B
brian_custer
Guest
definitely no
- Status
H
hmikell7
Guest
Depends on a few things. As someone who grew up Baptist, I would first look to see if it is a Southern Baptist event. If it is, run for the hills and don’t look back. If it’s one of the other Baptist denominations then I might consider going. Second, you need to be prepared to defend your faith if you’re going to be open about being Catholic. In my experience, throwing a Catholic into a pool of Baptists acts much the same way as a shark does to blood. It can get quite ugly. At the absolute very least you need to be prepared for sidewards glances and people talking about you under their breath.
Not to say that all Baptists are bad, just that in my experience it’s better to stay away from their particular brand of theology, as it kinda just gives people a freebie to be a**holes all the time.
Not to say that all Baptists are bad, just that in my experience it’s better to stay away from their particular brand of theology, as it kinda just gives people a freebie to be a**holes all the time.
P
Pup7
Guest
At some point, you have to, though.
Trust me, there will be no Communion at that event.
H
hmikell7
Guest
Agreed. “The Lord’s Supper”, as the Baptists call it, is usually only administered only once a month (though sometimes our church growing up would go 3-4 months without doing it) and is more of a symbolic gesture than anything else. Their communion has no real religious significance.jdavani:
Trust me, there will be no Communion at that event.
G
guanophore
Guest
No baptized Catholic should ever be assumed to “already know the truth”.
The vast majority of people in modern “non-denoms” are Baptized Catholics who either don’t know their faith (and suffer from indifferntism) or have rejected the faith into which they were baptized because they misunderstand her teachings.
D
DarkLight
Guest
I would be careful. In my experience these events are very often disguised forms of evangelism. Children are encouraged to invite their “unsaved” friends in order to get them to listen to the “gospel.” (Yes, I grew up baptist.)
If you do go:
If you do go:
- No matter what you do, do not respond to any sort of call to make a dedication to Jesus or anything of the sort. It is almost certainly a way to try to convince you to talk more about faith in private so they can find out about whether you count as Christian by their rules.
- You will likely be asked if you are “saved” or something like that. Usually what they’re looking for is something like accepting that you’re a sinner and trusting in Jesus’s death and resurrection. That’s something you can safely say as a Catholic. Don’t bother bringing up baptism, it won’t help.
- Since you’re a minor, appealing to your parents is always an option. “I don’t think my parents would like me talking to someone they don’t know about this” is an easy way out
P
Pup7
Guest
Out of likes, want to like, want to second…
So here’s a like
and a big “YES I AGREE”.
What she said. I used to go to the Baptist church with my grandmother and this totally sounds familiar. It’s one of the reasons I went Methodist…
So here’s a like
and a big “YES I AGREE”.What she said. I used to go to the Baptist church with my grandmother and this totally sounds familiar. It’s one of the reasons I went Methodist…
T
tweedlealice
Guest
Blessings
Vatican II OPENED THE DOORS FOR FELLOWSHIP. Our choirs joined together and perform in the P. church and again, in the C. church. We can go to family’s members funerals in different denominations.
In Christ’s Love
Tweedlealice
Vatican II OPENED THE DOORS FOR FELLOWSHIP. Our choirs joined together and perform in the P. church and again, in the C. church. We can go to family’s members funerals in different denominations.
In Christ’s Love
Tweedlealice
M
MeInMississippi
Guest
Just from personal experience, most Baptists want you to come to their church, but there is no way they’d be caught dead in a Catholic church. May not be the case here, just going by my experience. They despise our faith. It could be totally harmless, but you can never really tell. A lot of Baptists still feel the need to try and convince everyone that the Catholic church is the enemy.
W
whichwaytogo47
Guest
Totally should go. It should bolster not weaken Catholicism. They’re Christians even if they’re views are slightly to radically different (depending on your perspective). You can learn what your friends worldview.
As for being saved, say you have a deep relationship with Jesus. One of the best ways as a Catholic to have a relationship with Jesus is to participate in adoration, daily mass, and/or the liturgy of the hours. As a Catholic, you believe he died on the cross for our sins whether you knew this or not.
John 3:16 & John 3:17 say it all for a Protestant, especially in the Evangelical / Baptist realm. They probably also believe in saved by faith alone and that works by the Catholic definition means our own human efforts not the works of the Spirit. There’s a lot of ignorance of the Catholic faith in some Protestant churches. In my male small group to their credit, they don’t presume anyone is saved or not saved.
