Dear Nancy,
I love to talk about the Holy Mass because it is here where Jesus is truly present in Holy Communion.
Hello, baptism as you know is a requirement by the Lord Jesus, it is so you can except the death of Christ and confess to the world you believe in Christ death and resurection and your sins are washed away and you start a new, with hope in your heart and knowing you will be resurected some day to eternel life or eternal damnation and that is up to all believers to make that choice God does not force anyone unto himself,many are called but few are chosen. Something i never thought of when i was a protestant was going to hell much i thought if i believed i’d go but that is not true. you need to walk the walk to talk the talk Faith without works is dead. Love and Marraige goes together like a horse and carrige,You know? If you sin after Baptism you confess it and go on. We are striving to the prize we havent obtained it yet. First you must run the race and complete it before you can gain a prize. Those who endure till the end shall be saved! Love of Christ Nancy
Let me answer you by asking you to clarify or answer the question you have posed previously, ‘And do you know a lot about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass’?
I also have the same question and see if anyone could assist me with an apology for my ignorance please.
Thank you for your sharing.WLYCHAN 64: You asked me to do a conversion,well i have never done one,so i realy dont know what i am doing but here goes. I was born a Catholic and went to church alot when i was a child. I wont go into details. Then when i was around in my late 20’s i was divorced and couldn’t receve holy communion. I did not know i could be reconsiled to the church so i left and met up with some Baptists and studied with them. It was then i wondered why there was 2 bibles and they were differnt, so i usto pray to God that some day everyone would all have the same book,then i went to differnt religons,and they all taught something differnt,that confused the heck out of me,i learned alot,but inside i was a empty vessel.All the people i met were realy nice,but in the bible studys they talked about the Catholic’s expecially the 7thday adventists in fact i still get e-mail from one that was on this forum who is trying to convert me to his belief He’s not awear ive been there and did a Daniels and Rev. seminar with them Boy they did cut up the POPE back then.I did not join them but i studied. and the Jehovahs witnesses,and the list goes on. I was searching and i felt the Catholic church was not a good place to go to so i became a Cory Tenboom and went fom church to church when ever i wanted, and there was no structure in my life,no rules,nothing that was happening that was realy pertaining to the Word of God. There was singing and dinners and collections and outings and basicly the same old same old. I was saved and free to do what ever i wanted,and i did. I went dancing, smoked cigerettes, raised hell on earth, and now i’m paying for it all. Then i met the Mormons and they had structure so i went to their church and got sick every times i did. They thought everyone outside the church was wayward, I was so hurt i left and never went back because i knew my dad and others i knew and loved, were not wayward and going to hell.I was so discusted and lonely i sat on my hands for 1 year and did nothing. I did visit a Congregational church in town and joined the singing group and one day i asked the lady near me “What do you believe about the after life?” She said" OH we sleep" and i was sad in my heart so i knew i couldnt stay there because i wanted to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. So that wasnt going to work then i went to the Pentcostal not far away and hands were all over me the minute i walked in the door, the music could wake the dead and they danced all around me and all i could do was pray real hard i would find a way out while i still had ears and could still pray to the Father. So Then i went on the computer and realy didn’t know about this machine at all and i ended up on a Catholic forum and when i first came on i never laughed so much in my born days,i thought it was a play someone was doing and i found out it was not and got told off, but i stuck around and i ended up understanding the person who was i thought rude and uncareing was the most beautiful wonderful person i ever met and that she was defending her faith and she realy does a better job doing that then any pastor i ever herd speak and then others came along and tried to help me and they were the most loving and careing peple i ever met. I felt right at home and i was not a Catholic. I just went back to the church 4 weeks ago. I just recieved communion Saturday night and it was beautiful. Today i used my prayer cloth i sent out for and it has the picture of the shroud on it. Well i held it to me face and prayed the prayer it came with and the lights dimmed to yellow, the whole room went yellow and i smiled cause i knew that never happens and the lights never went out they just dimmed and it never happened again.Mabe you think i’m nuts but i felt peace wonderful peace i cannot discribe to you. I love these people and i will die a Catholic. I came home and theres nothing out there for me, nothing but confussion and pain,there is so much to do now and my life is so peaceful. I’m excited about life now and find myself doing things ive never done before.Praise GOD Praise GOD Praise GOD! You are Loved Nancy
I agree with your views entirely. However, I do not think the two groups of believers hate each others. They do not know each others well enough to be alike but hatred is rather out of proportion if I am allowed to say so.
Please be advised that it all depends on what denomination your talking about. I use to be an Assemblies of God Pastor, I went to Trinity School of Theology for 2 years, Bearean Bible College for 1 year and Central Bible College for 4 years thats 7 years of college to become a Pastor, way more that a Catholic Priest is Required. These kids of arguments lead to hurt. Its really not about if your a Catholic or a Protestant. It’s about truly knowing Jesus, And the true Jesus, the Son of the Living God. Jesus paid a huge price for our salvation and Hebrews said He did it alone, by His own blood. His Blood was shed for all who come to Him; John 3:16, John 6, Acts 4:12, John 14:6. He said in John 6 all that the Father gives me I will never drive away. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood have eternal life; He who comes to me will NEVER go hungry and he who believes in me will NEVER go thiristy. God can not lie!!! If he says these things he will stand by them. I don’t know who you look up to, but we look up to God. Hebrews “Keep your eyes on Jesus the Author and finisher of your FAITH.” God Bless and have a Blessed Day in our LORD
Dear wlychan64,
There is a story about a little boy who was afraid of the dark. When his mother was putting him to bed, she told him not to be afraid of the dark because Jesus was with him. The little boy said: But I want a Jesus with skin."
Correct. That is the 2000 year teaching of the Catholic Church.
Nothing in Scripture to says that, though Scripture supports it. All you’re doing is muddying up the waters, a protestant specialty, while avoiding an answer to my question. What does the Lord say about faith in Mt. 25:31-46? Let me know if you need some help.
Sure had be fooled, amigo. As to the Holy Spirit being your interpreter, you make the Spirit a liar. Jesus promised the Spirit’s truth to the Apostles and their successors in the Catholic Church. Since the Church’s Spirit-led guidance leads to different doctrines from yours, someone isn’t getting the truth. Your doctrines were invented by 16th Century defectors from the Catholic Church. One guess who’s getting the truth.
Knowledge is a wonderful thing ,but how you obtain it and how you use it is important. Alot of people use the word to gain Money and fame They buy their way into what ever they want because money talks. Did you go to my post? Well educated people in the word of God was not what i was refering to it goes alot deeper then that. Some people out there are just buying these deplomas and setting up churches and are false prophets or Wolves in sheeps clothing, even those with Colledge degrees do the same and are all over the world but do not teach the FULL GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST,they live on your money and on half truths and i wanted Jerry to know this so he wouldn’t believe in anything that came along bacause there are so many churches out there that it’s confusing. Many are called But few are Chosen! Love of Christ Nancy.
:thumbsup:God has truely Blessed you and you went through what you went through so you could become a greater witness for the true Church of God and that is why i came back i listened and i learned. Bless You Sister in Christ Nancy
Major problems with what you have said. First of all James tells us to be careful of wanting to become a teacher for you will be judged more strickly. So lets look at some Scriptures; 1 Peter 1:8 says “Though you have not seen him you love Him, even though you do not see Him now you believe in Him and are filled with inexpressible
