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Catholic.
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answered | What does it mean to “Bless the LORD”? |
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What does it mean to “Bless the LORD”? edited tags |
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How does one discern between thoughts inspired by the Holy Spirit and those produced from themselves fixed my horribly mangled last sentence ... |
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answered | How does one discern between thoughts inspired by the Holy Spirit and those produced from themselves |
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May 8 |
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What does St. Augustine mean by predestination? This isn't St. Augustine, so I'm not sure it qualifies as an answer, but I think the Catholic Catechism takes it to the extent a Catholic can in paragraphs 599 and 600. |
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May 6 |
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What is the meaning of God's omni-powers? @MarcGravell And you might say, Well then, God is not omnipotent because God cannot think false thoughts! And, I might be inclined to agree. God "can't" think false thoughts. But again, the more important point is that pontency doesn't really refer a power, particularly in the weird sense we think of it, but rather power itself. |
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May 6 |
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What is the meaning of God's omni-powers? @MarcGravell You're oversimplifying, I think. To lie in itself doesn't mean anything. It's only a rational concept in relation to person P where P can knowingly reveals a false thought. God does not possess false thoughts, God is Truth. So, it is nonsensical to conceive of God lying. But, more importantly, lying is a power, not power: the ability to do limitlessly. That is, God has an eternal ability to do without time-space limits; contrasted with human power, which is time and space limited: We can be doing one thing at a time in one tiny space. |
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May 6 |
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What is the meaning of God's omni-powers? @MarcGravell Omni-, as with infinite, is not intended to include members that don't belong to the set. E.g., the set of all integers is infinite, but only includes integers. And, just as we can't pick a non-integer like 3.1 or "cat" and expect to find it in the infinite set, we can't pick powers that don't exist an expect them to be in the set of "all powers." |
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May 3 |
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Why isn't the soul (ψυχή) considered to be a “person” (ὑπόστασις)? Very interesting question, IMO, particularly if we're made in the image of the Triune God. |
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Apr 26 |
reviewed | Reject suggested edit on Why would prayer cause pain? |
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Apr 18 |
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What does it mean for God to be a person? @Daniel While I mean it in the theological sense of the word, non-human senses of the word certainly exist in many, if not all, reputable dictionaries. In the legal sense, a person is generally an individual subject to law, which includes most homo-sapiens, excludes others, and includes things that are distinctly not homo-sapien. I think it's only often assumed that a person is a human. |
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Apr 18 |
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What does it mean for God to be a person? @Daniel My point is in reference to Judiasm, primarily. And while I'm not an expert in Judiasm, my comment is only intended to challenge that notion Judiasm doesn't perceive God as a person, since the very name of God [the Father?] in Judiasm implies supernatural personhood. |
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Apr 18 |
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What does it mean for God to be a person? @Daniel Opposite of what you're saying. Not that anything which isn't "it" is a person. Rather, any "thing" that can accurately refer to itself as "I" is a person. And all else is an "it." |
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When does the bread and wine become Body and Blood? added 184 characters in body |
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Apr 18 |
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When did Mary and Joseph learn that they were never supposed to have marital relations, according to Roman Catholic doctrine? Very good answer - I'd forgotten about the presumed (or inferred) celibacy vow. I'm not sure it's dogmatic, but I think it's simple, sufficient, and to the point. +1 |
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Apr 18 |
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What does it mean for God to be a person? @Daniel In your original question. And implied in this statement: "I do not think that a Jew would ever refer to God as a person." |
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Apr 18 |
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What does it mean for God to be a person? @Daniel He doesn't need to be. But, the name God reveals indicates I-ness, not it-ness. |
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Apr 18 |
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When does the bread and wine become Body and Blood? @Alypius Correct. No partial presence. I'll think on the wording later. |
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Apr 18 |
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When did Mary and Joseph learn that they were never supposed to have marital relations, according to Roman Catholic doctrine? @fredsbend And regarding the possibility that their marriage was sinful -- I'm not sure what the official teaching would be there. But, I'm not under the impression that non-consummation is a sin, nor that it necessarily invalidates a marriage - only that the marriage isn't sacramentally validated, so to speak. In the case of Mary and Joseph, one could argue that their fidelity was visible without consummation, rendering such earthly validation unnecessary to spiritually validate it. |
