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Xavierlives
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This is a Catholic Forum–>Non-Catholic Religions section?
This is the perfect spot. Forum rules do not prohibit talking about this?
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This is the perfect spot. Forum rules do not prohibit talking about this?
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jmcrae
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I think that since this whole Forum is a Catholic Forum, you can’t be surprised if people start pointing you to the Catholic Church. However, I doubt that anyone would be banned for suggesting other churches, closer to the tradition that you are most used to, especially knowing that you are Protestant.
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jmcrae
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Just curious - how long should the search go on? Is there a point at which you can stop and say, “Okay, the best church we found so far is XYZ, so let’s join that one.” Also, should one stick to one’s own neighborhood, or start searching farther away, if “the perfect church” can’t be found near home?
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rev_kevin
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LIke I said that is up to them. I can’t tell them when to stop where to look or how long to look. They are the ones who have to make that decession for themselves. If church XYZ is the church there looking for and it suits them then its up to them if they want to join it or not.Just curious - how long should the search go on? Is there a point at which you can stop and say, “Okay, the best church we found so far is XYZ, so let’s join that one.” Also, should one stick to one’s own neighborhood, or start searching farther away, if “the perfect church” can’t be found near home?
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1beleevr
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1beleevr
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Can’t speak for all non-catholics, but what I look for in a church, is: A pastor who follows scripture, teaches well, is led by the Holy Spirit. Also a church which encourages and participates in community service(active participation), things like outreaches, members actually going out and witnessing, evangelizing, feeding the homeless, visiting nursing homes, etc. Worldwide mission vision, as well as local(your neighborhood is a mission field). Have you ever shared Christ with your neighbors? And of course, a good mixture of contemporary Christian music and old hymns! I was raised in a Southern Baptist home, but found the denomination too constricting!
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1beleevr
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Hey, jmcrae: Is the banning of birth control scriptural, or just what the early church fathers taught? Is menopause considered a form of birth control? How old should a woman be when she stops having children? If a young woman needs a hysterectomy to save her life, is this birth control?
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Lapey
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Are you realy this ignorant or are you being sacastic? I pray that it is the latter!Hey, jmcrae: Is the banning of birth control scriptural, or just what the early church fathers taught? Is menopause considered a form of birth control? How old should a woman be when she stops having children? If a young woman needs a hysterectomy to save her life, is this birth control?
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Lapey
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I have to admit this description sounds exactly like the lasgest non-denominational church there is, the Catholic Church!
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rev_kevin
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Hay jmcraeI think that since this whole Forum is a Catholic Forum, you can’t be surprised if people start pointing you to the Catholic Church. However, I doubt that anyone would be banned for suggesting other churches, closer to the tradition that you are most used to, especially knowing that you are Protestant.
In cause you didn’t know, under “Important Form Information” in the Non-Catholic Religon section it states, “Non-Catholic Religion- Explore the history and beliefs of Non-Catholic and Non-Christian Faith, Dialogue with their adherents.”
This is word for word straight from the Catholic Answers Forums itself.
So wouldn’t you think that since this part, the Non-Catholic part, of the whole Forum in the Catholic Forum that you can’t be suprised if people start pointing you to the faiths other than Catholic. I doubt that anyone would be banned for suggesting other churches, since this is a Non-Catholic site so I wouldn’t be supprised by the reactions of the Non-Catholics on this site when their faith is being called worthless, with no value. Keep in mind what site your on and that we have the same rights to defend our faith just as agressive as your faith does.
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So you are saying that individual catholics such as yourself, go out and do such things as: Street Ministry, serve food to the homeless, work concerts, and witness to strangers you may encounter? Do you put into practice Matthew 28:19-20, and Matthew 25:31-40? I know that the cc as a whole donates money, has hospitals, and missionaries, but I wonder about the average “Joe catholic.”
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What is so ignorant about these questions? Are the defenders of no birth control unable to answer them?
