Question from a Seeking Jew

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CARose:
A God who is all Good, all loving would never establish a way to salvation that assured that large populations of people had no hope of attaining Heaven by the mere circumstances of their birth.

God desires that all are saved. Our failing to be saved is through our own choice to do that which we know to be against his will, even if we don’t know him by name. If we know we’re doing something we aren’t supposed to do and do it anyways, that would meet the qualification for sin.

Love for God has been written on our heart and each of us has been given a personal guardian angel to help us to know the difference between right and wrong (it’s referred to as conscience). So, even without being Christian, you have an opportunity to know how to discern good from bad.

CARose
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Thank you for your responses. You’re giving me alot of to think about and research. I’ve jotted down some questions for the priest here, and I think I’ll see if he can talk to me tomorrow.
 
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CARose:
Do you have a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
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No, I don’t, but I’d love one. We don’t ahve any Catholic bookstores anywhere around here, though. Can I maybe read it online?
 
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theMutant:
Not from scripture but the best description that I’ve heard is that Hell is God’s burning love for us experience by those who don’t want it.
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I’ve never heard it described this way.

CARose
 
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Jew_Man_73:
No, I don’t, but I’d love one. We don’t ahve any Catholic bookstores anywhere around here, though. Can I maybe read it online?
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Try to Google it, I’m pretty certain I’ve seen it on-line. You should be able to get it through Amazon.com

CARose
 
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theMutant:
Not from scripture but the best description that I’ve heard is that Hell is God’s burning love for us experience by those who don’t want it.
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That description must be because there’s fire in hell, right?
 
The Catechism at Amazon is less than $11 and shipping isn’t much either.

CARose
 
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CARose:
The Catechism at Amazon is less than $11 and shipping isn’t much either.

CARose
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Thank you. I’ll order it now. I’m kind of excited to read it. 🙂
 
It’s an excellent reference document, but it’s a bit of a tough read to just sit and consume.

Good luck with it though. Thus far you’ve done great with the things you’ve attempted.

CARose
 
Be certain you order the 2nd edition. It’s got a better index, making it easier to use as a reference text.

CARose
 
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CARose:
It’s an excellent reference document, but it’s a bit of a tough read to just sit and consume.

Good luck with it though. Thus far you’ve done great with the things you’ve attempted.

CARose
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Just ordered it. Thank you, I’ll let you know how the reading goes. Keep praying!
 
Of course!

Hey, I just noticed you’re on the East Coast. And I thought it was getting late here! Yawn!

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CARose
 
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CARose:
Of course!

Hey, I just noticed you’re on the East Coast. And I thought it was getting late here! Yawn!

🙂

CARose
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Yes, it’s bedtime for me now. I’ve decided to go to Mass in the morning, and it starts at 10:15. 😃
 
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Jew_Man_73:
Thank you for your response. Yes, one of the first things I was told was that I shouldn’t take communion. I sit in the pew when everyone goes up. Thank you for the clarification on the salvation issue. So, basically, it depends on what an individual knows about Jesus? For example, if I know all about Jesus and still reject him, I’ll go to hell. Or if I have never been told about him and have no idea who he is, I won’t go to hell?
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Exactly!! 👍
 
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Jew_Man_73:
Thank you for the encouragement, and the prayers. 🙂
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you’re very welcome!🙂

i’m glad you’re about to read the CCC. it’s very…oh well you’ll find out:) :cool:
 
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Jew_Man_73:
That description must be because there’s fire in hell, right?
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Actually, it’s a combination of a couple of things. Love is described as a burning passion and God’s love for each of us is infinite. The highest choir of angels are called seraphim which I’ve been told means something along the lines of, “the burning ones.” Human experience.

I can remember talking with a girl in high school who was ardently admired by a boy whom she did not like. Because she did not like him, she hated his attentions. The more obvious his admiration, the more she ended up detesting that admiration. Now, despite what you may have heard, Catholicism basically teaches that those who go to Hell are those who do not love God. That, ultimately, is the judgment which is rendered. Imagine how it must be for those who have entered into eternity hating God and cannot escape the experience of God’s infintely love for them.

You may be thinking based on this that practically nobody would ever go to Hell because hardly anybody would say that they don’t love God. But do they really? There are many people who only practice their religion to the extent of convenience. Do they REALLY love God. I know people who say they love God but they hate the idea that God has any requirements on our behavior. Will their reaction be one of love when they come face to face with a God who has most definitely placed such requirements? Will they be willing to accept the REAL God over their ideas of Him? Will we? (after all, no one knows the full glory of Him.) Remember that this judgment only happens after one has died and cannot “change his mind.”

And this brings me back to my previous post. You describe yourself as a seeking Jew. You are investigating Catholicism but you are not yet a Catholic. Despite the difficulties you are experiencing, you still describe yourself as a Jew. Does not Judaism require weekly observance? Is not this observance a commandment of God Himself? In your early posts, you indicated that you started investigating Catholicism because you felt that something was lacking in Judaims. That feeling does not equate to disbelief and I have never heard you say that you no longer believe in Judaism. Therefore, I encourage you to continue to go to Temple because you are still a Jew and this is one of the ways that Jews show their love and praise of God. I encourage you to go to Mass because you are investigating Catholicism.
 
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