On the rare likelihood that you do feel a tugging on your heart when the Protestant pastor asks if anyone knows Jesus and that if you want absolute assurance of going to Heaven, keep it to yourself. You can bring it up to your friend on the way back home, but that’s more a question for your Catholic priest as it can indeed aide in your spiritual development & Catholic walk. I know it did for me. I think a Catholic retreat is in order then. It’s so important to take what you learn from there and apply it to your Catholic faith - great way to see how we teach.
As for being saved, say you have a deep relationship with Jesus. One of the best ways as a Catholic to have a relationship with Jesus is to participate in adoration, daily mass, and/or the liturgy of the hours. As a Catholic, you believe he died on the cross for our sins whether you knew this or not.
John 3:16 & John 3:17 say it all for a Protestant, especially in the Evangelical / Baptist realm. They probably also believe in saved by faith alone and that works by the Catholic definition means our own human efforts not the works of the Spirit. There’s a lot of ignorance of the Catholic faith in some Protestant churches. In my male small group to their credit, they don’t presume anyone is saved or not saved.
On the rare likelihood that you do feel a tugging on your heart when the Protestant pastor asks if anyone knows Jesus and that if you want absolute assurance of going to Heaven, keep it to yourself. You can bring it up to your friend on the way back home, but that’s more a question for your Catholic priest as it can indeed aide in your spiritual development & Catholic walk. I know it did for me. I think a Catholic retreat is in order then. It’s so important to take what you learn from there and apply it to your Catholic faith - great way to see how we teach.
Last edited:
M
Maximilian75
Guest
If we want to ever reunite the Church, understanding must be achieved.
How can we understand our Protestant brethren if we can’t even attend their services?
How can we understand our Protestant brethren if we can’t even attend their services?
C
Crusader30
Guest
No by attending their services we are giving them the license to follow their errors
The protestants must be willing to accept everything Christ taught and by appeasing them we give scandal
The protestants must be willing to accept everything Christ taught and by appeasing them we give scandal
Last edited:
W
whichwaytogo47
Guest
Even Catholics cannot meet that standard. No one can accept “everything” that Christ taught for the mere fact that we all sin and are hypocrites. We cannot avoid being hypocrites. As Mother Angelica would say: there’s room for one more!
You’re so correct. There’s no way to reunite the churches without learning to accept other people and their beliefs.
Last edited:
M
Maximilian75
Guest
Is that truly Christlike?
Jesus dined with tax collectors and sinners in their homes, the people who turned their back on Him anf the natural law.
How are we ‘appeasing’ them by opening dialog?
With the mentality you describe, it is impossible to follow Christ’s commands to make disciples of all people.
Jesus dined with tax collectors and sinners in their homes, the people who turned their back on Him anf the natural law.
How are we ‘appeasing’ them by opening dialog?
With the mentality you describe, it is impossible to follow Christ’s commands to make disciples of all people.
Last edited:
J
jdavani
Guest
Or we are meeting them where they are the way jesus did by eating with the tax collector
W
whichwaytogo47
Guest
He didn’t enable them either and he told them to repent of their sins and SIN NO MORE. But you are supposed to work with your brothers to bring them in unity with Christ. And they are attempting to live their life in alliance with Christ. Also, to break prejudices against Catholics, they need to see us as warm, open, and accepting. They need to see that we are not legalistic but fulfill the law by love God and love neighbor and if you love me, you’d keep my commandments. They need to see we are saved by grace and believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and we go to confession to confess our mortal sins in full obedience to Christ. It’s also important for them to see that we pray to intercessors not idols and that we do opt to pray and repent directly to God as well. If we are to clear up misunderstandings, then we must walk & eat with them.
I don’t think we really have the right to judge them as their doctrine for the most part is sound. They are missing the Eucharist and Confession and 7 books of the Bible but for the most part do a lot with just baptism and the 66 books. I wish Catholics would do at least as much as they do with so little!
Last edited:
B
BridgetN
Guest
You are under an moral obligation to not expose yourself to needless temptations, or threats to your Faith.
C
Crusader30
Guest
Protestant theology is flawed the first thing I do when I speak to protestants is to first prove the Church correct by citing the Church Fathers, the Bible and then carefully explaining the Sacraments and finally encouraging them to talk to a Catholic priest and attend RCIA as soon as possible
M
Maximilian75
Guest
No… those were the dishonest lendors. No prostitutes in the Temple, and the tax collectors that were therw ere dishonest. so…
W
whichwaytogo47
Guest
There’s a huge difference between accepting and adoption their views.
- Status