>>11260074Now you've lost me. Where's the confusion?
Do you think the priest is literally forgiving sin that wasn't perpetrated against himself?
Do you think he changes the bread and wine? Infuses the water with spirit?
Did Moses part the sea? Did Elijah throw fire down? Did Elisha raise the dead?
It's God that does all of these things. The priest is an administrator. Root word minister. This is the meaning of Persona Christi.
Side note, literal demons. People retain the choice, but the temptation is an actual encounter with the unclean.
>>11260082Poor understanding. The smallest sin is still beyond personal merit because it impugns upon the Holy of Holies. Because The Lord is all in all, I, for example, have literally nothing of tangible worth to make God whole. Thus no amount of work can be done to gain forgiveness for my sin.
Seeing this, The Son became incarnate to sacrifice himself freely. Winning forgiveness for us all. To catch you up to the conversation, we're discussing whether you should speak to The King of King's agents on Earth to gain this forgiveness.
BTW, I keep forgetting to say. Pagan gods are flawed and limited, fighting each other to be top of shit heap. "Baal ze bub" if you will. Maybe you should consider sidestepping the whole thing and following He Who Is.
>>11260083I invite you to read "Ascending Mt Carmel", humbling yourself of these pretensions.
Not to prove anything. Just simply to get you back on the path.
