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Consistency- Jamie Peters

       Okay, that was a lot of new information, most of which I don't understand. The older I get and the more I meet people, the more I realize how diverse the world is, especially in Christianity. Everyone believes that they are doing Christianity the right way, whether it be in the music service, the preaching, or the teaching. I will forever be impressed by the intricacies of the Catholic branch of Christianity because their belief in what they are doing is right is structural. Every moment of the Mass, every moment of the year, every moment of the DAY is planned out specifically so that its followers are constantly in God's presence. 

       This concept of structured belief is foreign to the ears of Protestants like me. Because of sin in the world, the possibility of this lifestyle becoming corrupted is certain, and it has shown itself time and time again (say what you want, but the Crusades were anything but Christian). Before reading these articles on how each part of the liturgical year is intricately designed to point to Christ, I had assumed that Roman Catholicism had been wrong since the beginning, but I was wrong. I still do not agree with their old tradition of only the teachers having Bibles, but now I see that they expressed the message of the Gospel to the masses in an easy-to-remember way. It is evident that much of their inspiration comes from Psalm 119:11: " I have treasured Your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against You."


I commented on Hailey Morgan's and Jessef's posts.

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  1. Abigale BellFebruary 8, 2021 at 11:11 AM

    Hi Jamie! I love your post! Your words express my feelings as I read about the history of liturgy in the Catholic Church. The musical structure, though Greek to me, demonstrated a reverence of God and His Word which is often lost on Christians today. The Catholic's intentionality in recognizing every part of the liturgical year is a testament to their faith and devotion. This is something I think modern day Protestant Christians could learn from.

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  2. Emmett BryantFebruary 8, 2021 at 11:35 AM

    Hi, your post was really good. I love the point you made about realizing that Catholicism has a place in our Church history, because so many people do not realize that. Although Catholicism has strayed from the Bible throughout recent history does not change the fact that a lot of Bible doctrine is based on original Catholic though (such as St. Augustine). So I am glad that you pointed that out.

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