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Rosary
It uses the Rosary in meditation and prayer. Prayer is repeated many times according to the number of grain in the rosary. The Rosary is traditionally thought of as being used by the Roman Catholics but using the rosary is scattered everywhere and many religions use this method in prayer.
The average rosary comprises 59 grains shaped like a necklace. Every grain in the rosary has a counterpart of prayer while holding such grain fingers. Of these grains, 53 is " Whoa Mr. Mary " while six (6) grains are for " Our Father." These grains give a physical method to never forget counting the one who prays while the finger's touch every grain and persecuting prayer.
The history of the Rosary among Christians came from the time of crusades. Catholics copied what the Arabs were doing, that the Arabs copied in India. Recent archaeology evidence discovered that in ancient Ephesus people used the rosary in their worship of Diana, also known as Artemis, whose temple is known as one of the "wonders of the world" (Acts 19:24-41).
The Roman Catholics rosary is also used to help customers remember the 180 prayers that make up the Rosary. These prayers are Our Father, Whoa, Mr. Mary, and Glory. It bases the rosary on the thought that reciting prayer repeatedly will give the practice of merit and favor from God to escape the punishment of purgatory.
Using the Rosary in prayer is not biblical. Jesus himself hit religious leaders during His time because of their repeated prayers. In fact, He told His disciples, " You shall not use many words in vain, as the Gentiles do. They thought God would listen to them because of the length of what they say " (Matthew 6:7). Prayer should not only be prayed repeatedly as in a formula. Many rosary users claim the rosary helps them focus their attention away from themselves and closer to Christ. But the question is, does the effectiveness of prayer depend on repeating words like a mantra?
Prayer is a wonderful privilege for Christians, and our Creator invites us to face His presence (Hebrews 4:16) and to deliver Him our hearts. Prayer is a tool for us to praise God, to deliver Him admiration, to give thanks, to have our needs for ourselves and for others. I can not believe how repeated prayer with a rosary will yield to close contact with God.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Monday, May 11, 2020
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Tribulation
The tribulation will be worse by far. When you hear that millions have inexplicably disappeared you will have seven horrible years. If you think this is our last Pandemic or "natural" disaster you are sadly mistaken. Read the book of Revelation. As a Christian, I feel like the book of Revelation is unfolding before us. It shouldn’t be shocking, either, given the state of immorality in our world. Every day, the boundaries of sin seem to be pushed further and further. The line between right and wrong has slowly been erased by society, television, and pop culture. Witchcraft, spiritualism, “New Age” belief systems are being celebrated and exalted. Abortions, literal baby murders, are called a “right”, and are supported by so many. We have been removed further from the world God created and intended. We need to take this time to re-evaluate ourselves. We need to prepare and repent. Jesus will return just as his word tells us. This is a fantastic wake up call, and I am taking it so seriously. I want to go Home to my Father, when my time is up.
Until The Lord calls me away from this world to the next, I want to make it clear that I believe in Jesus Christ as the true Lord and Savior. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God, was sacrificed on the cross, died for our sins, and rose again. He loves us all dearly (far more than we deserve) and forgives our sins if we repent. His Word says "whosoever believeth in Me, should not perish but have everlasting life”.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
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Thursday, May 7, 2020
Vatican 2
The second Vatican council was in session from 1962-1965 to make the church more accessible and relevant to modern people. The main issue in Vatican 2 was ecumenism (the relation of the Catholic church to other religions and denominations. The council relaxed the Catholic church's attitude towards other faiths. They placed emphasis on reaching out to other religions and creating a conversation with them. They also focused on the passion, death, resurrection, and glorification of Christ. Catholics call this the"Paschal Mystery". This was meant to bring Catholics, Evangelicals, and Protestants. The other changes made were modern music was now allowed in church services, changes in the liturgy. An example of this is that the priest could now face the congregation at mass rather than have his back turned to them, and mass could be performed in the local language and not in the Latin language. Also, rules were dropped forbidding the reading of the Protestant Bible, and Catholics were no longer forbidden from attending Protestant church services.
Overall the whole point of Vatican 2 was to make the church friendlier to the Jews, and much more assessable to the layman and others outside the Catholic religion.
