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Here’s some background on the people I’m dealing with.
First – I’m in conversation with a woman who follows a Methodist tradition of some kind and she mentioned that she had heard of Scott Hahn and would like to read something from him. I let her borrow “Father who keeps his promises”. After a couple of weeks she returns it to me quickly and said
“ I was raised very conservatively and I am not open to this” I said something like
“Well, at lest you learned something” and she said “Yes”
Now a couple of months have passed and we talked about seeing the “Passion” and at first I thought she was open to seeing it but after I saw it and I was giving my review she said
“I’m not going to see it because it is bible based” From that, I gathered she is not open to other interpretations of the bible.
She plays the flute and is very active in her church. She mentioned that she knows a Catholic who claims she is an atheist. I said she sound like a ‘hypocratic’ atheist. she laughed. This lead us to a discussion on how to help her friend realize there is a God. I brought up C.S. Lewis and she mentioned the she would be interested in reading his books. So I let her borrow “The Great Divorce” and “The Screwtape Letters” I didn’t have “Mere Christianity” available but as soon as I get my copy back I was going to suggest this book as well.
Second - He was raised Irish Catholic ( in Philly) (his cousin is a priest, sounds very Orthodox) but left during his teenage years ( sounds like his father was not a very good christian). He has become very anti-catholic. He doesn’t believe in the Trinity and believes that Luther was inspired. He loves Christian songs and hates liturgical prayer. While I’ve made the point that just because you don’t like something that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. He was open to read a book so I gave him Jeff Cavins book “My life on the Rock …” he agreed he made some good points but he isn’t a bible scholar. Then he shut the door and said I’m not interested in any more books.
Any help would be appreciated.
First – I’m in conversation with a woman who follows a Methodist tradition of some kind and she mentioned that she had heard of Scott Hahn and would like to read something from him. I let her borrow “Father who keeps his promises”. After a couple of weeks she returns it to me quickly and said
“ I was raised very conservatively and I am not open to this” I said something like
“Well, at lest you learned something” and she said “Yes”
Now a couple of months have passed and we talked about seeing the “Passion” and at first I thought she was open to seeing it but after I saw it and I was giving my review she said
“I’m not going to see it because it is bible based” From that, I gathered she is not open to other interpretations of the bible.
She plays the flute and is very active in her church. She mentioned that she knows a Catholic who claims she is an atheist. I said she sound like a ‘hypocratic’ atheist. she laughed. This lead us to a discussion on how to help her friend realize there is a God. I brought up C.S. Lewis and she mentioned the she would be interested in reading his books. So I let her borrow “The Great Divorce” and “The Screwtape Letters” I didn’t have “Mere Christianity” available but as soon as I get my copy back I was going to suggest this book as well.
Second - He was raised Irish Catholic ( in Philly) (his cousin is a priest, sounds very Orthodox) but left during his teenage years ( sounds like his father was not a very good christian). He has become very anti-catholic. He doesn’t believe in the Trinity and believes that Luther was inspired. He loves Christian songs and hates liturgical prayer. While I’ve made the point that just because you don’t like something that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. He was open to read a book so I gave him Jeff Cavins book “My life on the Rock …” he agreed he made some good points but he isn’t a bible scholar. Then he shut the door and said I’m not interested in any more books.
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He is adamant that the church is the whore of Babylon and while he doesn’t think the current Pope is the anti-Christ he knows that one day the pope will be the anti-Christ . So it seems no matter what logical argument I can come up with that shows the Catholic Church is the true church it would be trumped by the thought that the anti-Christ is going to a future pope.