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Analysis of John 21:15-17: Peter’s Love for Christ and his Mission to Feed Christ’s Sheep and Lambs Laurence Gonzaga http://laurencegonzaga.co.cc   A friend asked me this morning about some significant points in the passages below. So after answering his questions I decided to put together this study. Unfortunately, as many people know already, sometimes it is difficult to pick up on some nuances in the original language when one is attempting to translate into another language. The same is true for the Bible. Below I will point out some significant nuances in the Greek which one misses out on when one only refers to the English translations.   Joh 21:15-17 Douay-Rheims Bible (Catholic) (15)  When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John,  lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I  love  thee. He saith to him:  Feed my lambs. (16)  He saith ...

The formulas of the faith and the conversion of the heart 2008-12-18 Laurence: I have five minutes to myself today, a rare occasion in my life over the last 6 weeks.  I look at this book, and others that you have reviewed and I have a deep reservation about the value of these essays.  The reservation is that they are constructed in the mathematical logic style of Thomas Aquinas.  They do not present the soul of Scripture and the invitation of Jesus to be His disciple.  This is the methodology of the theology that I was taught and which I have put behind me for many years now.  At the risk of sounding too Protestant, I have to make the point that the Scripture holds the foundation of our sacramental life.  The books you present are products of rules, regulations and Canon Law.  It is not very fulfilling to follow rules, regulations and laws.  It is much more fulfilling to choose a Master, listen to the teachings and follow the moral b...

The Literal Interpretation of the Scriptures: How I Understand It By: Laurence Gonzaga November 2007, originally posted on Xanga.com Download PDF I think it is very important, especially in this age, to reflect upon how we read the Sacred Scriptures. I would recommend that the reader abandon their preconceived notions and labels for a few moments as they read further. Personally, I think the word "fundamentalist" is a term popularized by a spirit in the Church which seems to be influenced by the doctrines of  Gnosticism (Hidden knowledge)  and Modernism (Denial of the Supernatural) , which therefore fosters a sense of  relativism (Truth is not objective and universal, it is subjective and particular) . After all, the "fundamentalist" asserts there is a concrete and exact sense of the Scriptures. I think it's a clever tactic they cooked up, since nobody wants to be labeled a "fundamentalist", since that often calls to mind the approac...