Vatican 2 did not change its doctrine. It still claims that the Roman Catholic church is the only true church. It did admit that other churches may have elements of truth in them. "Pope Paul VI, who oversaw the latter sessions of Vatican 2, made a new doctrine honoring Mary as "Mother of the Church."
Vatican 2 updated the liturgy to make it acceptable to everyone. After three years of discussion, the result is still Catholicism and all of its false doctrines. Reformed theologian Loraine Boettner, who lived in the time of Vatican II and studied it closely, wrote that the council “makes it abundantly clear that Rome has no intention of revising any of her basic doctrine, but only of updating her methods and techniques for more efficient administration and to present a more attractive appearance. This is designed to make it easier for the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Protestant churches to return to her fold. There is no indication that she has any intentions of entering into genuine give-and-take church unity negotiations. Her purpose is not union, but absorption. Church union with Rome is strictly a one-way street. The age-old danger that Protestantism has faced from the Roman Church has not diminished; in fact, it may well have increased. For through this less offensive posture and this superficial ecumenicism, Rome is much better situated to carry out her program of eliminating opposition and moving into a position of world dominance. An infallible church simply cannot repent” (from the preface of Roman Catholicism, 1985).
Overall the whole point of Vatican 2 was to make the church friendlier to the Jews, and much more assessable to the layman and others outside the Catholic religion.
Vatican 2 did not change its doctrine. It still claims that the Roman Catholic church is the only true church. It did admit that other churches may have elements of truth in them. "Pope Paul VI, who oversaw the latter sessions of Vatican 2, made a new doctrine honoring Mary as "Mother of the Church."
Vatican 2 updated the liturgy to make it acceptable to everyone. After three years of discussion, the result is still Catholicism and all of its false doctrines. Reformed theologian Loraine Boettner, who lived in the time of Vatican II and studied it closely, wrote that the council “makes it abundantly clear that Rome has no intention of revising any of her basic doctrine, but only of updating her methods and techniques for more efficient administration and to present a more attractive appearance. This is designed to make it easier for the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Protestant churches to return to her fold. There is no indication that she has any intentions of entering into genuine give-and-take church unity negotiations. Her purpose is not union, but absorption. Church union with Rome is strictly a one-way street. The age-old danger that Protestantism has faced from the Roman Church has not diminished; in fact, it may well have increased. For through this less offensive posture and this superficial ecumenicism, Rome is much better situated to carry out her program of eliminating opposition and moving into a position of world dominance. An infallible church simply cannot repent” (from the preface of Roman Catholicism, 1985).
Santo Nino
No, Santo Nino is not Biblical at all. Santo Nino is an image. Exodus 20:4-5 tells us not to make graven images or any likeness of anything in heaven, or earth, or the sea. Verse 5 tells us not to bow down to them or worship them. God will tolerate no one who worships other gods. We also find these commandments in Deuteronomy 5:6-8.
Now for some history. Magellan gave an image of Santo Nino to the local chief's wife when he arrived in Cebu in 1521. The chief received him well, and they baptized the chief his wife and 800 of his subjects into Catholicism. They gave the chief the new name Carlos the grandfather of King Philip 2 of Spain of who the Philippines is named after. His wife's name was changed to Juana after King Philip's grandmother.
When Magellan died, the natives went back to their old pagan ways. The Spanish successfully colonized the Philippines under Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565. The Spanish raided the villages, and they saw the image in the fire while on a raid. Legaspi then ordered a shrine to be built there for Santo Nino there in Cebu.
This is the oldest religious artifact in the Philippines.
Now for some history. Magellan gave an image of Santo Nino to the local chief's wife when he arrived in Cebu in 1521. The chief received him well, and they baptized the chief his wife and 800 of his subjects into Catholicism. They gave the chief the new name Carlos the grandfather of King Philip 2 of Spain of who the Philippines is named after. His wife's name was changed to Juana after King Philip's grandmother.
When Magellan died, the natives went back to their old pagan ways. The Spanish successfully colonized the Philippines under Miguel López de Legazpi in 1565. The Spanish raided the villages, and they saw the image in the fire while on a raid. Legaspi then ordered a shrine to be built there for Santo Nino there in Cebu.
This is the oldest religious artifact in the Philippines.
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