#catechism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #catechism, aggregated by home.social.
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Abraham Kuyper, Dutch Refomed leader, says that God ordains that people should meet and love each other. He has designed attractors: recognizing suffering, bold appeals, or beauty.
Today, the job of the conservative church seems to be to throw as much cold water on this process of recognizing “distress that arouses my love.”
How can you be open to the work of the Holy Spirit in responding to distress that arouses your love?
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Following up a bit on this & another reply I made: the #BCP defines #sin differently than I do. According to the #catechism section “Sin is the seeking of our own will instead of the will of
God, thus distorting our relationship with God, with other people, and with all creation” (p. 848)My definition focuses on my relationship with #God whereas the BCP reminds me that God & I are not the only beings in the Universe. It also calls attention to the simple fact (truth) that sin has a ripple effect that begins from the individual then extends outward impacting those we know, those we don’t, & even all of creation. We don’t like to think of it that way. When we do, we are forced to recognize & admit that our “mistakes” can never truly be hidden & they have far-reaching effects that we may, or can, not imagine.
It’s a sobering realization & understanding. When we try to soften the words, (trespass or error instead of sin) we forget the impact our sins have beyond ourselves. 1 of ?
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Edward Hayes Plumptre, an Anglican dean, on James’ warning (2:14-17) on denying aid to the needy but reciting religious platitudes. Such do truly mock the souls by saying being filled by God their father is all they’ll get.
Today, are we concerned about the spiritually empty soul, but silent about those whose souls Plumptre says are “mocked”?
How can you give others things which are needful of the body?
#christian #thisisamerica #biblicaltheology #catechism #trustgodbro
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"By reason of their special vocation it belongs to the laity to seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and directing them according to God's will.... It pertains to them in a special way so to illuminate and order all temporal things with which they are closely associated that these may always be effected and grow according to Christ and maybe to the glory of the Creator and Redeemer." CCC 898; Lumen Gentium 31 #CatechismInAYear #CIY #Catechism #Catholic
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As we continue our little jaunt through the #Episcopal Church's #catechism we take a look at the so-called "New Covenant" and the Creeds that come out of it. Live at 6:00 pm Hawai'i time, or whenever after!
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Martin Luther said "sin boldly." Maybe try clicking this link boldly (starting at 6:00pm HST, and archived later).
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"I cannot believe without being carried by the #faith of others, and by my faith I help support others in the faith."
#catechism of the #Catholic #Church