AS IT HAVE STATED ON THS THO PREVIOUS SUNDAYtS T nm PROPOUUDLY IMPRESSED
WITH YOUR ENDEAVORS: WITH YOUR ESTABLISHING Atb BULLDIUG A CHURCH AND ALSO I
WOULD LIK TO RSTTTRRATS HY DEEP ADMIRATION FOR YOu, ets IS 20 SHALL STEP YOU
ARE TAKING ANDI AM SUNY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN GRuAT rHoueH TO THE NATURE OF Tis
STEP-—wWHAT I'T HEATS TO ORGANIZE a CHURCH, WHAT Is near BY ASSUMING YOUR ROLE
AS A CONGREGATION OF LSLInvars IN THE ONZ HOLY AHD uaTvEsat (CaTHOLLC } CHURCH,
AND IN THIG LIGHT I HAVE CHOSEN TO PRIBFLY vISCUcS THE pom THIG MORNING, wHaTt
WE URLISVG ABOUT IF ANU WHAT UR PanOdAL puss? UNSTATLITEMS AREAS HENUcR OF
If.

WHat WE VOICE GUR FAITH AND EBLTERS Ii THE APOSTLES! OREED WE SAY THaT
Wh BALEGVG IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH+-ESTABLISHED BY 5 “5US CHRIST AS THe
CONTINUA TOU OF HIS HINIS TAY, THE InVISIDLE Distr warn BEHIND ALL LOGAL
CONGREGATIONS, COUNCILS, PREETTURIGS AND procesns—awat" EENDS US ALL TOGETHSE AS
RECIPIENTS OF GOU'S FREE GRACE AND FORGIVGNSSS.

THAT THs CHUROH, O COMMUNE TY OF DBELIZVERS IS A copa: CODY IS As
UNDOUSTAEL FACT THAT WE OPSuURVE LN THE NEW TYSTAMant. : WE DELIGZVE THAT CHRIS TANS
EAPSRIBNCE 2 ROCLAGISSTICGAL SAPERICH, CHRIS TAN es LIve IN A tia
GORMUNITY. THE Nid TeSTANAOT DESCHELES THE Lis oF rary SOCIHTY AS LIFE Til THE

SPIRIT, THis HEEREW WORD FOR SPIRIT ORIGINALLY DEMOTED IMZIND," * THAT MIGHTs

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BHERGY OF THs DESERT FROM WHICH ISRAEL SPRANG, THE cata, AS THE COMMUNITY
OF THE RSOSEHND, IS THE NEV ISRABL Or GOD. ITIS aA cont wHSOK HAD 1S CHRELST AND
WHOSE HEGBES Als DSOIVIDUAL BELIEVERS, LOOKING BACK 2 PENTECOST, ITS BL ATH AY,
IT USES THIS DASENT RaPAPHG TO DESCRISE THE SPIRITUAL fuss AUEMATLEG IT. THE
WORD AND THE SACRAMSHTS AR THE ORGANS OF ITs SUPARBIATURAL LIPC, THE GREER MEANS
OF GRACH., THE HOLY SPISIT, PROCEEDING FRO THS FATHER Auio THE SON IS EVGR THE
SUPREME AGENT OF GRACE.

EN SHAT, CHHISTIAN LIFE IS NOT ACCIDENTLY conPOSA MY, fT IS HOT A EEW
COMIUNITY POR THE Sak OF EXPEDIMICH BUT 19 IS so SY i VihY NATURE AS THE LODY
OF CHRIST,

PEOPLE WHO PROFESS W iE CHRISTIAN PRE UENELY ona THE BAGUSE FOR THIER
Pit LORGEO ALS NCE FROM CHURCH ATTENDANCE THAT TH CAN ‘asia GOD AS WELL al
HONS, O28 IM THE WOOUS, OR OWER THE RADIO, AS Tay CAN gu7mmia Iii A STUFIY
SANCTUALY LIS (ENING TO A DHY PREACHER. THIS APPRUACH 1p 3 AY LidlvIDUAL
RELATIONOHEP WITH GOD THE IS IMPLICIT IN on THODOXx ont TY AND TH CHURGH
HEMBESSH LP ALTHOUGH I THINK THE PURDON WiO urPERS TIS wsouss SeLOuM LS MOTIVATED
OY THIS PRELING., NOUR OFTEN THAN kOT I THINK wie CAN stan TiES APPROACH AS A
SHIRKING GF A BASIC CHRISTIAN RESPONSES TITY PAR TT GI Pitot Il! THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRIST.

