Hello Namesake, how are you?
and please don’t take it personally .
Hi JB. Yes I love Mary, but probably not the same way you do. Is that OK with you?Hello Namesake, how are you?
*I can appreciate your comments. *Sorry, you feel that way, I was replying to another post here and just trying to clear up some “Protestant Myths” regarding Catholicism, started by some “Protestants”. Forgive me for defending my Catholic faith
By the way, do you love Mary?
Great hearing from you, thank you for your comments.
Hi, I know what you must have felt when you told your parents about being converted to Protestant. In 2004, I became a follower of Christ. My parents and brother/sisters are all Catholic. So I can relate. However, when you feel the calling of God, it is your decision, and not anyone else. Savation of your soul is in your belief in God. No others (parents, etc) can save you. I followed my calling. My parent at times do not talk to me… but I am witnessing to them… Only God calling will be their salvation… I hope and pray.Hello there…wow it must be really tough having a different religion from your other family members…in some way i can relate to you (but i know its a different case)…
way back, i joined a Bible study group with my protestant friends after work and i know you call it a cell group right? i really am amazed at how they were so knowledgeable about the scriptures…it makes me feel like i want to be like that…it even reached to the point that they’re inviting me to be to baptized in and i’m asking myself if i really wanted to convert to Protestantism…but you know what? it became a problem specially when my mother learned about it…she’s a conservative Catholic and **she really discouraged us **(my other siblings) to have a different religion, since this may be, in some way, cause some misunderstandings due to different beliefs…i really am very confused at those times…its like my mother stopped speaking to me and it really hurts and is very hard going home having this huge and heavy feeling in my heart…
i prayed sincerely about it and have done a Bible cutting so that i may be guided on what to do…but you know what really amazed me? i got my answer right away…no questions asked because the answer is very very obvious…
the words revealed to me were those written in Matthew 15:1-9 - Jesus answered, “And why do you disobey God’s command and follow your own teaching? For God said, ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ and ‘If you curse your father or mother, you are to be put to death.’ But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father or mother, but say, ‘This belongs to God, they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God’s command, in order to follow your own teaching. You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you!
These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me.
It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!’”.
even my mother was really surprised about this and was very happy about it…am still okay with my Protestants friends and i told them that i already had my answer and they respected my decision…no need to change religion because i’m really very happy and proud being a Caholic…
just really wanted to share my experience to you…asked God’s help so that you may also bring your family close to HIM…
The last time I checked, practicing Catholic Christians have always been followers of Christ. I don’t get your point.
His point is pretty simple. He belives he’s right and we’re wrong.
His arrogance is something he needs to attend to.
mmm, aren’t we all arrogant in some way?
**Actually, no.
It must take a great deal of ethier denial or ignorance.**Actually, no.
Sure
And how is it that Catholics who leave Christ’s Church all of a sudden are on the “true path” of following Christ, especially when they reject the Eucharist and the grace of the other sacraments, specifically Reconciliation? It makes absolutely no sense to me how people like that think, or how they convince themselves that they are right and we have been wrong.
I wasn’t alluding to the Catholic faith at all, just joking about my own church : what I wanted to say is that if we had had some preaching only about women ( like Esther and Mary for example ) then it means we are sexist ( if we don’t have any preaching on the MEN mentioned in the Bible … and that is what I would call “sexist the other way round” : favouring women compared to men … )
but does respecting one’s parents necessarily mean to have the same religion as them ? If I follow your point of view I should have remained an atheist to be like the rest of my family, but how can you remain an atheist if you believe in God ???Hello there…wow it must be really tough having a different religion from your other family members…in some way i can relate to you (but i know its a different case)…
way back, i joined a Bible study group with my protestant friends after work and i know you call it a cell group right? i really am amazed at how they were so knowledgeable about the scriptures…it makes me feel like i want to be like that…it even reached to the point that they’re inviting me to be to baptized in and i’m asking myself if i really wanted to convert to Protestantism…but you know what? it became a problem specially when my mother learned about it…she’s a conservative Catholic and she really discouraged us (my other siblings) to have a different religion, since this may be, in some way, cause some misunderstandings due to different beliefs…i really am very confused at those times…its like my mother stopped speaking to me and it really hurts and is very hard going home having this huge and heavy feeling in my heart…
i prayed sincerely about it and have done a Bible cutting so that i may be guided on what to do…but you know what really amazed me? i got my answer right away…no questions asked because the answer is very very obvious…
the words revealed to me were those written in Matthew 15:1-9 - Jesus answered, “And why do you disobey God’s command and follow your own teaching? For God said, ‘Respect your father and your mother,’ and ‘If you curse your father or mother, you are to be put to death.’ But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father or mother, but say, ‘This belongs to God, they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God’s command, in order to follow your own teaching. You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you!
These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me.
It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!’”.
even my mother was really surprised about this and was very happy about it…am still okay with my Protestants friends and i told them that i already had my answer and they respected my decision…no need to change religion because i’m really very happy and proud being a Caholic…
just really wanted to share my experience to you…asked God’s help so that you may also bring your family close to HIM…
Hello Namesake,
in your preceding message to me you quote a bible verse that say we shouldn’t judge our neighbour …
judgemental attitude you are showing.
good…a word to the wise.
Hello Huguenot…i think there’s some misunderstanding there…
[Mat 7:5] You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
Post an example, and I will give you the answer. I am not here to tell others what they should believe, but to defend Catholic teaching. Unlike the Church, however, I am not infallible!
