“But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.”
2 Corinthians 3:14 ESV
God was reminded by Satan that we are imperfect and that His creation was going to fall short of His standard every single time.
Jesus was sent as a mirror image of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, to be the example we so desperately need.
Without Him, we are subject to the evil of this world.
@Thomasmarkelly@MrCasey62 Very true with many cases. Like Protestants already having an opinion on Catholicism because of propaganda but want to evolve that opinion than the mere assumptions
In the Gospel of Matthew, specifically Matthew 6:7
“And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.”
Vain repetitions sticks out like a sore thumb to Protestants. And it often leads to disagreements with their Catholic/Orthodox brothers.
On the Protestant hand, it’s taken quite literally. Where the Rosary prayed by Catholic Christians is used as an example for vain repetitions, thus condemning Catholics for Idolatry over Mary.
But on the Catholic/Orthodox hand, it’s understood that vain repetitions is when the person praying has the intention of only asking for worldly things. “Lord give me this” “lord give me that” “Lord grant me X”
Christ does not condemn the use of many words per se, but teaches that words must express the desire for communion with God. Jesus gives us specific words to repeat (Matthew 6:9-13).
True prayer is not telling God what He already knows and then telling Him what to do about it, nor is it appearing pious in front of others.
“True prayer is humble, personal, and sincere.”
226,000 views on a platform his video wasn’t intended for I’d say it’s solid marketing.
The price however…
They probably financed the solar system and the power wall. Knowing how bad Houston’s electrical grid is, it likely isn’t pretty.
The home looks like shit for that price.
I never once made a statement saying the bloodied history between Islam and Christians was a psy-op.
Over generalized, sure.
I also never said we should coexist, especially in the same land.
Religious coexistence won’t work because each religion has been controlled by royal families from early 1100’s.
Example: Pope Sixtus IV, a pope during Queen Isabella I of Castile’s reign. The both of them ended Muslim power in Spain. Pope Sixtus IV granted Queen Isabella I of Castile the power to exile the Jews who would not convert to Catholicism/Christianity.
He then fought (with violence) with his nephew in a political war against the Medici family in Italy. One of the hidden families that wanted control over the church and a centralized banking system.
Coexistence (among religions) doesn’t work, and history shows it.
@WallStreetApes $87 to make Mac’n’cheese that doesn’t have 20 fucking chemicals in the cheese or pasta
Sounds about right.
Even then you’re still paying the price with the wheat that’s farmed to make the pasta he bought.
Micro expressions are everything here. If you look close enough, everything is slightly disconnected. Showing that her reaction is disingenuous.
It’s like when your wife or husband gets you something as a present but it’s not something you would use but you play it off to avoid hurting their feelings…
Catholic priests abuse at a rate that is no higher than other clergy, lower than the general population, and much lower than schoolteachers. But in the 1990s and 2000s, Hollywood made movies like "Primal Fear" that cast priests as predators. Then the mainstream press focused on the few real cases (and mixed in a bunch of fake ones) and reported on them non stop for years. Then lawyers saw an opportunity and started suing the deep pocketed churches. All of this gave the impression that the problem was rampant, widespread and common. To this day, most people think priests abuse at a high rate. They don't. The rate is tiny. In any given room of men, priests are among the LEAST likely to be a pedo.
If your brain hears "priest" and thinks "pedo", know that you were psyoped by Hollywood and the media.