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1beleevr
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None of the catholic churches I have visited ever played any Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns or Third Day music
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Lapey
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Correction, most all parishes, in the US anyway, play these types of music for the designated youth masses. Our Bishop is very active in our youth ministry he is a fan of most of the new age Christian music and we hear it almost every Sunday at Mass. Mt wife is the youth minister for my home parish and the youth choir only sings these types of songs.None of the catholic churches I have visited ever played any Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns or Third Day music
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Lapey
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gkupsidedown.blogspot.com/2009/11/legal-cohabitation-or-sacrament.html
Check out this article. It is written be a former married Anglican Priest. The answer is held within the true meaning of marriage.
Marriage is a sacrament and contains God’s grace which Jesus won for us on the cross. There must always be openness to life within the marriage. Jesus Christ is Lord of my life, all of it; even the bedroom. Marriage is not just a contract between a man and a woman, it first includes God!!! God creates the relationship, not man. So why would it be good for you to choose when life will be created, or the possibility there of? That my brother is God’s job, leave it up to Him.
What about the abortions that occasionally are caused by the pill??? Is that an issue for you? Do you believe that the pill always prevents conception? Science has proven this not to be the case. If you believe life begins at conception, Jer. “I knew you before you were formed in the womb”, then the pill cannot be an option. As for as menopause being birth control, are you serious?
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Lapey
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1beleevr
So you are saying that individual catholics such as yourself, go out and do such things as: Street Ministry, serve food to the homeless, work concerts, and witness to strangers you may encounter?
Lapey
Yes, I & others in the Catholic Church do and have for some 2000 years. Why do you think the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so widely known? We have been preaching it since He was crucified and rose from the dead. The difference is we don’t always use words, only when necessary as St. Francis so wisely put it. I preach at my work by my actions, at Church by my actions, on the road by my actions, etc. You get the picture; although I will admit to never working a concert, though I didn’t read that in Matthew’s Gospel.
1beleevr
Do you put into practice Matthew 28:19-20, and Matthew 25:31-40? I know that the cc as a whole donates money, has hospitals, and missionaries, but I wonder about the average "Joe catholic.
Lapey
Yes I do, and Catholics have since the beginning of the Church. Joe catholic has many options to get involved personally in mission work, although it won’t be listed on the front page of the newspaper. The majority of Church Parishes have mission projects currently working all over the globe, not all but most. My home parish does not, however it is one of my goals after ordination to the diaconate, guess what that word means (you got it service), is to get a mission set up for our parishioners to become active globally. Some already participate in mission work with our neighboring parishes.
We have a regional mission group that has done quite a bit of work with the hurricane relief as I am located in South Louisiana. Guess what the name of this group is, you got it Matthew 25!!!
It is always amazing to me how much has to be overlooked to believe what others see as truth, the truth never changes it just seems to go unseen.
So you are saying that individual catholics such as yourself, go out and do such things as: Street Ministry, serve food to the homeless, work concerts, and witness to strangers you may encounter?
Lapey
Yes, I & others in the Catholic Church do and have for some 2000 years. Why do you think the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so widely known? We have been preaching it since He was crucified and rose from the dead. The difference is we don’t always use words, only when necessary as St. Francis so wisely put it. I preach at my work by my actions, at Church by my actions, on the road by my actions, etc. You get the picture; although I will admit to never working a concert, though I didn’t read that in Matthew’s Gospel.
1beleevr
Do you put into practice Matthew 28:19-20, and Matthew 25:31-40? I know that the cc as a whole donates money, has hospitals, and missionaries, but I wonder about the average "Joe catholic.
Lapey
Yes I do, and Catholics have since the beginning of the Church. Joe catholic has many options to get involved personally in mission work, although it won’t be listed on the front page of the newspaper. The majority of Church Parishes have mission projects currently working all over the globe, not all but most. My home parish does not, however it is one of my goals after ordination to the diaconate, guess what that word means (you got it service), is to get a mission set up for our parishioners to become active globally. Some already participate in mission work with our neighboring parishes.
We have a regional mission group that has done quite a bit of work with the hurricane relief as I am located in South Louisiana. Guess what the name of this group is, you got it Matthew 25!!!
