Having just read the download of the council of Trent submitted by
Corwin02, I am amazed and saddened by the total lack of the word
"Love". But other words were there in abundance.
Denied..intrigue..outwitted..no concession..sale of
indulgences..condemn..anathema..real heresies..invocation of
saints..worship of relics..doctrine of purgatory..Seems to me these
are all HATE attitudes. Jesus said that no man can come to the Father
EXCEPT through him [ Jesus} John 14;6,14. Jesus said to worship in
SPIRIT AND TRUTH, John 4;24.."God is a spirit, and those worshiping
Him must worship WITH spirit and truth". Nothing about relics. God
made very sure that no relics were left behind when Jesus was returned
to heaven. God wanted people to follow Jesus` EXAMPLE, in behaviour,
not to worship items that Jesus may have used. Of course He used a cup
and was buried in a shroud. But these items, even if they still exist,
cannot save our lives on God`s day of judgement. And purgatory or more
commonly known, hell and the doctrine of hellfire. A loving God would
never be so cruel. Right now, we are all due to die eventually, and
this is the price we pay for being sinners. The book of Revelation
clearly states that in God`s future plan for man, death will be done
away with. Rev. 20;14.."And death and Hades were hurled into the lake
of fire. this means the second death, the lake of fire. A final and
total destruction. This final oblivion is reserved fopr those who
refuse to be humble enough to accept God`s plan for us. But match this
with Rev. 21;4.." And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and
death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be
anymore, the former things have passed away. So some will keep on
living having no death and also no sickness or pain, and having no
death, there can be no mourning. Seems like those ones will live and
live and live...forever. If we all went to heaven, death would have to
continue to get us there. But heavens got myriads of angels, all
created before man...And they continually praise and worship God for
all the wondrous things He has done and is doing for man. No! man`s
proper place is ON the earth, that God made for us. Proverbs
2;21.."For the upright are the ones that will RESIDE IN THE EARTH and
the blameless are the ones that WILL BE LEFT OVER in it..22..As
regards the wicked, they will be cut off FROM THE VERY EARTH and as
for the treacherous, they will be torn away from it. So for all its
verbosity, the council of Trent and all those who participated and all
those who still maintain its directions, do not have a very bright
future. |