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THE SROCHD ASPECT OF GUL VELISF CONGEREING TH PAS UGE OP THE CaiUROH THE
THOLVEDULAL'IS HELAITONGHIP To GoD, fo I PROVDOUSLY MENTLOHED, WLLL GO TNO TILES
ASPECT, JST, A LITTLE LATER--BUT LUT IT suUriicE ‘to SAY HERE THAT
MAMA IP IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST IS NOP Ac HID aS LTSELF--HIT A MaANS
THY END OF AMR CONPSTS RELA TOUSHIP WET] GOD. THIS shave Saal & BIT CONTRADICTORY
APTS: STATING THE ABSOLUTE HECSsal FY OF CHURCH HEHE Hip AN.) PARTICLP.TION TO
SAY THAT IT I8 A NGAUS TO AN END, BUT AS YOU Wi KNOW OUR PAITH TS FULL O: LOGICaL
THPOOSL ILI TT SS—-JESUS ETHIC AG All IMPOSSIBILITY, THE its ARILVFION-GU0 AO WAR,
Fils DISCUSSION FALLS IN TH SAMS LINE, JS ANG v!. Tuatha TS PARTICLE PATE IN Tis
LIVING CHUSCH, TO SORSHT?, TO RSCBIVE SACRAMANTS ALL LH ORDSit THAT WB “Wome scr
OUR RELAPIONSHIP To GOD AND<THENE ARE iO SHUNT CUTS,
aT FIRST, THE GLAOGICAL CHAISTIAN DOCTRING OF THE GaUHICH HAY Sich BO Ba AT

VARIANCS WITH Te FACTS, ALL T:2S TALK acouT old HOLY gathoute GHUMCH, THs SODY

OF GHRIST BTC. IS NICE BUT Twigs JT A ENIT Like wAdy 2OHAN CATHOLICS CLATN

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THSY HOLD THE KEYS TO [AVET, POTESTAMTS Ih THE auFoRagD TRADITION FHOWN ON ROMAN
LAGALISN, AlaubIcan Pons: ALLGM AND SVANGSLICGAL ENTHUSIAS x AND FORD ALG.TALI: TS
ARE SUSE THAT SVERYSODY IS GOTHG To WiLL. INDUaD THe an IG Mot Liks THE

THE MARY MLGRGLLS BivlUkSD BY CHRISTIANITY THe wiv VARTEL'Y OF TNTERPRETAILOGS, Last

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us pause to remember that we all c@ll jesus christ our Lord, We all atbenvt to

OVERCOMES OUR THHERENT GINPULN D0 BY Pati TOUS TO Am svat PaTHeR. Sumo,
THE PLOT nS THe CONT =POLARY CHALS TIAN CHURCH pitts HAS BES.. Dubos TRATD

Tibs OTESR DY Al 2MTNANT DRITISH THEOLOGIAN ANU HTS rORTAN. THS FIRST MAN USING

A VY EARTHY ILS TRATION CO.-PVREUD TH CHUXCH TO A HAN | CALRTEG DUGK A ROAD.

Tits HAN, TH CHURCH, WAs ON YO GRUTCHES AND WAS -AUKING ON TwO VEHY THSUPPIGISNT

TITS OF COURS IS THS ROMA! CATHOLTOC CHUSCH ANS THE BXECE CRUTCHSS REPRESHIT THE
| Mok Bes

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DOCTLEGS OP PAPAL INSAULIVILITY AN Ps IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. | BHCAUSS UF THE
State OF TLS LuG, VARY LONG AND OTT.?, THS MAH FOUMN) THaT Hi COlLO HAKS VERY
LIVTLS Prou2S35 DOW PHI ROAD OF AISVUSY DUT RATHR! SEAMED ONLY TO WALK IN |

com Sg eeeh ASIP :
ago © cl . : :

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CHURCH TO A HERS. CTRROR GALLERY, WHERE CURVaS ©: Tas GLASS SURFACES CAUSE

SHORT ANG SA'T, G@THANS TALU ANG THEN Tiky aR Aid puso ONS OF THES SAus Tilia,
RRSSULUELE COR ELICT TOV HA OR DiGits coe aan id AT PL: ree an SAISTANCS S.cBH

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THOOSOTELE- PUT Yar Tie NUTDLOATSO BAN SPILL Stim Guns 5 DO.Ri i
CONG EMAGLS DN TES G. LORY ARS OF Tihs Sak Ord ye Pe MUKAI PINITUD AND

WY ITY, A SANCTUARY Fou PHE WonsHiP OB Guo i Pest eo VetlS To Tila GHUSCH.

