SiNgUrL's comments (member since Jul 07, 2009)

SiNgUrL's comments from the Christian Readers group.

And that's what priest learn and study for years and years. They also study different languages for the better understanding and interpretation of the Bible which is almost full of parables of the Words of God.

yes.

That's why studying the Bible isn't just for the sake of belonging to a religion... it is, like Faith, a way of living. I hope you get what I mean...

Yeah and you couldn't memorize the verses unless you have time to reflect from the verses and apply it on your own life.

Every verse in the Bible reflects situations in real life and it can help you handle problems/failures etc.

It really is helpful.

yeah.

Arguments here and there.lol

lol I'm not fit to preach or argue.

I was just sharing my point of view according to experience.

Keep it up guys! God is happy that we're talking about Him and His Words.

I'll have no comment about that.

I always hear arguments about this though I'm not really the type of person to accuse someone of something because of something they said that isn't agreeable with the point of view of other people.

Thanks for sharing your view, Tiffany. I know you have your own point and I'm sticking with mine,too.

Have a blessed day! :)

Peace and God bless us all! :)

No one can send people to hell. Only people themselves make their own choice on which path to choose.

Richard is right.

Okay, so we are saved by Jesus. I know that then tell me... how about Muslims? Will they all just perish because they don't know Jesus?

God loves all his people. There are ways.

Anyway, where in the Bible? Well ask the pope - the ones who were assigned by Jesus Himself to share the Living Words of God.

Peace be with you Tiffany. :) I mean no offense okay? It's not a good thing to tell someone that they are preaching filth because in the goodness of Christ's name, I'm just sharing what I come to believe as a Catholic.

yes. I agree Pau.

That is the confusion there.

God is the Trinity of The Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and The Holy Ghost Holy Spirit.

Jesus asked God the Father to come here on Earth to save us. And Mary can intercede for us to Jesus and Jesus to God the Father.

It really is confusing.

But God is loving. Everybody can be saved in many ways. In all religions. Not only from a certain religion.

Actually understanding the Bible isn't really easy. Lay ministers tell me that to be able to understand it, the Holy Spirit must be present in you and fill you.

You can also attend Eucharistic service and bible studies so as to understand the deeper meaning of it. :)

Tiffany, I want to know more about what you mean. I didn't quite get it.

Thanks :)

Thanks a lot Peter. :)

Sometimes, I'm just so ashamed of myself that I find it very hard to speak and approach Him. I know He's very kind and that makes me more guilty of having had a dark past behind me.

The real problem with me now is I feel unexplainably angry when I cry with no real reason. It just happens sometimes that I feel weak inside. Like that other night when I had my first try in Bible sharing and I suddenly burst into tears trying to share the most striking words that hit me from the verse we read. So angry that time.

Anyway, thanks again. :)

1 Peter 1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" [ESV:]

In John 3:3, Jesus says "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." [ESV:]

literally it does say it. Literally.

but to an outsider, the display of respect can be misinterpreted as idolatry. I also think many Catholics pray to her

about Mary as the mother of God.

I have explanations though it's very hard to explain here or by just putting here my point of view because I'm no more than a believer. I mean if I only consider my point of view, I think it would only cause more confusions that we could end up debating about the topic.

And this topic I'm not confident to tackle is covering ideas about the divine trinity: three persons in One God.

I admit I'm afraid to tackle it because I don't want to make misunderstandings as to lies and exaggerations about it that would only make things more confusing.

I hope you understand. :)

As to you being disrespectful, I think you were just making out your point so not at all.

I just want to share my experience though. You see, sometimes I feel angry at something or someone I don't quite undersatnd why and I'm not ready to ask and speak to Jesus or God the father.

I end up crying to Mary thinking she's also my mother. I ask her to help me speak with Jesus or God because I don't know who else to ask for that kind of help and eventually the help comes. :) I can't explain the feeling but talking to her makes me feel cared for and loved.

People may say it's just me being emotional but the feeling is more than that. I don't have to explain it to them because I know the explanation in me. And talking about her in the manner that they make me feel they want to belittle her or dispose her in my heart is not a good feeling fo me, you see. But it's okay. I know you're only making your point. :)

Peace be with us! :)

It is not what the book proves. It is how you live by the Words of God and how you show it by truly caring for others and many other ways.

If it is the book you are talking about, then I would say my opinion.

Quran I think explains about the past until the present days of its author while the Holy Bible contains the past, the present and the still unknown future.

Another thing I've noticed is Quran explains scientific existence of material things including the flesh while the Bible contains what, where, when, how, and why's of God's words.

It contains scientific proof and explanations about God while the Bible contains unexplainable, divine in nature and miraculous proofs like healing, raising the death (all by faith) through Christ.

Peace. :) Just my point of view. No offense meant okay? :)

There are a lot of religions or sects these days. There are even a lot kinds of christians that fight and argue with their own beliefs.

Like "Born again" christians, protestants and Roman Catholic christians.

I am a roman catholic christian and sometimes I hear the stories of arguments between us and the "born again" christians. They question us why we praise Mother Mary?

We don't actually praise her. We show her our love and devotion as respect that she is the mother of God the son. And according to the bible, she has persuaded Jesus in doing miracles and other things because of the fact that she is His mother and that He loves her.

John 2:1-11 when Jesus changed water to wine.

"They have no more wine," she said.

"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."

With this, He still turned the water to wine as His mother asked Him faithfully.

Even if it wasn't His time, He did as Mary said just proving that she is His mother - she can help us persuade God that we truly are repenting of our sins and she helps us in other ways,too. She, too is our mother of perpetual help.

Anyway, my point is we don't have to argue about religion. I agree with Andrea and Kym, we must love and support each other as Christ would.

Jerry, could I forward your topic through email? To my chritian community.

Well, I must say... I'm very impressed and very glad that all of you are talking about God and His words.

In my opinion, it doesn't matter what hell is. What it looks like or where it is. The mere fact that God won't be with us is my very description of hell itself.

The important thing, at least for me, is that we live with and by His love and care through others and through His words.

God Bless us all!