You don’t appear to apply the quoted Scripture that I have provided. I should not be surprised since I am fully aware of your reliance upon the authority of the pope’s verbal tradition and other things that amount to hearsay instead of truth.
Explain why the Texts quoted are not accurate as presented and we can continue with discussion. Otherwise, it appears to me that you are the person lawyering and adding into things.
I can say that any time I see green grass or blue in the sky it is because there are angels around. It doesn’t necessarily follow.
God made those things. They are not evidence of angels.
I’m also not denying the existence or activity of angels. I somehow can’t convey this to you either.
The main point that I disagree with you about is your personal authority. I think you would be better off going directly to the Father instead of talking to the gatekeeper or the gardener or the kitchen help.
But content yourself with what little you will.
I will allow God to use them and not usurp the authority that is not yet given to me.
I don’t expect you will understand what I am saying, you are bound up by total prescription.
Almost impossible for someone in this mindset to understand.
You are so concerned about what you should not be doing, ( legalism ) that you are oblivious to what should be doing.
Yes you should not be worshipping angels, no one is telling you to do that.
But this does not mean that you should refuse to use angels as your ministering servants.
Jesus encountered these kinds trapped in legalism when the disciples were picking corn.
They knew the law, but not the spirit of the law.
Legalism prevents higher order understanding, and not having the spirit of the law they don’t get the benefit and freedom of the spirit of the law.
Whilst you and others are trapped in prescriptive legalism and fearful of worshipping angels, Catholics are happily free using them as God sent servants and we live the reality.
Whilst you are lawyering the word, we are living the word. Angels are serving us as lived reality, I have seen angels and been greatly aided by them.
Whilst lawyers read scripture and it is still dry text for them, disciples have scripture on their hearts and live the reality of the word.
I don’t want to win an argument here mate, I want you to experience the incredible reality of Angels and their amazing ministry personally, it changes everything from dry text to true wet experience.
I’m not trying to take something away from you but show you something far higher. You are Heirs, joint Heirs with Christ with real Authority in the Kingdom.
Angels are your servants even though they are a higher order of intelligence and ability, God sent to them to serve those who will inherit salvation.
I’m not a learned man, I’m a garden contractor but I am an experienced man, I know by experience more than anything else.
I have lived like a savage, I was a savage. By experience I understood until vocabulary caught up somewhat.
Angels are created to serve, they are ministering spirits, and they are sent by God to serve those who will inherit salvation.
This is a beautiful reality, don’t let legalism deny you this reality.
Use them.
