Posted on 05/31/2013 2:44:05 PM PDT by NYer
So you paint all Protestant churches as lacking in holy reverence from your experience in one Baptist church. You ever think about going to another church?
Perhaps you should switch to an unabridged original version.
Which one do you recommend?
Did God himself say that?
non sequitur
Exactly. And that’s the point.
Replace ‘puritan catechism’ with ‘Baltimore catechism’, and that’s exactly what we do as well.
Technically, no. You don’t have to feel like it, you just have to do it. Commandment #3 (or #4, depending on which numbering method you use).
What’s the point in rehearsing a creed if you cannot teach from the scripture the details of the creed? Learning to memorize and repeat something does no good to anyone.
I cannot recommend a church for him because I am not in his area. But as a rule, try out different churches to find one that fits your ideal of a church teaching Gods Truth.
“I cannot recommend a church for him because I am not in his area. But as a rule, try out different churches to find one that fits your ideal of a church teaching Gods Truth.”
Which one fits yours?
They couldn't possibly come out Catholic if they studied and believed the bible...And you can bet that a bible doesn't come any where near those students...
Well, I am a Catholic, and I will tell you:
25% of the problem is our local priests confuse socialism with the Gospel to the point I can barely look at them;
50% of the problem in my area is that is it largely Mexican Hispanic and they are so heavily influenced by pagan superstitians to the point I wonder if they are even Christian;
and the last 25% of the problem is the Christian meaning of the ritual I so value and appreciate was never taught by our local priests because they were too busy talking about “social justice” and how the white man is evil.
It’s heck being a Catholic in the SW.
Exactly! There’s about 10,000,000 Protestant churches from which to choose!
You may have a point! Please show me what the Bible says about in-vitro fertilization, contraception and divorce ... what does it say about two people living together outside of marriage. I'll grant you the graphics in the Baltimore Catechism are dated but the material is current, all of it based on scripture.
Good copies of the creed are heavily footnoted so you can root down to the source.
I think they are even online.
Memorizing does a lot of good, if you know what you are saying. Everybody memorizes the Lord’s Prayer, and it is available in your head to ponder or recite whenever you need it. And a lot of people memorize the Lord’s Prayer when they are little kids, but understand it fully when they are older.
What does that have to do with this topic?
As a protestant with lots of Catholic friends, relatives and acquaintances IMHO it’s because a vast majority of your priests don’t REALLY believe what they’re supposed to believe. Thus don’t really actually teach that. I’ve got a relative who thinks b/c is A-OK because her priest has never told them otherwise.
You said it, NYer. Still the best, hands down.
Regards,
No ... I blame it on the parents. They are the primary teachers. It doesn't take a degree in rocket science to pick up a book and instruct one's child.
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