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“Heaven is the palace, or presence-chamber, of the Supreme Being who is both the cause and source of all holy love. God, indeed, with respect to his essence is everywhere. He fills heaven and earth. But yet he is said on some accounts more especially to be in some places rather than others. He...

Excellent, thoughtful question. Jesus prayed so fervently that He sweated what seemed like great drops of blood. He asked if the cup of God’s wrath could pass from Him. Apparently, the human side of Jesus was concerned about the pain, agony, anguish, misery, torture, humiliation, torment, and...

You are wrong about a few things. You said: “No one besides the Nation Israel knew anything about the OT scriptures and it would be useless to draw them with the scriptures.” It has been pointed out that there were Gentiles who learned the OT scriptures in the temple. But even if a person did...

The Simple Answers website states: https://www.thesimpleanswers.com/articles/2012/04/15/how-did-jesus-learn-he-was-god/ Jesus became a man to prove that a human, physical man could obey God perfectly, on an even footing without the slightest advantage. I showed that the slightest leg-up on us...

On the contrary, the cessationist doctrine that the so-called “sign gifts” have been mysteriously discontinued when the first apostles died, and we cannot minister gifts of miracle healings to our brothers and sisters makes Christians feel helpless when sickness attacks them. “By His stripes ye...

Galatians 6:14 EASY VERSION But I do not want to say any great things about myself. The only thing that makes me great is our Lord Jesus Christ's death on the cross. Because of Christ's sacrifice on the cross, it is like I have also died. The things that belong to this world have become dead to...

So we better make sure we get both the bread and the wine!

To lead seems the same as to draw. Romans 2:4 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? The word ἐλκύσω, "I will draw," is applied elsewhere (John 6:44) to the Father's work of grace...

I believe you. I think Martin Luther was very opposed to priests being the only ones who drank the wine at Eucharist. But if some Catholic Churches provide the bread and the wine to the members, that is fantastic!

Absolutely. A legitimate Gospel of Mary would be nice, her telling details about Jesus from a baby to 30 years old.

This totally changes what you said about it. You said: “No one besides the Nation Israel knew anything about the OT scriptures and it would be useless to draw them with the scriptures.” Lots of Gentiles were learning the OT scriptures — and Solomon and Isaiah both mentioned these foreigners...

https://catholictimescolumbus.org/news/holy-communion-under-either-species-is-sufficient/

@JD731 said — No one besides the Nation Israel knew anything about the OT scriptures and it would be useless to draw them with the scriptures. But it was not part of the plan. —————————- Wrong. Gentiles knew enough of the Hebrew Scriptures for the “wise men”, kings of the east, to bring gifts...

So it is sad that Roman Catholics only partake of half the Eucharist, the bread, not the wine.

https://www.catholic.com/qa/why-does-only-the-priest-receive-from-the-chalice The time-honored Catholic practice of receiving only the consecrated host contradicts the correct practice called Utraquism. The name comes from the Latin word utraque, meaning “both.” This means everyone is obliged...

Unfortunately, in the Roman Catholic Church, you are deprived of the blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Only the priest partakes of the wine. This is a terrible shame, to receive only half of the communion elements. The RC Church teaches "concomitance," meaning Jesus is fully present—body...

I have heard another teaching on what “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting” might mean. Fasting, coupled with prayer, is depicted as a way to intensify one's spiritual focus and dependence on God. In biblical times, fasting was a common practice for seeking God's guidance...

@JD731 To say that after the resurrection of Jesus, there are no more instances of the Father “drawing to Christ” the unsaved — this is a semantics issue. Why would the Father suddenly stop drawing people to His Son, when His will is for all humans to be saved? To lead seems the same as to...

Some scholars say that we should adore the mysteries of Deity and not try to figure out every little detail. Many devout questions will not be answered in this life. Yet attempting to probe deeply into the arcane secrets of God’s Word is an expression of our respect for the veracity and...

To be fair to brother @37818 this is a very interesting topic __ and the idea of Michael the Archangel being a title of the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ is not completely absurd. The Angel of the LORD is said to often mean God Himself, perhaps as the pre-incarnate Christ. It is good for us all...