive done some reading on Barth since, love his stuff! And - yes - Ive since heard Robinson say that she reads Barth and Boenhoeffer
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    thoughts on free will and election

    as I posted on another forum - thought Id get your thoughts! copied and pasted. the RC Church believes in both election and free will though people explain it differently Thomists - God puts efficacious grace into the hearts of certain people...efficacious is not the same as irresistible...
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    eastern orthodox and free will/pre destination?

    Thanks Armymatt! Id like to learn more about the differences and common elements of the orthodox and the RC faiths...Its not an area Ive explored in any detail. Ive heard the Orthodox services are absolutely beautiful, and I do know our Pope has recently been in the news with the whole issue of...
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    eastern orthodox and free will/pre destination?

    Thank you both for your responses - I love that analogy! I agree with you both. In the RC tradition, there are some long standing debates about the free will and pre-destination, and people who are into these types of things tend to label themselves as either thomists or molinists. However even...
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    eastern orthodox and free will/pre destination?

    Hello everyone - I hope its ok to post a question on your forum! I'm Roman Catholic and Ive been doing a lot of reading about the co existence of free will and pre-destination from the Catholic perspective. The 2 major schools of thought are Thomist and Molinist - I take a more Molinist view...
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    Faith

    Read the catechism on salvation - salvation may be open to all those who follow the law of God as written on their hearts and respond to the graces they have been given - even those with the "incomplete truth" might be saved, if God so chooses - he can work "outside of his sacraments" - the...
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    This is one of the most overlooked characteristics you should look for in a spouse...

    what an interesting post....so much to think about.....thanks for posting this Michie....
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    Brittany Maynard- has died

    God comfort her family, and bless her soul....may she (and all of us) speed to you, when our turn comes!
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    Heart or head should rule us?

    Im not telling anyone what to do. I'm saying as a Christian, I believe I have been asked to give to those of all nations - and I try to, with my votes, with my money and with my time. The OP asked our opinions, I'm giving mine! In a democracy, we are all victims of a system that takes our tax...
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    free will vs pre destination?

    as posted by me on another board - cut and pasted - Ive really gotten a lot out of looking into this whole topic. From my reading Im seeing that there are many versions of pre-destination: 1)double pre destination where God from the beginning of time chose some for heaven, and others...
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    So, I'm getting a kilt.

    as an american who has lived the past decade in scotland - YAY for the kilt!!!! So many lovely choices.....go with what suits you....my husband got married in a kilt....and I had babe in arms then (before my conversion, lol) and he had a wee little tartan skirt, that was a "kilt" on him...loved...
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    Various types of predestination

    Ive really gotten a lot out of looking into this whole topic. From my reading Im seeing that there are many versions of pre-destination: 1)double pre destination where God from the beginning of time chose some for heaven, and others perish. Those chosen cannot refuse grace. Gods choices are...
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    neal punt/whats good about the good news

    A poster named Bryan and I began discussing this on another thread. Id like to post this on a few forums, because I think its a wider question for all Christians. Neal says that both calvinists and arminians have part of it all right, but that they both start from the wrong place. let me see if...