Should Rabbits and Eggs Be Part of Easter?

[Quantos]

I think next year I'm going to have a full passover meal, I beleve it would be good for me & my family.

 

[icedtea]

There is nothing wrong with taking something "bad" and turning it into something "good".

Thats why we celebrate halloween.

 

[JCrawf]

Thats why we celebrate halloween.

Or, for Catholics, All Soul's Eve and All Saints' Day.

Pax Tecum,

John

 

[icedtea]

I think next year I'm going to have a full passover meal, I beleve it would be good for me & my family.

That sounds great. What does that entail, foodwise?

 

[revrobor]

Christainity itself is a religion that was instituted by Christ.

Jesus DID NOT institute the Christian religion. Jesus called out followers. The religion was instituted by man in an apparent effort to give him something more tangible than and invisible God. And no place is that more evident than in the Roman Catholic church.

 

[JCrawf]

Jesus DID NOT institute the Christian religion.

Yes he did.

Jesus called out followers.

"Called out," or "sent," as in where the word Apostle came from. He also taught those that he called a certain message that they were sent into the world to proclaim. That is one basic aspect of the Christian religion - the proclamation of the Gospel. If you don't proclaim the "Good News," then it is likely you are not in the Christian religion.

The religion was instituted by man in an apparent effort to give him something more tangible than an invisible God.

Yep, the Word became flesh, or incarnated in our Lord and saviour Christ Jesus, who is truly God and truly Man - the Son of God and the Son of Man. That too is one of the mysteries of our faith and what is proclaimed in the Good News of the Christian religion. Being that our Lord and saviour has a human nature, then indeed, it is partially correct to say that it was instituted by a man. And, in considering the incarnation notes Christ's being both God and man in the flesh, then indeed Christ's mission was somewhat like a condescension of God to come down to our level and make His glory visible and tangible to us through His only-begotten Son.

And no place is that more evident than in the Roman Catholic church.

Praise the Lord and Amen to that!

Pax Tecum,

John

 

[revrobor]

Praise the Lord and Amen to that!

Pax Tecum,

John

How sad. You apparently don't know the difference between following a religion and following the Lord Jesus.

 

[JCrawf]

How sad. You apparently don't know the difference between following a religion and following the Lord Jesus.

Apparently, you are unable to argue against what I wrote on the merits of what was said, so you resort to an appeal to pity. For you certainly cannot deny that Jesus is truly God and Man - the Son of God and the Son of Man and, therefore, because of his human nature one can say that indeed Christianity was founded by a man. Nor can you deny that Christ's being both God and man in the flesh, indeed notes God coming down to our level to make His glory visible and tangible to us through His only-begotten Son. In short, you cannot deny the Christain religion which, as Scripture even states:

Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great:

He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory. (1 Tim 3:16)

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And, therefore, what you try to use as an insult, I take for a compliment:

And no place is that more evident than in the Roman Catholic church.

For in considering St. Paul's creedal statement, I say ament that no place is it more evident than in the Catholic Church is it "without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great"!

But on this proclaimation, I do not bost in myself, but in Christ Jesus our Lord. In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti - gloria et laus tibi, Domine!

Pax Tecum,

John

 

[icedtea]

There should be no mystery in a religion, unless its mystery babylon.
The way of salvation is plain.

 

[JCrawf]

There should be no mystery in a religion, unless its mystery babylon.
The way of salvation is plain.

Then why does St. Paul say "Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great"?

Was St Paul speaking about the Babylonian religion or the Christian religion? Would it not seem that his creed notes the Christian religion is what he says has a great mystery? If that is so, and the only mystery that can be had is Babylon, then one would have to come to the conclusion that Christainity is not only Babylon, but a great Babylon!

But, because I do not work under such dubious and pretentious logic as that, I am happy to proclaim that indeed great is the mystery of the Christian religion!
Let me yell in great joy the words of St. Paul:

Without any doubt,
the mystery of our religion is great!
He was revealed in flesh,
vindicated in spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory,
Amen! Alleluia!

Go tell it on a mountain top
the wise words of St. Paul
that indeed,
there is not a single doubt,
the mystery of our religion is great-
the religion of Christ,
Christianity,
Catholic and Apostolic!

