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#271
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Why does he need to refute what you've said? Aren't we all part of the Body of Christ.... why the need to be "right"? I don't get it.
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#272
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I don't know. I've been trying to figure that out, myself.
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Every time I try to talk to someone, it's "I'm sorry this" and "forgive me that," and "I'm not worthy." It's like those miserable psalms...they're so depressing -- God |
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#273
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A mysterious way seems to be lacking any sort of observable praxis.
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#274
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You don't think it mysterious that Christ hides himself in the little form of bread? You don't think it mysterious that sins are washed away in water? I'd say that's both mysterious and observable.
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Every time I try to talk to someone, it's "I'm sorry this" and "forgive me that," and "I'm not worthy." It's like those miserable psalms...they're so depressing -- God |
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#275
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I think it's symbolic. Symbolism is far different from mystery.
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#276
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The symbol is not an end in itself. It seeks to reveal mystery. therefore, wherever the Church utilizes symbol, it seeks to voice a spiritual mystery that it senses is present within the community.
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#277
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No, the end should always be Faith expressing itself through Love. It appears to be far more insidious than that, my friend. Too often, I see these mysteries used as a means to control the masses.
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#278
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