FOR A MUMSUT ET WOULD LIK: 0 Ratoili TO THE MERROR esas AUD SRAGINE This DUI
HAUT CHARACTERISTICS OF AND) MAJOR OLS PRRENCis DB TWiaiiy nt TO ROFLACTIONS OF THE
CHUNGH. IN THE FINST MELROR THE CHUSCH TS VisiTlia AS ‘ GRail asd Diwtesslvi
ENSTITUMION., IT 15 A PeLLO SEP EX OF HELTAVE: Tou, oF CURSE, WH HOLD TUR
TRUS PALTH AND SANTICIPATS TN THE SACRA, bur ITs practrto Bifr RHGTTA L1es
TH A CRITRALIC) ORGANTA. TIN, WHICH Wiea IS aT A axa QU STRLCTURS aliD
AQUINISTRA TION THES CHURGH TSSEMBLIS & STATS, AND WHAT 3 Mii, AN AUTOCRACY,

TH TLS CHUNCH THS URQSSLYING THGARIES oF POLITICAL pumpoRscy ALS PUG) To THeIR

SPIRIT OF TH Hil TSSTAMANT. SALVATION THROUGH BISHOPS, PRESYTERS OR PHE2STHGOD

OF ALL BE: LSVSRS If AN OUTRIGHT DISTWOTION oF THE FAITH, If IS A RaTURN TO A

LeGALIUN: THAT IS SU TYPICAL OF ALL HEN, Ws GAN OT wos HD OW BOUT TRY TO
USD ERSTAND THA THROUGH J85U. CHIRG?T oALVATION WAS ova TO Mat-~PREE--POR
THE ASiTHG. GOD'S FORGIVENESS AnD PULFILGNG Ghat 13 lvatiaRhe TO sVERE WAN 7
WHY MUST WH TRY TO EARN 17? THIS CHARACTARISTIC Is 1? ALON A Oak Cs TH.
PARTICULAMITY SUT AAs INVADED, IN A LYSSSR DOGRES, wt UP PROTESTANTION,
IT HAS BURN SATO THAT “aN TNSTETUTOGN WITH OFFICIAL Rink » EMG A BETTER
SSCUNETY THA A #2LLOASHTP WITH DIVIN:: GIP@S,

GUT NOW LET US BOOK TH TH OTHE MELAOR Ao pein AH 4.UAL DISTORTION
BUT Th RasVoRGS,. THE DIL ITaVING TeoIvISUAL SEDAN ‘HE port? OF TMPORTANCE OU WARD

ENSTITUTIONAL PORGS ARB DECIDADLY SEGUHUARK, THIS CHURCH CLbihs TO pe A

- a
FALLOVSHEP OF THOTVIUUALS VHO Gave PALTH ARD SHIR TO WALA TOUBTHER In ODRDTAICE

TO Ht, IMPHRSsouIVE AG THIS Ray Ds TP IP BacLuUuss CERTALT OTH DUCTHINES I? 15
4 DISTORTIGH Too,

THsits IS A DPINITE WEAKNGS: THAT ACUCHPAHI ES HRS ASSOCIATION WITH ONS

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ANOTHER AND VI’H A SPECIFIC O8 ONIN AG OU+-EHE CHURCH art THis DGSUSRATES TO
SOMETHING SHCTAcTAN ASD LOGAL. THEE ARS THRES suerte PITPALLS THAT ALZAYS
GCOU'RONT PROTSSTALTISN OF AUY Doi,

THs PLiet IS Pint Pat OF LNIYPENMDANCE+—THERD I3 ALaiAYS THis WalGah THAT
Tt OUR BINDS WE WILL ADGGED THE NULY GaTHOLIC CHURCH m4 GUE OWN LOCAL Dsloriiss TIUH
STB GF TTD WACSIVE TRIER,

SSCONDLY, TE PaRTL OF INOIVIUVUALISN-A GORMAL & EPICA URGAD OF PORMALISH
POMS LOADING A COMPLET. VACANCY INQ wWHIcH Wm rissa THE TidavtVIoOual. Tis

INOIVIDUALIGH IGNORES THE FACT TAT INS LIPS uF THE GHU CH DHNOUGH Ivo WORKING

wae

MINISTRY AWD SACRAMENTS IS NOT A HELP TO NSLIGION--I? 13 MaLIGLOU,
TULROLY Tis MEnTL oF TLR ESOT PLAGULS EVERY sane, Wan JE OULTNATICH
OF CHITA NITY,