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"ignorance Of Scripture Is Ignorance Of Christ"


Seven77

How can the Word phorum get more of a life?  

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since it's St. Jerome's feastday i thought i would post... Catholics read Scripture. the Bible was assembled and canonized by the Catholic Church. we're entire Bible Christians! cmom peeps lets make the Word section more worthy...

Fr. Greg [cappie] posts homilies on Sunday Readings start commenting on them. me and Lil Red post the Readings post your thoughts, is there something that strikes you? what do you focus on in your meditations? some peeps regularly post their thoughts and reflections and even questions on Scripture. great! the more participation the better!

what else could make it better thats not on the poll?

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homeschoolmom

You're right. I've neglected that board. I think a Bible study would be a very ambicious undertaking.


I will be stopping by there more often though.

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Fiat_Voluntas_Tua

Word! Werd!

I hope that this will bring more people the the Word phorum...It is like a ghost town...I used to post there, but it seemed like I was posting to myself!

"We should have reverance towards the Liturgy of the Word, as we do for the Liturgy of the Eucharist."

Andy

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I love the Bible and I love studying it :) It makes you a better Apologist when you have knowledge of where in the Bible your Catholic doctrines and dogmas are found :) Plus there's so much to be learned from reading the Bible, especially about how we should live our everyday lives :) I would participate fully in a Bible study :) and if there is help needed with it I would be glad to help :)

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Thy Geekdom Come

I'd be happy to help lead a Bible study. I'm in one at the Newman Center and the FOCUS missionary wants me there to help him out when he doesn't know an answer. :P

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I help run the Youth Bible study in my parish, if my assistance can be used just let me know. I voted for the blank one just to be funny... I see two others beat me to it though.

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homeschoolmom

[quote]I see two others beat me to it though. [/quote]

Yeah, I'm a smartalack at heart...

I'm doing a bible study at our parish and it's all I can do to be prepared for that, but I will stop by the Word board...

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  • 1 year later...

If someone did a bible study and linked it here to a pinned thread, I would rememebr to go participate.

I would really be interested, but I would worry that I would forget.

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  • 7 months later...

St. Jerome------


I interpret as I should, following the command of Christ: Search the Scriptures, and Seek and you shall find. Christ will not say to me what he said to the Jews: You erred, not knowing the Scriptures and not knowing the power of God. For if, as Paul says, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, and if the man who does not know Scripture does not know the power and wisdom of Gods, then [b]ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ[/b].


Therefore, I will imitate the head of a household who brings out of his storehouse things both new and old, and says to his spouse in the Song of Songs: I have kept for you things new and old, my beloved. In this way permit me to explain Isaiah, showing that he was not only a prophet, but an evangelist and an apostle as well. For he says about himself and the other evangelists: How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news, of those who announce peace. And God speaks to him as if he were an apostle: Whom shall I send, who will go to my people? And he answers: Here I am; send me.


No one should think that I mean to explain the entire subject matter of this great book of Scripture in one brief sermon, since it contains all the mysteries of the Lord. It prophesies that Emmanuel is to be born of a virgin and accomplish marvellous works and signs. It predicts his death, burial and resurrection from the dead as the Savior of all men. I need say nothing about the natural sciences, ethics and logic. Whatever is proper to holy Scripture, whatever can be expressed in human language and understood by the human mind, is contained in the book of Isaiah. Of these mysteries the author himself testifies when he writes: You will be given a vision of all things, like words in a sealed scroll. When they give the writings to a wise man, they will say: Read this. And he will reply: I cannot, for it is sealed. And when the scroll is given to an uneducated man and he is told: Read this, he will reply: I do not know how to read.


Should this argument appear weak to anyone, let him listen to the Apostle: Let two or three prophets speak, and let others interpret; if, however, a revelation should come to one of those who are seated there, let the first one be quiet. How can they be silent, since it depends on the Spirit who speaks through his prophets whether they remain silent or speak? If they understood what they were saying, all things would be full of wisdom and knowledge. But it was not the air vibrating with the human voice that reached their ears , but rather it was God speaking within the soul of the prophets, just as another prophet says: It is an angel who spoke in me; and again, Crying out in our hearts, Abba, Father’, and I shall listen to what the Lord God says within me.

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Fides_et_Ratio

CCC 103 "... the Church has always venerated the Scriptures AS SHE VENERATES THE LORD'S BODY." (my emphasis... obviously!)

This passage from the Catechism has always struck me.

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[quote name='Fides_et_Ratio' post='1080344' date='Sep 30 2006, 05:45 PM']
CCC 103 "... the Church has always venerated the Scriptures AS SHE VENERATES THE LORD'S BODY."
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That's awesome.

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goldenchild17

Let's kill 2 birds with one stone and have a bible study in the chat room which never seems to be used. A bible study anywhere is a good idea.

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