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Acts 8:26-40
26 Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south F69 to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) 27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” 30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. 32 Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth. 33 In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” 34 The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. 36 As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “**Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?” **F70 37 F212 38 He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip F71 baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
My question is this. I am told that in order to become Catholic, if that is what I decide to do,( still not sure)that I would have to go to a RICA class for a year or 2 first. How is it that I cannot just say “I believe that the Catholic Church is the church” and then become a member? Shouldn’t the study of Gods word’s be something everyone should do on an ongoing basis?Isn’t it enough to believe and become a member , like the Eunuch? The baptist church says that if you confess then at a later time, when your ready, they will baptize. The catholic church,from my limited understanding says that if I die without a valid baptism I could still be saved if I earnestly wanted one and planned on getting one. Right? I am confused. Why not just baptize right away, or if already baptized, just welcome them in and begin to teach them more about the faith?
Any feedback is welcome. Thanks!
26 Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south F69 to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) 27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” 30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. 32 Now the passage of the scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth. 33 In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” 34 The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus. 36 As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “**Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?” **F70 37 F212 38 He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip F71 baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
My question is this. I am told that in order to become Catholic, if that is what I decide to do,( still not sure)that I would have to go to a RICA class for a year or 2 first. How is it that I cannot just say “I believe that the Catholic Church is the church” and then become a member? Shouldn’t the study of Gods word’s be something everyone should do on an ongoing basis?Isn’t it enough to believe and become a member , like the Eunuch? The baptist church says that if you confess then at a later time, when your ready, they will baptize. The catholic church,from my limited understanding says that if I die without a valid baptism I could still be saved if I earnestly wanted one and planned on getting one. Right? I am confused. Why not just baptize right away, or if already baptized, just welcome them in and begin to teach them more about the faith?
Any feedback is welcome. Thanks!
