Why does this bother me?

[Lost_Wanderer]

I have the same problem, for me it’s because they have a misunderstanding of scripture, they twist verses, and they act like we never read the Bible (even though, we canonized it ).

That pretty much sums up my reasons as well.
They also tend to interpret plenty of what they quote to the utmost extreme.

 

[AlanFromWichita]

It always makes me chuckle when my protestant friends complain about the authority of the Pope. They just don’t understand how much he helps them out.

Nor do some of them seem to remember from whom they got the Bible in the first place – and BTW left out a few good books.

Alan

 

[Della]

What may be disturbing you is that our Protestant brothers and sisters can quote from the bible because they have read it enough times to do that. The Catholic church has never disputed the fact that the bible is the Word of God but the church has yet to figure out how to get Catholics to read it without being led astray.

Whether we agree or disagree with our Protestant friends, their knowledge of scripture oftentimes puts Catholics to shame. Catholics should be able to counteract with scripture of their own or teachings from the Catholic church but due to lack of instruction, this isn’t the case. Outside of Sunday Mass, the church does not offer much support in the form of bible classes or fellowship or support groups so Catholics can defend their faith against Protestants or peoples of other faiths.

I encourage Catholics to pick up their bibles and start reading it. There you will discover a God who truly loves you and wants to have a one on one relationship with you. So take a leap of faith and start reading. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you with the scriptures so you will be sure to have God’s hand upon you.

In the end, I don’t think it’s about who knows the bible more or who quotes scripture more but who hears the voice of God and obeys it.

God Rocks

If Catholics would just read the daily Mass readings along with a good meditative commentary (easily found online) they would be able to stand toe-to-toe with any Protestant who lobs Bible verses at us like grenades in a battle. They may think they are “blowing up” the enemy, but all they are doing is putting people off with their explosive use of Holy Writ. The thing is most are very well meaning. They truly believe Catholics follow a false religion and need saving. These kind don’t see us as fellow Christians the way we do them. So, right from the get-go there’s an adversarial relationship set up before the Catholic can get a word out of his mouth. It’s terribly frustrating, I know, but we can do nothing about it, except be kind, prayful and helpful if they actually want to hear the Catholic Church’s real teachings instead of just hurl Bible verses at us “poor lost souls” as if doing so explains everything.

 

[Faith1960]

Probably because so many of us were taught that the Protestants are radioactive and we need to steer clear of them. Back in mother’s day, she was taught in no uncertain terms that all Protestants WOULD go to hell. Not true Church teachings, perhaps, but it scared the daylights out of her for her Protestant friends, and I’m afraid this mentality hasn’t worked its way out of the Catholic population.

I would never have come back to the Church after my hiatus a few decades ago if it weren’t for certain non-Catholic preachers. I actually learned my way around the Bible from non-Catholic preachers. Never even wanted a Bible until a TV preacher showed me how incredible its contents were. In 8 years of Catholic grade school they substituted social issues and political propaganda for religion, so we didn’t learn anything. My Lutheran friend could run rings around me in terms of what’s in the Bible.

My Catholic grade school was like that, too, Alan. Were you a 60’s/70’s child, too?

 

[AlanFromWichita]

My Catholic grade school was like that, too, Alan. Were you a 60’s/70’s child, too?

Yup.

Born in '59, graduated 8th grade in '73

Alan