Should a Catholic participate in a Stone Croft bible study?

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I am a cradle Catholic now living in the bible belt of Northern Alabama. A neighbor invited me to join a weekly bible study at her home recently. Not knowing many people in my neighborhood I accepted. After one get together I feel uncomfortable because it is not Catholic. We are using Stone Croft ministries books and they use the Good News Bible. This study is on the Psalms.

Any advice?
 
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I am a cradle Catholic now living in the bible belt of Northern Alabama. A neighbor invited me to join a weekly bible study at her home recently. Not knowing many people in my neighborhood I accepted. After one get together I feel uncomfortable because it is not Catholic. We are using Stone Croft ministries books and they use the Good News Bible. This study is on the Psalms.

Any advice?
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I need to review their documents prior to commenting. Can you post any here?
Were there areas of concern when you were there?
If you can express them clearly, I hope I can then help.
 
Mumphreygirl, I am not familiar with the Bible study program you mention, but is it aimed particularly at women? I could see how that might be a comfort when you are new in the area - it would be a nice way to make friends.

The danger I would worry about is what beliefs that Bible study is teaching. A Protestant study guide will have interpretations of the Bible which are not shared by the Catholic Church, or may even contradict it. I think a Catholic would want to be very well versed in Catholic teaching and the Biblical basis for it, before participating in such a group.

Here are the fundamental beliefs of Stonecroft Ministries:
stonecroft.org/elithica2/about_us.php?section=about_us&page=statement_of_faith
 
All I did was click on the link Dale M provided for my lazy you know what, and I found something odd right from the start without clicking on other sub pages.

I never saw the word suffering.

Not a big deal some would say. But, it certainly paints a picture of what more is there if one really and trully looks for it.
 
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I am a cradle Catholic now living in the bible belt of Northern Alabama. A neighbor invited me to join a weekly bible study at her home recently. Not knowing many people in my neighborhood I accepted. After one get together I feel uncomfortable because it is not Catholic. We are using Stone Croft ministries books and they use the Good News Bible. This study is on the Psalms.

Any advice?
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Don’t feel uncomfortable, as long as they’re not try to proselytize, or make you a spoken person for Catholicism, give it a chance. Listen to them, see what they think. You can just as much about them as you will the Bible. I used to go to a Protestant Bible study during the summer as a kid, who knows, it can be wonderful experience - you’ll never know if you don’t go.

The Psalms are wonderful, I read them all the time. Reading them can give you real insight on Who Jesus Christ is.
 
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“or make you a spoken person for Catholicism”

…as in don’t let anyone know you’re a Catholic?

From the Stonecrop website:

“the necessity of the new birth—salvation is by grace, through faith, and not of works. Saving faith will maintain good works in the life of the believer.”

I don’t understand how people who read their Bible can misinterpret grace, faith and works.
 
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