Re: A89: Alignment Error
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Re: A89: Alignment Error
In a message dated 12/11/99 8:33:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Serial@earthlink.net writes:
> Is it any different when they pass around that collection plate. In old
> times the catholic used to SELL you your release from past sins. I forget
> what they were called but who is to say that they aren't making money off
> your faith.
l think that they were called penances. they were also used to forgive you
of _future_ sins. This was Very wrong. No person or piece of paper can
forgive you of your sins, only Jesus. Giving money to a church is something
done because God commands us to. lt is in the Bible; a tenth of your
earnings. The reason to give money (to a church or whatever religious
organization), at least for me anyway, is to spread the Word of Jesus Christ.
Sure, l know that there are many org.s that take a lot of the money and put
it in to their own pocket. This is why one must look into things like that.
But when l look back at how l used to feel, and how much my life sucked, it
just amazes me how one decision can fill me with so much joy. And so l want
other people to feel the same way; to accept Jesus Christ as personal Lord
and Savior and so that they will go to Heaven.
> Do they have the right to do such? If you have faith in
> something dont ever lose your grasp on life because if you end up killing
> yourself to ride that comet your just a statistic.
By believing in Jesus l have finally _grasped_ life and to live it to the
fullest. l may look about the same on the outside, but man does it feel
great to be saved. And that is the difference between being "religious," and
being able to experience God through faith and worship instead of by being
pious alone.
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