Rome - Keeping People Away From Christ
The Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, website is trying to help priests with that weekly chore - preparing the Sunday homily. In "Homily Hints for the Weekend of 11-12 October 2003," some interesting homily preparation tips were given, such as:
1. "Its (the homily) starting point is always human experience...The starting point is never singularly the (bible) text." Hmmmm......no wonder Catholic "preaching" is so powerless - it starts with human experience, and not the word of God!
The prescribed Catholic gospel reading for the Oct 11-12 weekend was Mark 10:17-30, the story of the rich young ruler. As to why the rich young ruler did not follow Christ, the website plays dumb and says:
2. "What we do not know is why the rich man could not or would not follow and love Jesus in return."
Where is that all-knowing Roman magisterium? After 1700 years, I would have thought the Roman Church could have figured this one out!
Thankfully, God has given us a free and open bible. Yes, we DO know why the rich man would not follow Christ - Mark 10:22 says, "AND HE WAS SAD AT THAT SAYING, AND WENT AWAY GRIEVED; FOR HE HAD GREAT POSSESSIONS."
The REAL reason the Cleveland diocese pretends to play dumb on this matter is because the rich man did not REPENT of his sin. The Roman Church knows full well that repentance from sin is the first step in any real relationship with Christ, and that's the last thing the Catholic Church wants anyone to have! Jesus said in Mark 1:15b, "REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL." Therefore any preaching designed to keep people AWAY from Christ - such as Roman Catholic preaching - must not mention the foundational truth of repentance."
May the Spirit of our Lord show many Catholics that their Sunday homilies are specifically designed to keep them away from Christ. May they instead REPENT of the sin of Catholicism, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.
1. "Its (the homily) starting point is always human experience...The starting point is never singularly the (bible) text." Hmmmm......no wonder Catholic "preaching" is so powerless - it starts with human experience, and not the word of God!
The prescribed Catholic gospel reading for the Oct 11-12 weekend was Mark 10:17-30, the story of the rich young ruler. As to why the rich young ruler did not follow Christ, the website plays dumb and says:
2. "What we do not know is why the rich man could not or would not follow and love Jesus in return."
Where is that all-knowing Roman magisterium? After 1700 years, I would have thought the Roman Church could have figured this one out!
Thankfully, God has given us a free and open bible. Yes, we DO know why the rich man would not follow Christ - Mark 10:22 says, "AND HE WAS SAD AT THAT SAYING, AND WENT AWAY GRIEVED; FOR HE HAD GREAT POSSESSIONS."
The REAL reason the Cleveland diocese pretends to play dumb on this matter is because the rich man did not REPENT of his sin. The Roman Church knows full well that repentance from sin is the first step in any real relationship with Christ, and that's the last thing the Catholic Church wants anyone to have! Jesus said in Mark 1:15b, "REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL." Therefore any preaching designed to keep people AWAY from Christ - such as Roman Catholic preaching - must not mention the foundational truth of repentance."
May the Spirit of our Lord show many Catholics that their Sunday homilies are specifically designed to keep them away from Christ. May they instead REPENT of the sin of Catholicism, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.
posted by Robt. B. at 3:13 PM
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