Daniel Lendman

@christian_state Yes.

@dlendman2 There's no perfect act of contrition without the intention (at least implicit) to confess

It is actually part of Catholic teaching that one can make a perfect act of contrition outside of the sacrament. But such a one would not be permitted to communion, due to the power of the keys.

So excellent

@zachary_bartsch So you have a good idea about the coffee drinking habits going on at that time?

Peaky Blinders takes place: ~60 years after House of Guinness ~15 years after Mary Poppins ~Same time as Wizard of Oz

@DJfromIndy This is an interesting question. I don’t know that I have a good answer for it right now.

@dlendman2 If invocation of saints was normal apostolic Christianity, why don’t the early fathers positively direct believers toward it when condemning pagan communication with the dead?

He is the God of the living, not the dead.

@GrantGooch Well, the problem was summoning the dead through a medium. That’s obvious from Scripture. Clearly, Catholics do nothing like what Saul did.

@dlendman2 God was the God of the Living in the OT as well, yet Saul speaking to the spirit of Samuel is listed as one of the reasons he was put to death. But I'm sure Catholics just made something up to explain how it's different.

@DJfromIndy The possess the vision of God and live outside of our time. If you grant so much, you may as well grant the rest.

@dlendman2 Believing the Saints are alive in heaven and praying for the church is not the same thing as praying TO the saints, granting them omniscience which only belongs to God.

@pzj1801 @JamesDitto12 Again, only the Catholic faith can resolve this. Paul speaks thereof the works of the law. We all agree that it is by grace we are saved through faith. But James emphasizes that the living faith is alive through works of charity.

@dlendman2 @JamesDitto12 Utter nonsense However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Only Catholics can resolve this tension: “You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” James 2:24 rsvce

@JamesDitto12 James does speak of faith in a sense that Paul does not. But here, he speaks of formed faith, which is the same as what Paul means.

Not at all. You're defining the faith James talks about (the faith of demons) as the same faith that Jesus says "Go, your faith has saved you" and what Paul talks about "a man is justified by faith without works". James is using the term faith completely different from.how Jesus and Paul use it. "The righteous shall live by faith" is not the faith demons have. And you refuse to recognise this.

@MitchMi68122792 No. Paul is clear that works of the law do not save. That’s what he condemns. The true faith teaches that we are saved by grace. But that grace will heals and elevates us so that we may do works of charity that truly merit beatitude.

@dlendman2 James is talking about "justifying" our faith before others. Rom 5:1  Then being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,  Notice there's no "and..." after faith.

@Wombat11412 @Faith_Not_Fear_ Duane, I cannot do your thinking for you. But I do encourage and implore you to go where the Truth takes you. Do not be afraid. You are in my prayers.

@dlendman2 @Faith_Not_Fear_ No. That was incredibly weak. It does not prove what you claim. If one of my statements is false, which you have not sufficiently proven, it does not negate every single example I quoted. Where did you learn to think?

Eucharist Ordained Priesthood Prayers for the dead These come to mind

@Faith_Not_Fear_ @Wombat11412 St. Athanasius does say the bread and wine remain, until the prayers of consecration. That’s in his sermon to the newly baptized. I could go on, but this suffices to show that these references are not genuine

@Faith_Not_Fear_ @Wombat11412 St. Augustine: “That bread which you see on the altar, sanctified by the word of God, is the body of Christ" (Sermon 227). "Christ bore Himself in His hands, when He offered His body saying: 'this is my body'" (Enarr. in Ps. 33).

Very difficult for me: Tragedy: Lear Comedy: Much Ado About Nothing History: Henry V That being said, it often seems that my favorite is the one I am currently watching.

@Wombat11412 Duane, I don’t know where you got all of that, but you are way off. If you are sincere in your desire for the truth, then you should look carefully at what the fathers actually say.

Let’s check that, shall we? Church Fathers On Canon, Eucharist, Faith Alone Athanasius (300?-375) condemned the apocryphal books as non-scripture. Jerome (347 – 420) said Judith, Tobit, Maccabees were not scripture. Julius Africanus (160-240) said the Apocrypha book of Susanna is a forgery. Irenaeus (120?-200?) and Tertullian (155-220) said baptism was required for salvation. Clement of Rome (?-110) said it was not. Polycarp (69-150) said we are saved by grace alone. Marius Victorinus (280-?) said man is justified by faith alone. Not all “Church Fathers” agreed on what was canon even after the Council of Hippo in 393 and the Council of Carthage in 419. Athanasius (300?-375) listed the canon books before the Council of Hippo in 393 and Council of Carthage in 419 and they do not agree with the Roman Catholic Church. Clement said 3 (not 2) Maccabees and Sirach are canon. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386) said the canon does not include the apocryphal writings. Eusebius (263-339) said 2nd Peter does not belong to the canon. Gregory of Nyssa (330-394) Said Satan will be saved. Clement of Alexandria (150-215) said angels and unbelievers can be saved after death. Origen (184-253) taught Demons can be saved. Justin Martyr (100-165), Augustine (354-430), Tertullian (155-240) and Irenaus (130-202) said Satan and demons cannot be saved. Athenagoras (133-190) said it is unlawful to partake of the flesh of men. Augustine (354-430) said the elements are not the actual body and blood of Christ. Clement of Alexandria (150-215) said the communion wine remains wine, not blood. Clement of Alexandria said the bread and wine were symbols, metaphor. Cyril of Jerusalem (313-386) said Jesus was speaking in a spiritual sense, not literal, about His body and blood. Eusebius (263-339) said the Communion is only bread and wine, and are but symbols of Christ’s Body. Origen (185-254) said the Bread is bread. He says nothing of a spiritual change. Tertullian (155-220) said the communion bread only represents Christ’s body. He referred to the communion supper as spiritual, not literal words. Theodoret (393-457) said the elements remain as bread and wine. Theophilus of Antioch (d.185?) denied that Christians eat human flesh. Aristides, 2nd Century said salvation is by faith alone. Chrysostom (347-407) said justification is by faith alone. Theodoret, (393-458) said justification is by faith alone. Vincent of Lerins, (d. 445) said justification is by faith alone. Oops.

@agostino_harry @rightscholar Praying!

Got some mildly rough news, would appreciate prayers if you can spare 'em.

Protestantism is inconsistent with the theological virtue of hope.