Comments on: part 3: aren’t they all the same?

By: Eduardo Mangiarotti

Eduardo Mangiarotti — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:43:13 +0000

I’ve following the posts, lovely written, as always, and profound as ever. In the Catholic Tradition the II Vatican Council remembered the Church that the action of God is not limited to the visible structures of the Church. Christ has died for everybody; the Spirit lives in every man and God is the Father of ALL. We all have our conscience as a guide, a sanctuary where we can meet with God. We don’t go on mission because unbelievers we’ll be condemned, we go on mission because this need for God you talk about, this need of fulfillment, in short, this desire for salvation can only be fully acquired within the Church. Not because Christians are better than the rest (and if you think that, check again), but because in our faith and church a completion that can’t be found anyone else.
(I hope I wrote that in an understandable English!)

By: Angel

Angel — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:26:35 +0000

you know when someone puts into words what your heart has known/felt/thought/wondered for a long time but haven’t been able to articulate very well (or at all)? yeah.

By: Rebecca LEwis

Rebecca LEwis — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:22:06 +0000

I am still processing all of this but I am anxiously anticipating your response to the motherload question!

By: Aslansheart

Aslansheart — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:03:00 +0000

WHOA! Thanks for typing all of that Stacey!
I fall very short in understanding most religions and how they differ from Christianity. It is interesting to me about how the author explains “God’s law written on our hearts”. I think I’ve always viewed that as Christians having his law written on our hearts, but I understand what he is saying.
One can see that if you are ever around very young children, who seem to innately know when they are doing wrong.
In order to successfully reach others that have a different religious or moral view then, it seems that the author is arguing that we start from a common ground, and again, as yesterday’s post indicated that instead of raising ourselves above others, that we show how WE ALL fall short first. (Common Ground)
It seems then we can start exploring together the answer of Jesus to our shortfalls, and the reasons why Jesus came…
Once the need for grace is agreed upon, the door seems more open to share what grace (and the acceptance of grace) means to us personally.
One of our pastors yesterday shared: “Grace is accepting what we don’t deserve”.
We all fall short! Thank Jesus for his grace!