>>254380
Not bad. Here's some commentary:
I think the comparison of Christianity to Eastern mysticism or modern psychology is faulty. Christ said (in different sections), "All who came before me were thieves and robbers. I am the gate. No one comes to the Father but through me." So every earlier religion, mysticism, and system were copies of Christ's teachings which existed before these others ("Before Abraham, I am.") All of the good found in these other ways are perfected in Christianity, leaving only the evil and emptiness for those other ways.
Being born again doesn't mean that Christ accepts you as his son. The Church is the Bride of Christ. We are sons of God the Father through Christ, who is the only begotten Son, because we are part of the Son's Mystical Body. Without the Son we're Children of Belial (Bene Beliya'al).
Baptism comes before the transformation of the inner man by the Holy Spirit, which is a life-long transformation - it's always occurring.
We are to hate the sin but not the sinner. LGBTQ people should be educated as to their condition and its effects, body physical and moral. They must not be allowed to cause disorder in society and at the same time society must not be allowed to persecute them.
The fear of the Lord is beginning of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). The fear of the Lord is to hate evil (Proverbs 8:13). This isn't a fear of punishment for doing evil, because if you're doing evil you likely aren't too worried about consequences, but it's a fear of losing God's companionship. It's the knowledge that you can fall so far that you stop desiring God. That's something to fear because there's no way out of such a state but by the Holy Ghost.
There is hierarchy in Heaven. One soul may have graces another does not, yet no one wants.