It is always amazing to me how much has to be overlooked to believe what others see as truth, the truth never changes it just seems to go unseen.
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izoid
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I know I am late to this party but I can share with you my experiences.
My family and I were looking for a good church home. We had previously been in non-denominational and Bible churches. We made visits to many churches in our neighborhood and when we didn’t find a “fit” we expanded our search. We determined what churches were within a 30 minute drive from our home and visited them. We evaluated the sermon, the music, the children’s program, the youth program and the general feel of the members of the church. We had a very hard time finding a church that fit our criteria.
I decided to put aside all of my pre conceptions regarding other denominations, Baptist, Methodist and Lutheran and see what the first century church looked like. I have been a Bible believing Christian for many years so I was familiar with Acts and most of the NT, Hebrews was an exception. I looked in my church history books, I took church history and theology courses at iberty University. I did google searches for early church practices. My goal was to get a complete understanding of how the early, first 5 centries, church understood and practiced their faith.
What I found was that the early church fathers, my history books and all sources in the early formation of the church were Catholic. I also found that many of the practices that I had objected to, infant baptism for one, were ALL practiced by the early church. I could not find any resemblance to the early church in ANY of the churches that I had visited.
I called my local Catholic deacon to talk it over with him. I was not a happy camper and my wife was even less happy. In the end, I really had to acknowledge that the early church was the Catholic church. I then needed to decide if I trusted God enough to preserve His Bride or whether I wanted to continue to rebel against Her. I am now in the Catholic Church and very gratefull to be there.
My family and I were looking for a good church home. We had previously been in non-denominational and Bible churches. We made visits to many churches in our neighborhood and when we didn’t find a “fit” we expanded our search. We determined what churches were within a 30 minute drive from our home and visited them. We evaluated the sermon, the music, the children’s program, the youth program and the general feel of the members of the church. We had a very hard time finding a church that fit our criteria.
I decided to put aside all of my pre conceptions regarding other denominations, Baptist, Methodist and Lutheran and see what the first century church looked like. I have been a Bible believing Christian for many years so I was familiar with Acts and most of the NT, Hebrews was an exception. I looked in my church history books, I took church history and theology courses at iberty University. I did google searches for early church practices. My goal was to get a complete understanding of how the early, first 5 centries, church understood and practiced their faith.
What I found was that the early church fathers, my history books and all sources in the early formation of the church were Catholic. I also found that many of the practices that I had objected to, infant baptism for one, were ALL practiced by the early church. I could not find any resemblance to the early church in ANY of the churches that I had visited.
I called my local Catholic deacon to talk it over with him. I was not a happy camper and my wife was even less happy. In the end, I really had to acknowledge that the early church was the Catholic church. I then needed to decide if I trusted God enough to preserve His Bride or whether I wanted to continue to rebel against Her. I am now in the Catholic Church and very gratefull to be there.
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1beleevr
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And what about us mature Christians who enjoy the incredible soul-enriching, hand-clapping contemporary Christian music? Our church plays 90% contemporary and 10% old hymns! It is a good mix:thumbsup:I believe that Chris Tomlin has his finger on the pulse of God!
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1beleevr
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Ours is simply called,“The M25 Project.” We go out to places like malls, public parks, etc., and witness to people, pass out Bibles, ask if they need help finding a church. Then twice a month, we go door-to-door, giving out food boxes, as needed, praying with people, giving them clothing vouchers, and job opportunity fliers. Then we go and serve food at the homeless center. And we also do outreaches for Christ, and back-to-school backpack outreaches, along with a Christmas toy drive.
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1beleevr
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First of all, I realize that marriage is a holy union, that was designed by God; I am not that naive
A friend of mine was reading a book about women being able to have babies until they die
I said to him,“Well if that’s the way it should be, why did God allow a woman’s ovaries to run out of eggs?” My sister had to have a hysterectomy at age 22, due to another medical problem, so needless to say, she could not have children. Some women begin menopause, while they are still physically able to bear children. And I do not support abortion, I am pro-life! If every couple had unlimited chldren, would we starve our population out? And is the banning of birth control, and oral sex scriptural?- Status