Christian & catholic

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whatistrue said:
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steve-b:
Look at the sources I quoted. Was my name on any of them? No
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You didn’t write them, but you selected (cherry-picked?) them and wielded them in what I perceive as an uncharitable manner. There are better ways to use a bible to instruct people than hitting them with it.
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How is quoting scripture hitting them with it.
 
whatistrue said:
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steve-b:
How is quoting scripture hitting them with it.
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Do you really not understand how the manner of presentation can completely change how the message is received?
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Are you really going to lecture Jesus and Paul etc that they needed to say things more sensitively?

When Jesus said only a few are saved, is He not being NICE?
When Paul said after listing certain sins, that those who do them won’t inherit heaven, is Paul not NICE?
 
I said absolutely nothing to or about Jesus or Paul, as you should be well aware. I am done.
 
steve-b said:
Re: same source 🤔

Their source is a bit light. 7 fewer book

Seeing that the NT’s are the same, I don’t see any passage in the NT that says one can divide from the Church Jesus instituted without disastrous consequences
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Argumentative today?
You are nitpicking without adding a useful distinction.
Everyone but maybe you got I was referring to the bible,
but was not claiming it was the EXACT same set of books or translation

My comments were at appropriate detail for the question posed by the OP.
 
Theo520 said:
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steve-b:
Re: same source 🤔

Their source is a bit light. 7 fewer book

Seeing that the NT’s are the same, I don’t see any passage in the NT that says one can divide from the Church Jesus instituted without disastrous consequences
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Argumentative today?
You are nitpicking without adding a useful distinction.
Everyone but maybe you got I was referring to the bible,
but was not claiming it was the EXACT same set of books or translation

My comments were at appropriate detail for the question posed by the OP.
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I wan’t nitpicking. I was looking for specifics
 
steve-b said:
I wan’t nitpicking. I was looking for specifics
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Here’s the definition for you. What did you mean by looking for “specifics”?

nit·pick·ing: looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, especially in order to criticize unnecessarily.
 
This is simple. You need to set boundaries and tell your family that you will not interact with them if they continue to ask you these prying questions.
 
Theo520 said:
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steve-b:
I wan’t nitpicking. I was looking for specifics
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Here’s the definition for you. What did you mean by looking for “specifics”?

nit·pick·ing: looking for small or unimportant errors or faults, especially in order to criticize unnecessarily.
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This is the post that started my response to you HERE

I was responding to what looked like to me your equalization of The Catholic Church and an ecclesial community. I would argue, that’s not nit picking, nor unimportant… especially given the topic,
 
To be fair, as an atheist, he didn’t like religion anyway
 
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Hi OP, I’m also in a “mixed” marriage. We’ve been married for over 15 years and our difference in religion has been a minor blip on the radar. Only time for us when it becomes a bigger blip is when something unchairatable is said about non-Catholics at her church.

We haven’t had much of a big deal with our families. I don’t think her Dad was hot on his first born marrying someone who isn’t Catholic and now 3 out of 5 of the siblings are married to non-Catholics (or one non practicing). They got over it and it actually turned out to not be that big of deal.

I’ve never felt any sort of pressure to convert.
Keiry_osorio1 said:
I’m Christian and he’s catholic.
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I know what you meant here…
Keiry_osorio1 said:
And spend weekends choosing. It’s hard but we make it work. I don’t pressure him and he doesn’t pressure me we both respect our differences.
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We do the same, I’d say 95-98% of the time we go to her Catholic church but we do spend time at my non-denominational church as well. She enjoys going to my church too, sermons are fantastic and there’s always great fellowship. We were able to go at Christmas (my home church is over 2hrs away), and we really enjoyed that.

It really comes down to respect. As long as you both respect each other and your background, you’re golden. I’d just say that you need to put the brakes on your family pressuring him to “change his beliefs”. Family meddling can really put stress in a relationship that doesn’t and shouldn’t be there.
 
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Yes. I don’t quite get the equivocation. The Church is what it is, and believes what it believes.

I have non Catholic relatives and respect their faith, and when they visit we don’t talk about it unless they bring it up.

I have been amused in the past when they found a Catholic who A) stood up for his belief (You aren’t going to go to our church???) and B) who didn’t think Catholicism somehow silly. They had their own version of triumphalism.
 
steve-b said:
There are better ways to use a bible to instruct people than hitting them with it.
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I agree with this. But then, I have a pretty small, soft cover Bible. If I had my larger, hard cover study Bible it might make a much bigger impression… 😉
 
I know what OP meant, she just should/could have worded it better.

Many people today identify as “Christian”. In order to denote the difference in faith, when it comes to “mixed” couples, I see Christian-Catholic couple all the time. People don’t think Catholics aren’t Christian (in this context) and don’t realize/know it can be taken offensively.

What OP most likely meant (in long hand) is “I’m a non-denominational (or born again) Christian and he’s Catholic Christian”.

It’s a pretty recent phenomenon…but I knew what she meant.
 
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Okay. That makes more sense. It wasn’t an accusation it was an unfortunate word choice.
 
Jimbo said:
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steve-b:
There are better ways to use a bible to instruct people than hitting them with it.
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I agree with this. But then, I have a pretty small, soft cover Bible. If I had my larger, hard cover study Bible it might make a much bigger impression… 😉
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I didn’t say that.

this person said that

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point being, when is Quoting scripture / the bible, to support a point, hitting one with it.
 
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Pretty much. I would say an unknowingly unfortunate word choice as that’s become the popular way to denote such “mixed” couples…for some.
 
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