From what belief system did you convert to Catholicism?

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I don’t know whether I am qualified to respond to this thread as I have not converted - yet.

I was baptised in the CofE as a baby, though my family hold no particular faith. In my mid-twenties I became friendly with a group of fundementalist Christians and was 'born again '. This formed the basis my faith for the next few years, despite becoming involved in an Anglican church near to where I live.

Over the last year however, I have moved towards the teachings of Catholicism after asking for God’s guidance as to where I should ‘be’. I am now attending Mass each Sunday, am reading Catholic teaching books in order to learn as much as possible and am beginning to ‘think’ in a Catholic way (if that make sense). My hope now is that I can start RCIA in September.
 
I voted “Baptist” though I came to the Catholic Church by way of the Lutheran church. It’s kind of a long, convoluted story, actually. I was an independent, fundamental, pre-millenial, KJV-only Baptist for the majority of my life as a practicing believer.

On a whim, I got a Book of Common Prayer to use as a devotional tool and the liturgy resonated with me. Unfortunately (so I thought at the time) I’m in a very liberal ECUSA diocese and the rector of the only Episcopal church in town sees nothing wrong with the ordination of the practicing homosaxual bishop in NH, and the Bishop of “my” diocese is a she. :eek: My Baptist roots just couldn’t handle that.

I learned that the ELCA Lutherans were “in communion” with ECUSA. So I ventured into the Lutheran church for a couple of years, getting my liturgy fix at the early service then going to the Baptist church with my dh. Occasionally one or more of my dc would wake up early enough to come with me.

I was perfectly happy being Lutheran - I loved the liturgy and the weekly communion. Then my Catholic friend recommended I listen to “One Church” from the Bible Christian Society, and well…I’m getting confirmed on Aug 12th! 😃
 
I voted Pentecostal.

Had a share in the following:

Baptist
Congregational Holiness
Pentecostalism
Methodist
 
Christian Reformed Church this is an offshoot of the Reformed Church of American, which is a primarily a dutch Calvinist system.
 
We have to trust that the Holy Spirit is at work in us when we prayerfully read any scripture.
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No dispute there except to say, if 50 people sit and are asked to interpret a paragraph of scripture, and all 50 have a different interpretation, then only 1 actually has the holy spirit, and the other 49 do not. Jesus has only one truth, not 50.
The hand of humankind is in all translations, including the Greek.
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Agreed.
The scriptures are living documents
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Care to prove that from scripture? Or are you just stating personal opinion?
that speak to different ages and different cultures across time.
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Care to prove that from scripture? Or are you just stating personal opinion?
To try and freeze the scriptures in one time and place is to put God in a box.
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The problem is that you are putting God into a box when you interpret scripture solely from a modern standpoint.

In order to properly understand what is written,
  1. one has to have an understanding why certain things were written and in order for that to happen one has to have a knowledge of the culture when it was written. IN WHICH CASE I DO.
  2. One has to have a knowledge of the Original Greek (WHICH I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON) to understnd the proper intent at the time of the writing.
  3. One needs to study history. And preferrably from a neutral university that uses neutral resources.
When we prayerfully open our HEARTS to the scriptures the Holy Spirit can reveal God’s word to us. When we insist on living only in our minds, without opening our hearts, we place a great obstacle in our own path.
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You would deny historical Culture, historical Greek, and true History, yet you still hold on to the myth the heart. The heart is only muscle that reponds to the what the mind is doing.

What should have been said is this:

When we prayfully open our MINDS to the scriptures, the Holy Spirit can reveal God’s word to us, When we insist on living only in our own preconcieved notion and misconceptions, without opening our minds, we place a great obstacle in our own path.
 
Not converted nor converting (despite the best attempts in my Latin High School), but I notice that you did not list Orthodox.

I know of a prominent ecumenical group that has to keep recruiting Protestant members, because the ones they have keep going over to the Orthodox or Latin church. So much for reform.👍
 
Orthodox Presbyterian, by way of Methodism, Pentecostalism, and the Baptists.

Don
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Stylteralmaldo said:
I’m trying to get a feel from where Catholicism is gaining the most converts to the faith.

Perhaps those who vote can give a little background information in this thread (if they so chose) as to their journey.

Thanks.
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I was baptised in the Presbyterian church and attended a United Church of Christ most of my life. I’ve been all over the place, but somewhat fascinated with the Catholic Church since I was a child. This past Easter vigil completed my conversion. My husband recently gave me a hard time about it, but everybody has a cross. I think I’m better off with it.😉
 
Raised Baptist, was going to a Nazarene church (my first step back to Christianity from the nothingism I was practicing) at the time of my conversion.
 
The mass, felt like my Episcopalian childhood. Like many, I fell away from " churchin’ " until my 20s/30s and returned during marriage and my first child’s baptism.

I married a Catholic gal and am very grateful I did 👍

I love sharing universal traditions with other Catholics, around the world, and throughout time.
 
I was raised in the Episcopal church. Then, I lost my faith in God and became an athiest/agnostic, depending on the day you asked. I then spent about 5 years trying to correlate Bible Christian beliefs with a scientific education. They mix like oil and water. What I have decided, after reading about the history of the Catholic faith, and reading the Bible, is that if you cannot trust that the Church has faithfully transmitted the Word of God and His Traditions since Christ, you may as well not believe in Him, because all other Protestant religions use the Bible for their chimerical doctrines. I believe in Christ because of the authority of the Catholic Church.
 
I put down non-denom but I actually was baptised Catholic as a baby. My family left the Church before I received the rest of the sacraments & started going to a pentacostal holiness church.

A few years later my parents stopped going to that church & spent Sunday mornings watching Kenneth Copeland on TV:eek:

I then went to A of G church for the remainder of my time until moving to Indiana almost 6 years ago. We, my husband and children, started to go to a non-denom up until now. I hope to go to RCIA this September.🙂

The Catholic Church has always stayed with me since we left even though I was a small child (5 years old). I never really understood why we left (It was during all the confusion & turmoil following Vatican 2 I found out later). During all those years, as much as I loved the churches I went to & am so thankful for them, I always felt deep inside there was something missing. Smells and bells? Beautiful churches? Maybe a little childhood nostalgia perhaps? I thought that was it. But the more and more I learned & came closer to home I realized that what was missing was the Real Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ–Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. That is what I was missing all those years!
 
I was raised Catholic. In my late teens and early 20’s I didn’t give much thought to God. Mostely due to the lifestile I was living. I knew I was sinning. Even though I was sinning I never tryed to pretend it didn’t matter. Untell my wife and I were married in the Church I refused to recive the Eucherist. I had too much respect for the Church to recieve in mortal sin. Now in my late 20’s It’s all GOOD!! I can’t get enough God. Reading, listing, more reading. Glory to God
 
I was baptize a Catholic but never went further than that.
When I was in my twenties I join the Non-Denominational Pentecostals then A.G. after 7 years I became a reform baptist then a Presbyterian then Episcopalian then a Missouri Synod Lutheran for the last 19 years. Now I’m planning to become a Catholic. : )
 
Reading all your posts, I have much hope for my own siblings.
Thanks for sharing your faith.
 
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