Church......

VIEJO DINOSAUR said:

Just curious...how many posters here attend mid-night mass or any church for Christmas eve or Christmas Day???

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fivestarjake said:

god takes enough money away from me when i ask him to please let this team cover and then the dam team tanks...j/k
i go to church but not during those 2 day

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Dante said:

I do not see the point in doing something only at certain times of the year ...

If your reglious your religious if your not your not ... going to midnight mass once a year is not going to save you if you do not practice it all year IMHO

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doug stewart said:

Dante,
Let me show you the point. You are correct that going to midnight Mass once a year is NOT going to save you; practicing it all year long likewise will not save you. The only thing that will save you, is the exact same thing that will save anyone else, ie. accepting the gift of salvation offerred by God Himself through the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus Christ. But if you have accepted this gift, wouldn't you want to go to Mass or church and thank God for this gift? The point is, it is obviously better to go to Mass/church today than to not go. It may not be as good as going every Sunday, just as going every Sunday is not as good as going everyday, etc. etc. One can always do better and indeed one should strive to do better. But many people make the mistake of thinking that they have done wrong all their lives and it is too late to change now. That is just flatout wrong! Look at the thief crucified next to Christ...he literally repented and asked for salvation minutes before he died....it is never too late, where there is life, there is hope!

Go to Mass/church today, Dante...thank God for this gift of salvation that was given today!

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doug stewart said:

Dante,
Let me show you the point. You are correct that going to midnight Mass once a year is NOT going to save you; practicing it all year long likewise will not save you. The only thing that will save you, is the exact same thing that will save anyone else, ie. accepting the gift of salvation offerred by God Himself through the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus Christ. But if you have accepted this gift, wouldn't you want to go to Mass or church and thank God for this gift? The point is, it is obviously better to go to Mass/church today than to not go. It may not be as good as going every Sunday, just as going every Sunday is not as good as going everyday, etc. etc. One can always do better and indeed one should strive to do better. But many people make the mistake of thinking that they have done wrong all their lives and it is too late to change now. That is just flatout wrong! Look at the thief crucified next to Christ...he literally repented and asked for salvation minutes before he died....it is never too late, where there is life, there is hope!

Go to Mass/church today, Dante...thank God for this gift of salvation that was given today!

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