I appreciate this, and your admission that you may not know as much as you thought you did about CC. It is a great witness to humility.
wow…we getting closer…I appreciate this, and your admission that you may not know as much as you thought you did about CC. It is a great witness to humility.
I suspect that what you do not love and embrace are also erroneous ideas, and that you may embrace much more of CC than you realize. For example, you have embraced the Catholic Teaching that all who are Christians are members of the One Body.
I don’t quite understand… I am not doing it anymore… I used to however (and I was very much believing everything I was told or what I found in books… I actually did read a few books which were written by the pope before he was the pope…)
Jesus identifies Himself with His Church His Church is not the Catholic Church.
You really need to get an education! The Catholic church is and was the church given by Christ. Of course not being a Catholic you would dispute this historical fact because it proves your church is invalid. Just because your marriage with a catholic woman did not work out does not mean you should take it out on the catholics! Perhaps if you embraced the truths of Christs church, you would not be divorced. I feel sorry for you and hope that you will let go of the blind opinions that are not truth and embrace Christ! Christ gave us the church and you rutn your back on it! doesnt that mean that you do not know christ and are turning your back on him? I can assure you as an ex-protestant before I recieved an education that there is hope for you! Good luck!
jake the only thing it proves is how rude you are.
How do you associate the comment of a jewish fathers authority over his daughter with what I wrote? It is wise to think before writing. Proclaiming the truth is not being rude, it is simply telling it as it is! I am trying to open the eyes of a man who has come on a catholic web site and have created many threads disrespecting Christs church to make himslef feel better about his opinions! I do not know everything, however I do know enough to seperate truth from fiction and I also know you look foolishly biased and quick to speak without thaught or knowledge on the matter! This is not to be rude, it is simple, plain, blunt truth with the good intentions to help protestnats open there eyes!
A house devided will not stand (protestant church) The catholic church was built upon a rock (Peter) the protestant church was built apun sand (Luther or opinions)
Can you say that in a way that is not insulting other people’s intelligence too? That would show at least some class (which I am sure you have, I just encourage you to show it as well).
Have you noticed that the mainline Protestant churches are standing very well and without a pope? It makes me wonder if God has a purpose for them and what that purpose is. The Jewish faith is doing very well too I might add. The good thing about them is they don’t want you. Archie Bunker once said that. Also no pope. I think they just stick to what is written.
The church Jesus Christ founded is built upon Jesus Christ (petra, all other biblical references to the rock petra are directed towards God…). The Church are all true believers, the body of Christ… in this Church there are Catholics as well as Protestants, but the Church Christ founded is not an earthly institution, a building, a state nor anything else people can built and destroy.
To some degree and circumstances you are right, however I have been following this persons posts and felt the need to reach out. Sometimes like a parent you have to give a stern voice when a soft one does not work. You prefer not to however sometimes it is the only way to get a childs atention! It will not likely work however he has disregarded kind posts or have responded with ignorance and hostility. Maybe, just maybe a stern word will get his attention. Maybe he will start doing more in depth research which will show him the truths of the church! Sometimes brute tone is neccessary!
Well, mpjw, you let a Church made up of mortal men, decide what is to be considered the Bible, so you have* already *let them dictate the steps in your life.
I wouldn’t say that, ron. There are now over 40,000 Christian denominations, each disagreeing on Biblical doctrines.
Amen! perhaps they exist to show us how lost one can be without the church!
I was thinking more like “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
God scattered the Jews and promised to bring them together. He can do the same with Christians. I think He’s waiting for them to grow up.
My ex was brought up as a Methodist, I was the Catholic.
This is an interesting notion.
how did I let a church decide anything, please explainWell, mpjw, you let a Church made up of mortal men, decide what is to be considered the Bible, so you have* already *let them dictate the steps in your life.
(Unless, of course, you think these mortal men made a mistake and you think the Gospel of Thomas should be part of the Bible, or the Didache, or the Gnostic gospels or…)