In Christ our Lord
OUR RELIGION IS GREAT!!!



Pax Tecum,

John

 

[icedtea]

If you mean as in you, me, and everyone here, I agree!

 

[JCrawf]

If you mean as in you, me, and everyone here, I agree!

And I repeat:

Let me yell in great joy the words of St. Paul:

Without any doubt,
the mystery of our religion is great!
He was revealed in flesh,
vindicated in spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory,
Amen! Alleluia!

Go tell it on a mountain top
the wise words of St. Paul
that indeed,
there is not a single doubt,
the mystery of our religion is great-
the religion of Christ,
Christianity,
Catholic and Apostolic!

In Christ our Lord
OUR RELIGION IS GREAT!!!



I will not refuse to praise the Lord and His religion, which is OUR RELIGION - the Christian religion that is proclaimed by creed to be Catholic and Apostolic. Glory be to God in the highest!

Pax Tecum,

John

 

[icedtea]

Well, that didn't explain it at all. Thanks anyway.

 

[JCrawf]

Well, that didn't explain it at all. Thanks anyway.

Sure it did. And I'll be happy to state it again. In
fact I believe it will be my signature from now on. And it will read:

Let me yell in great joy the words of St. Paul:

Without any doubt,
the mystery of our religion is great!
He was revealed in flesh,
vindicated in spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among Gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory,
Amen! Alleluia!

Go tell it on a mountain top
the wise words of St. Paul
that indeed,
there is not a single doubt,
the mystery of our religion is great-
the religion of Christ,
Christianity,
Catholic and Apostolic!

In Christ our Lord
OUR RELIGION IS GREAT!!!



Pax Tecum,

John

 

[JCrawf]

BTW, thanks for the inspiration.

If I were still a Prot, I'd say ya helped me go Pentecostal.
But since I'm a Catholic, I'd say ya helped me go Charismatic.

Thanks again!

In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.

Pax Vobiscum,

John

 

[SumTinWong]

I noticed a sign on one of my favorite churches the other day: Come and meet the Easter Bunny on Sunday morning. Kinda ticked me off. What even took me back a little more was that it is a Catholic church.

 

[hardcoreGL1229]

I noticed a sign on one of my favorite churches the other day: Come and meet the Easter Bunny on Sunday morning. Kinda ticked me off.

Why does this tick you off? It's just something fun for the little kids to do, and it's not like the bunny is really hurting anyone, or corrupting little kid's minds to believe that the Easter is all about the bunny.

 

[icedtea]

"The bunny, the bunny, ooh I love the bunny...."
(song from veggie tales)

 

[catlover]

"The bunny, the bunny, ooh I love the bunny...."
(song from veggie tales)

What does Mr. Nezar do with the bad bunnies?

 

[revrobor]

Apparently, you are unable to argue against what I wrote on the merits of what was said, so you resort to an appeal to pity. For you certainly cannot deny that Jesus is truly God and Man - the Son of God and the Son of Man and, therefore, because of his human nature one can say that indeed Christianity was founded by a man. Nor can you deny that Christ's being both God and man in the flesh, indeed notes God coming down to our level to make His glory visible and tangible to us through His only-begotten Son. In short, you cannot deny the Christain religion which, as Scripture even states:

Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great:

He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory. (1 Tim 3:16)


​

And, therefore, what you try to use as an insult, I take for a compliment:



For in considering St. Paul's creedal statement, I say ament that no place is it more evident than in the Catholic Church is it "without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great"!

But on this proclaimation, I do not bost in myself, but in Christ Jesus our Lord. In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti - gloria et laus tibi, Domine!

Pax Tecum,

John

What you say about Jesus is true. But you have blurred the line between being a follower of the Lord and being a member of a religion. You are apparently devoted to a religion with all it's dogma, traditions, rules, regulation, icons, Pope worship, etc. These are not things Jesus instituted. Jesus said "Follow me". Whether you want to admit it or not there is a difference between being a follower of the Lord and being a member of a religious institution. However, I will admit it is possible for some to do both. But being a member of a religious instution is not essential for our salvation or spiritual growth.