Comments on: Broken, beaten, bloodied, and betrayed

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 04 May 2025 13:14:30 +0000

Thanks for this post and the reminder. We are fighting and struggling. But my hope will ever be in God and his son, Jesus, the Christ. The Messiah.

By: Didact

Didact — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:37:48 +0000

In reply to MrUNIVAC.

Well that makes you an oddity among the Papists, then 😁. Most of them, in my experience, have never even read the full NT, whether using the CSB or any other translation – which is why they often get such a rude shock when they read things like Romans 3:28, and 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

That being said, the Old Testament, even after the Pentateuch, has vital details that point straight to the story of Jesus, which is why one has to read at least the Books of Daniel and Isaiah, plus preferably both Kings and both Chronicles, to understand the history and prophecies that foretold Jesus and His deeds.

By: MrUNIVAC

MrUNIVAC — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:56:43 +0000

If you’re going to use a Catholic slur, at least use a good one, like Papist or mackerel-snapper. 😀

This Papist has read the entire New Testament and much discourse on it, but finds the Old one after the Pentateuch to be insufferably boring.

By: Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:27:48 +0000

The point of the Rosary is not to prattle off a bunch of Hail Marys. You’re supposed to be deeply reflecting on each mystery as you travel through the life of Christ. The First Sorrowful Mystery is the Agony in the Garden, where yes, we contemplate the spiritual and emotional agony Jesus must have suffered, knowing that a) one of His Apostles, who traveled and lived with Him for three years was going to betray Him, and b) the very people who celebrated His triumphant entry into Jerusalem will howl for His death. Not to mention the countless billions (for it is surely billions) over the course of all time who will spit on His sacrifice and refuse His grace. It’s a betrayal that dwarfs the broken hearts that men commonly suffer at the hands of lovers, brothers and friends. Lord, nail my heart to thine feet, that it may ever remain there.