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not mad at the message if you take it at face value. I think the issue is that when the masses push this idea of "love" they're often conflating it with tolerance which is inherently opposed to love. Tolerating unrighteousness is the opposite of love: apathy. Love would be refusing to turn your back on the current state while still demanding improvement.

On the other hand, I don't believe hate is actually all that powerful. Love, regardless of the kind (unconditional, friendship, familial, and romantic) are all leaps and bounds more powerful than hatred. I'd argue that fear is a much more dangerous state than hatred.

So many really incredible songs here. Life Sentence and What If are a couple of my favorites

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So I have to think instead that, in his heart of hearts, at a level of calm conviction so deeply hidden beneath veils of childhood indoctrination that he is all but unaware of its existence, he keeps and treasures the certainty that in the end—in the words of Dame Julian of Norwich (1342–1416)—“All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.”

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Put in short, if Jesus tells us that he is the way, the truth and the life but people will be saved apart from him, is Jesus lying, misinformed or incompetent?

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Agreed on the second quote, as it's in accordance with Christ's words in John 14:6: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

To expand on the first quote about the subject not desperately evangelizing the entire world, I'd assume he views his responsibility as his family and close community. We ARE called to make disciples of all nations but there's a distinction between disciples and believers. Paul wrote to Christian churches around the world to transform them from mere believers to disciples - disciplined followers of Christ. My heart is to tell everyone I know about Christ and to bring the gospel to them, but ultimately, Christ says in John 6:44: No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Even the desire to know, love, be known, and be loved by God is His Grace in action and I have no authority or power to offer that grace to anyone, as this level of grace is from God. All I can do is speak His word and it will land effectively to any in which He's drawn to Christ.

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I believe they backed off, maybe in Vatican II, to state that she would simply not have been in full communion previously.

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Maybe that's true, and I'll admit ignorance to that if so. However: "CANON VI.–If any one saith, that the canon of the mass contains errors, and is therefore to be abrogated; let him be anathema." so the council that edited or backed off of the claim at Trent, would also be anathema according to Trent.

And again, I'm not attacking anyone's personal beliefs here. Just looking at the available texts and applying it to the situation being discussed.

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It's hard for me to not be argumentative with people who reject the Catholic Church, but I'm learning to pray for God to defend his Church because I am not skilled enough to do so with the kindness of Jesus.

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As a protestant, this is the way. Without taking anything away from missionaries and ministers, it's okay to trust that God will defend His Church. We may disagree about what that means, but if we're both genuine in our pursuit of Christ, we should have faith that His will is going to prevail. Far too much contentious argument and not enough truth seeking dialogue happening within religious groups who make a claim to Christianity in one way or another. I can really appreciate your perspective on this

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Jake "Nasty" McNiece

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One of my favorites.

I've read up on Roy Benavidez a good bit. Pretty incredible story. I've seen a lot about Mike Vining but have never done a true deep dive. May learn up on him next.

Way too early top 25

ESPN released their “Way Too Early Top 25” and has us at 15 but mentioned that we landed Princewell in the body text. Apologies if I missed the announcement but I didn’t see that as official anywhere else but this article.

It doesn't matter when comparing 2 teams with BCR's above 50%... it is a massive tell for teams who can't win a title though. Since that metric started being recorded, there's not a single national champion who had a BCR of less than 50%

Most recently, Washington and TCU were below 50% when they went to the Championship and we saw how those worked out. When it comes to playing your last game for all that marbles you need a star studded roster and 4 stars who can fill in for injuries or fatigue.

I will say this though... We have a better BCR currently than these teams did when they won a title: Michigan (23), LSU (2019), Clemson (2018), Clemson (2016), Ohio State (2014), Florida State (2013), Bama (2012), Bama (2011)

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Converting to Catholicism is the one thing I have done in my life that I know with absolute certainty was the right thing to do.

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What learning material would you recommend to a once catholic, now protestant, person? I have no interest in arguing or putting down other belief systems... the goal is just to be aligned with scripture, and if you believe you've found that in Catholicism, I'd love to do that same learning. Trent is tough for me though, I'll be honest.

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I became much more religious as I became an adult. I'm protestant.

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Similar story here. Baptized and confirmed into Roman Catholicism but as I got into my 20s my beliefs looked much more like a reformed baptist or PCA presbyterian. Was certainly a point of contention at first but much less now.