Mary is the perfect Gebirah (Queen Mother), fulfilling the Davidic Queen Mother tradition where earlier queen mothers often failed through sin (1 Kings 2).
@wcmclaa And if I may add, I have no desire for Wes to be humiliated. I just want him to speak the truth. And not in a condescending tone towards the Catholic Church.
Si quieres entender por qué la gente de la Generación X (de 46 a 61 años) vive tan fastidiada, es porque a ellos les tocó cambiar su colección de discos de vinilo por casetes, después cambiar los casetes por CDs y luego cambiar los CDs por MP3...
¡Y ahora les toca pagar una suscripción mensual solo para escuchar la música que ya compraron CUATRO VECES!
As someone annoyed with @WesleyLHuff take on the Catholic Church, I recognize the tempt to see his fall from academic grace as an opportunity for a cheap shot. I choose grace, mercy, and restoration. He preached Christ and people accepted Jesus. I must forgive him for everything.
@Melz_Belzz@xmikemac@WesleyLHuff@MikeWingerii I’m tagged but I don’t think this is addressed to me. If it is, I don’t think lying, cheating, and stealing is right. I did not read the post that way either. I see it more of kicking a “friend” while he is down.
Strange behavior to insult someone and then block them. Pray for this user. Not everything has to be contentious on X. Though, thick skin is required on both ends.
@SBTVSM@MrCasey62 How strange. Didn’t mean to upset you. Try starting with Isaiah 22:22, where Shebna is removed and Eliakim is installed and given the keys. Compare to 1 Kings to see how Ahishar and Obadiah served within the royal household. Read the pronoun usage regarding the keys in Matthew.
@SBTVSM@MrCasey62 How strange. Didn’t mean to upset you. Try starting with Isaiah 22:22, where Shebna is removed and Eliakim is installed and given the keys. Compare to 1 Kings to see how Ahishar and Obadiah served within the royal household. Read the pronoun usage regarding the keys in Matthew.
@decorated_dust Right! He made it about himself and excuses it by saying he endorsed him, so he just has to speak. Nobody cares that Mike endorsed him. We all endorsed his credentials.
I pray Wes’s dignity is restored.
@donahue_jo5848@autocorrect2_0@byzantineicon Yea, it’s sad. Sometimes young people need credentials to be respected and raise a family. He got tempted, fell short, and is embarrassed enough. The sin is as old as time. As a Catholic, I don’t want him to suffer. I want him to speak his faith without lying about Catholicism.
@MikeG04782097 God knows if he is sorry or not. Others could be harmed if he admits fault. He has a right a to not self-incriminate. Maybe he can redo his dissertation.
@donahue_jo5848@autocorrect2_0@byzantineicon Yea, it’s sad. Sometimes young people need credentials to be respected and raise a family. He got tempted, fell short, and is embarrassed enough. The sin is as old as time. As a Catholic, I don’t want him to suffer. I want him to speak his faith without lying about Catholicism.