The rich etymology of “discipline” suggests a conscious divestment of all encumbrances, and then a determined investment of all one’s energies. Just as ancient athletes discarded everything and competed gumnos (naked), so must the disciplined Christian man divest himself of every association, habit, and tendency which impedes godliness. Then, with this lean spiritual nakedness accomplished, he must invest all his energy and sweat in the pursuit of godliness.
Kent Hughes

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Padre

Padre PADRE PIO BASIC R.C. BELIEF From a speaker at the Rosary for Peace Rally, Dayton, Ohio, October 1986. Padre Pio is the only man known to have possessed all…

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Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION POST VATICAN II THE CATHOLIC VOICE wrote, "Like Transcendental Meditation, this (the Jesus Prayer) is practiced by the constant repetition of a mantra or sacred word,…

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Transubstantiation

Transubstantiation Transubstantiation Of all the ancient dogmas of the Roman Catholic religion, the dogma of transubstantiation is the most wicked and satanic. It is the very heart of Romanism and…

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Visualization

Visualization SCUD Warnings <S>piritual <C>ounterfeits <U>ndermining <D>octrine WARNINGS TOPIC - - VISUALIZATION By Jerry Johnson A phrase has been heard to be making the rounds; A concept declared to be…

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Requiem Mass

Requiem Mass REQUIEM MASS BASIC R.C. BELIEF A special celebration of the Mass for the death, either at the funeral or on some anniversary of their death. Msgr. O'Sullivan, in…

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Persecution

Persecution PERSECUTION RELIGIOUS JOURNALS From WORLD, quoted in CALVARY CONTENDER, 3/15/90, "A Feb. 2 Mexico City prayer meeting of some 160 evangelicals was attacked by a frenzied mob of about…

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Right Of Reconciliation

Right Of Reconciliation RECONCILIATION, RITE OF POST VATICAN II The name given, after Vatican II, to the Sacrament of Penance. Although is has been streamlined, Protestantized and made less formal,…

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Salt

Salt SALT BASIC R.C. BELIEF In symbolic usage of the Roman Catholic Church salt denotes wisdom, regeneration, purification and preservation from corruption. It is used in Baptism, Extreme Unction, and…

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