tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post860502869067661821..comments2024-02-28T16:41:30.442-05:00Comments on Restore-DC-Catholicism: Catholic Relief Services Arrogantly Defends Its Disregard For Jesus' Moral TeachingsRestore-DC-Catholicismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-31998089228208640502015-05-25T17:40:16.112-04:002015-05-25T17:40:16.112-04:00Mr. Cummings said, "His ministry did not reje...Mr. Cummings said, "His ministry did not reject anyone based upon their past, but rather accepted them for their potential future."<br /><br />"You brood of vipers, how can you say good things when you are evil? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks." - Matthew 12:34<br /><br />“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, MDHichbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287096852115341004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-34513612952815636972015-05-24T15:17:50.154-04:002015-05-24T15:17:50.154-04:00The first recorded word of Jesus in Mark's gos...The first recorded word of Jesus in Mark's gospel is "Repent". Even if we accept the "watch what I do and learn" scenario that you portray, that would entail listening to the message of repentance. And you hold that disciples never understood the concept of repentance? Recall that for hundreds of years before Jesus was born, the Old Testament prophets proclaimed that Restore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-85747289856093782382015-05-24T08:35:52.008-04:002015-05-24T08:35:52.008-04:00First, my last name is spelled without an "s&...First, my last name is spelled without an "s" on the end. <br /><br />Second, Jesus dd not ask each and every disciple, as He met them, to repent. Jesus said something more like, "Follow me"; in other words, His remark was more of a "Watch what I do, and learn from me as we go". Remember just how long it took before each disciple truly understood the concept of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726200068489556788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-5305173625152115922015-05-23T22:44:23.248-04:002015-05-23T22:44:23.248-04:00Let's examine one statement of yours: "Hi...Let's examine one statement of yours: "His ministry did not reject anyone based upon their past, but rather accepted them for their potential future." Jesus always called people to repentance. Even on that Damascus road, Jesus introduced Himself to Saul by confronting him with his sin of persecution ("Saul, why do you persecute me?"). In the case of Rick Estridge, we&#Restore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-42096576877918961632015-05-23T08:46:24.554-04:002015-05-23T08:46:24.554-04:00I have always been fascinated by the subject of co...I have always been fascinated by the subject of communications, and the apparent necessity by people to illuminate a viewpoint of theirs for the benefit(?) of others. One inclination of fallen man is to always denigrate one or more individual(s) or group(s) in the name of what is best for us all. The urge to do so and its implementation must be very strong these days because it seems to have Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726200068489556788noreply@blogger.com