Confiteor (Catholic prayer)
'Confiteor' means 'I confess' or 'I acknowledge,' and is the first word in the Latin version in the prayer. Quoted in English...
Religion
Jesus' level at birth
Was Jesus born enlightened?
Jesus Christ out of the human realm
Avatars evidently condescend from this level to incarnate as a human being. It is the same level for either Jesus or Krishna.
The Supernatural Life (TSNL)
Priority request: Possibly a cult, they use words like "revival" and teach about revelations. I had a guy come up to me at work and start pushing it on me pretty hard, it was quite uncomfortable as he ignored social cues and kept pushing... Aura felt off afterwards.
jihad (meaning)
"In Islam, a meritorious struggle or effort. Although in the West it is sometimes erroneously translated as ‘holy war’ and understood as referring exclusively to military combat, Islamic texts yield a broader array of meanings connected to moral and ethical struggles" -- britannica.com.
"soli Deo gloria"
a Latin term for Glory to God alone... As a doctrine, it means that everything is done for God's glory to the exclusion of mankind's self-glorification and pride. Christians are to be motivated and inspired by God's glory and not their own -- wikipedia.
The Apocryphal Gospels
A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas -- amazon.
sharing the life and teachings of Jesus Christ to help guide someone to salvation
Priority request: vs. sharing things of enlightenment to someone. Is it more helpful to share the gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ to guide someone to salvation or to share things of enlightenment?
Theology For Beginners, by F.J. Sheed
"After showing how God is Spirit, he examines God’s infinity and man’s creation from nothing, and then moves on to the Trinity, the Fall, the Incarnation and Redemption, the Mystical Body, Grace and the Sacraments, and the Last Things."
Carlo Maria Vigano
Priority request. Revealing financial corruption in the Vatican and accusing "Pope Francis and numerous other senior church leaders of concealing allegations of sexual misconduct against McCarrick... on June 20, 2024, he was officially charged by the Vatican for the crime of schism" -- wikipedia.
T/F: Krishna experienced the totality of suffering of the human ego
Request: [Doc] said that Jesus Christ is one who decided to re-experience this kind of human suffering which gave him the right to give salvation to others. Since Krishna is a divine incarnation and enlightened, he may have also been presented this opportunity.
Pope Francis
Francis is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the 8th century -- wikipedia.
believers and fanatics
On the spiritual journey, believers cultivate their own reality-testing, while fanatics indulge in a special relationship with dogma.
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty - Concordia Publishing House
Priority request. Album: Hymns for All Saints: Adoration, Praise, Comfort.
hell
The essence of hell is guilt, though the field is wider. See the calibrated range.