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paarsurrey said:
Hi

It is good you have found peace somewhere. There is definitely a good reason for disliking a wall between Catholics and Protestants.

Why don’t you take Catholics and Protestants along to get united with non-denominational.

I have myself never understood, if the Protestants protested against something then how long they would continue protesting. They should at least have a good name for their denomination, I think.

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I don’t know how to answer your question. But, I can tell you my perspective and my thoughts.

I was born in 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Don’t know who, what, when, where, why or how this (Split) ended up like it did. All I know is that I have a Bible, God’s love letter to His Creation, that contains the truth that I was born into sin and I need to be reconciled with God. That reconciliation comes by confessing with my heart, Jesus as Lord and believing in my heart God raised Him from the dead. By that I am made righteous due to my faith and I receive salvation, eternal life with The Father.

I have nothing to protest, cause I honestly don’t care. I feel any time I spend pondering that, is lost when I could be caring for the poor, the widowed and the orphan. It’s lost time that I could be learning the areas in my heart I need to surrender to Jesus so that I will not be “of the world”, even though I’m “in the world.”

All that stuff that happened was predestined to happen. Sinful men living in a sinful world succomed to arguing and division. I’ve been married 14 years, so I know about arguing and tolerating differences of personalities. 🙂 None of it is surprising God. God is not on His Throne wringing His Mighty hands wondering how to fix the arguing and debating.

Jesus didn’t die so that one church would “win.” Jesus died so that His Creation, born into sin by Adam, would be redeemed from sin, and reconciled with God through faith in Christ. So, to me, we should concentrate an sharing the gospel and being salt of the earth and light of the world to show the lost the love of Jesus.

Anything else is useless.
 
COGHOBDOJ said:
Ah, an accuser. No friend. I came because I’m grateful to the Catholic Church for providing me with my foundation of faith. I am a defender of the validity of those who walk with Christ through the Catholic Faith. I came here in hopes of seeing what we have in common. Mission: Failed and aborted…

But, what I have discovered is that many here have decided there is no riding the fence on this issue. They are trading in for the sake of how they have been taught to learn, to reject the movement of the Holy Spirit outside of the Catholic Church.

I continue to be literally astonished and confused as how anyone can read and study scripture and come up with the notion that the practices of the Catholic Church or the Protestant practices are above all and correct.

My stance is that errors began in the book of Acts. Do we see any Sacraments explained and practiced in the book of Acts? Or, do we see the beginnings of teachings on how to change our hearts and minds into the image of Christ? I think the things God wanted to teach us are CLEARLY pointed out in His Holy Word. There should be no need to debate and support doctrines and practices.

The OT and NT is SATURATED with the idea that its our hearts that need to be changed, purified and molded into the image of Christ. But, still, we hold up outward practices above true change of hearts.

Early on, I could tell it was impossible for me to remain here with what I sought out to do. I’ve experienced the deepest and sincerest of debates and arguments over these issues. I have yet to see fruit.

I’m trying to get past that. To show how people are coming to Christ in both places. How the poor, orphaned, widowed are being loved by both places.

If you can tolerate my views, I can tolerate the accusations. But, again, in all the finger pointing and accusations of my “false religion” and encounter with the devil as an “angel of light”, where are the fruits of the spirit? Where is the encouragement that Barnabas portrayed? Where’s the humility that Proverbs and Paul calls for in his epistles? Where’s the LOVE? 😃

Even more reason some here have lost credibility. Another reason why I’ll be more than happy to be fed and grow in my local church, and let God see my spirit grow. Nobody here can take away God’s precious gift of my eternal life, and the abundant life I now live in, since inviting Him into my heart.
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Holy smokes, COG, how did you go from answering whether or not you are here to be amused (that was your word) to “If you can tolerate my views, I can tolerate the accusations. But, again, in all the finger pointing and accusations of my “false religion” and encounter with the devil as an “angel of light”, where are the fruits of the spirit?” prompts me to pray for you my friend!!
 
MarcoPolo said:
Holy smokes, COG, how did you go from answering whether or not you are here to be amused (that was your word) to “If you can tolerate my views, I can tolerate the accusations. But, again, in all the finger pointing and accusations of my “false religion” and encounter with the devil as an “angel of light”, where are the fruits of the spirit?” prompts me to pray for you my friend!!
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I know, my bad, just a sample of some of the comments blasted my way in my short time here.

Sorry you got the brunt of that.😊

Prayers are always welcomed. 😉
 
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