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:::::::*'''James 1:18''' - ''Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, '''with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.'''''
 
:::::::*'''James 1:18''' - ''Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, '''with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.'''''
 
:::::::Now let's look at the '''''variableness''''' and '''''shadow of turning''''' in the Catechism:
 
:::::::Now let's look at the '''''variableness''''' and '''''shadow of turning''''' in the Catechism:
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:::::::*'''CCC1 1471''' - "remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt '''has already been forgiven''', which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under '''certain prescribed conditions''' through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints.' 'An indulgence is '''partial or plenary''' according as it removes '''either part or all''' of the temporal punishment due to sin.' The faithful can gain indulgences for themselves or apply them to the dead."''
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:::::::*'''CCC1 1471''' - "remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt '''has already been forgiven''', which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under '''certain prescribed conditions''' through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints.' 'An indulgence is '''partial or plenary''' according as it removes '''either part or all''' of the temporal punishment due to sin.' The faithful can gain indulgences '''for themselves or''' apply them '''to the dead'''."
 
:::::::That looks more like the language of a shyster lawyer than the God-breathed inspiration of the Holy Spirit. For my money, I'll stick with God's word, and I'm not really interested in interpretation or trying to understand what the gobbledygook supposedly means. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]]</sup> 19:41, 30 August 2020 (EDT)
 
:::::::That looks more like the language of a shyster lawyer than the God-breathed inspiration of the Holy Spirit. For my money, I'll stick with God's word, and I'm not really interested in interpretation or trying to understand what the gobbledygook supposedly means. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|Trump 2Q2Q]]</sup> 19:41, 30 August 2020 (EDT)
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