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AMEN Becky!It’s very easy to be led astray by one’s own thoughts and feelings when one abandons the visible teaching authority God appointed here on earth in His Church:
AMEN Becky!It’s very easy to be led astray by one’s own thoughts and feelings when one abandons the visible teaching authority God appointed here on earth in His Church:
He sure does“I now don’t listen to people as much. I sort out what is good and what is bad because I have gotten to know God myself, from His own mouth, and so I can recognize rubbish when I see it and I don’t care what people think so much.”
Good for you. Just make sure your attitude is not born of independence and disillusionment but is the will of God for you. How can you be sure of that? Just ask Him to speak to you and to protect you from the influences of Satan and the world/flesh. He’ll definitely listen to such a prayer.
“***I ***now don’t listen to people as much. ***I ***/COLOR]sort out what is good and what is bad because I/I] have gotten to know God myself, from His own mouth, and so I can recognize rubbish when I/COLOR] see it and ***I ***don’t care what people think so much.”
This is not a put down however there is a point here that surely should be noted.
Satin had a bad headache… He said to God I yes I he said will not serve You! I am as good as you…I will take all those who will follow me, away from You. Notice the operative word?
It is the I factor.
Yes and it is well known that those using the I factor are not NOT listening to God. god needs us to listen and at times He has a word from others, situations, animals (donkeys used in the bible) and others.
The I factor seems only to give glory to the user where as listening to God and adhering to His will tends away from self ( I ) other wise god would have been lying when He said “My ways are not your ways, they re so fare away from yours”
Allow yourself to hear the word of god tending away from yourself and your thoughts.
But then…have you not told yourself that even now you will not listen?
Anyway
Godbless
I realized that but there is no problem you might have noted that some time back I did the same and probably others have done the same.I listened for too long and got very very burnt. I have no reason to TRUST the church, if thats the authority you say I should listen to. Some catholics can NEVER understand why some people don’t trust the church because of PAIN inflicted by the church’s clergy. Judge me however you want, however God knows me, he knows what evils were committed against me and I don’t need anyone to understand.
My friend I could NEVER judge you after all Jesus is not my God He is every ones God the difference is some accept some reject. I am called by Jesus to love all people regardless of any reason, the same way that He did.
You’ll have to excuse my caution therefore and I am sorry if it appears to be selfish, pride, sin whatever.
I call it self defense.
I have a right to reject RUBBISH preached about God and committed in God’s name
***I now see the real you in your words and I am sorry for what you have gone through. I also have been there in deep fires of hell, believe me you are never alone even then. To some it may seem selfish but to others they can discern pain and will not put you or others down. You can call it as you do “self defense” but that is against the people of the past and present but Jesus also knows these people. ***
I only asked a question. That’s all. I thanked everyone for their answers to the question. Now i know the catholic position on this issue.there is no problem with your rights but please DON"T judge the church by those who have hurt you it is not the position of the church but that of those in the forums and others.
ps: i changed my signature to spare some people here the trouble
Hey I don’t know what a troll is, and let alone care for it is not one Jesus gave me to call others names otherwise I would be calling God names since He made us to His own likeness.I am not a troll. but if you insist, perhaps I should add that to my signature too since that’s a new nickname I seem to have gotten.
I just asked a question and asked for an answer according to catholic doctrine. Not your constant judgment of me and my intentions.
I don’t want or need your pity, I do not hate, I just asked a question. If you don’t want to answer than don’t.
Of course you won’t be able to resist …she’s a troll, she’s a troublemaker, she’s an evil person, she’s this, she’s that. Seems like some of you have nothing better to do than follow me around and warn everyone of me as if I’m a diseased leper.
Hi Paul , one of the first points to stick out is the “I” factor. Nothing leads to giving your life to God to Jesus accepting the Holy Spirit or giving God’s peace.I have observed that Satan can lead a person to appear to be teaching love, goodness and devotion to God, when actually they are leading people into wickedness and selfishness and worship of something other than God. We see this in cults all the time.
Paul
There are some contradictions in the statements you are making. You say you have gotten to know God from His own mouth. Your opening question was whether the devil can lead people to God or to love, indicating that you are having communication with a spiritual being and might wonder if it is God. You sign off saying you are going to hell.Just a little reminder for everyone
It’s more of a personal realization I reached over time.There was a time when I would listen to everyone about what they had to say and teach about God because I thought everyone else had more knowledge / authority etc than I did.
All I got taught was rubbish.
I have also had a fair bit of judgment pronounced over me - satanist, heretic, hell-bound etc etc
I now don’t listen to people as much. I sort out what is good and what is bad because I have gotten to know God myself, from His own mouth, and so I can recognize rubbish when I see it and I don’t care what people think so much.
after all, only God is God, who can judge me and who knows me, Not You or any other person (least of all those who come with the name calling)
ps: when I say “you” I am not referring to anyone personally
Yes. He is wonderful, loving, humble, generous and indwelling. He is my joy.You say you have gotten to know God from His own mouth.
I just want to know the catholic doctrine / teaching on these things. That was the purpose of this question.Your opening question was whether the devil can lead people to God or to love, indicating that you are having communication with a spiritual being and might wonder if it is God.
I know I am not going to hell. I signed off like that because many months ago I sought advice, opinion etc and posted a thread called “why i reject jesus”. Since then some people here think I am evil, lost, going to hell, a troll, a troublemaker etc, whose every question and every word has some very evil, malicious intent behind it. Some people here even FOLLOW me to everywhere I post to (1) remind me that I posted “why i reject jesus” thread, (2) to warn other CA posters to stay clear from me because I am a nasty little person who is lost, mental, deranged, wanting attention, whatever. Another person here, I’m not sure if its one or two, who probably has good intentions, keeps indicating to me that I am demonised and need deliverance.You sign off saying you are going to hell.
From a Catholic point of view, no one knows their eternal destiny until we die. Some Protestants think they know for sure they are going to heaven, based on how they read certain scriptures. Catholics believe we will meet God when we die and then learn our desitiny.I know I am not going to hell.