From Fundamentalist Baptist to Catholic – Steve Wilson’s Story

http://www.catholic-convert.com/ ^ | February 26, 2015 | Steve Wilson

[NKP_Vet]

Archbishop Fulton Sheen once wrote: “There are not over a hundred people in the United State who hate the Roman Catholic Church; there are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church.”

I was one of those who hated because of what I wrongly believed about the Catholic Church. The reason I had these beliefs was due to being told what to believe about the Catholic Church from those who were told what to believe about the Catholic Church. No one was willing to find out what the bottom line was concerning the Catholic Church. Everything said about the Church was taken as truth while it seemed no one was delving into what the truth really was.

What about these Catholics? They worshipped Mary. They had a religion but not a relationship with Jesus Christ. They said they believed in God but really their belief couldn’t be the same, could it? The Bible says in James 2:19 KJV “Thou believest that there is one God; Thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble”.

So do Catholics have a belief such as the devils? When most Catholics are asked if they have been “born again” or “have accepted Christ as their Savior”, their main response is “I believe in God” or “I am a good person”, or “I’m Catholic”. Also, they have all these rituals, Saints, Statues and what about the Pope is he really standing in for God? Another big item, are they cannibals when they eat the bread and drink the wine during communion? Why do they leave Jesus on the cross, don’t they realize Jesus has risen from the dead?

For the rest of Steve’s story, click at link.

[Elsie]

Just cuz Jesus was white doesnt mean you can call him a cracker.

The Rome designed Mary is even WHITER!

https://www.google.com/search?q=white+zimmerman&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADRA_enUS475&gws_rd=ssl

[Elsie]

CaChing!

[vladimir998]

Merriam Webster: Definition of ECCLESIA

1
: a political assembly of citizens of ancient Greek states; especially : the periodic meeting of the Athenian citizens for conducting public business and for considering affairs proposed by the council
2
: church 4d, 4e

Our word “Church” is from “Kyriakos” in Greek. Ekklesia/Ecclesia, however, is translated as Church by Protestants 115 out of 118 times it appears in the King James Version.

[2nd amendment mama]

Why do we need born again? We have the living, breathing Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

Because Jesus said you do! Or don't you believe his words?

[CynicalBear]

>>Amazing the way the haters on here question the knowledge of Christian theology of a Catholic priest. Wonder who has the most former training and advanced levels of education in the field.<<

And Obama is a constitutional scholar. Just sayin.

[Elsie]

He said it repeatedly in John 6.

Some things; said once; should be sufficient.

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John 6:28-29

Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

[verga]

Peeps!? Yuck! ;-)

It is really cool to put them in the microwave and watch them puff up.

[2nd amendment mama]

When they get to the judgement and are asked why they didn’t obey Jesus’ words they can tell Him that they had the Eucharist and the Catholic church’s catechism and that’s all they needed! Wonder how that will work for them.

[CynicalBear]

>>Ekklesia/Ecclesia, however, is translated as Church by Protestants 115 out of 118 times it appears in the King James Version.<<

Protestant "churches" are after all daughters of the Catholic Church aren't they.

[Elsie]

There are many, many people on this board smarter than the average Catholic priest.

Thanks for proving my point...

...that a blind squirrel DOES find a nut every now and then!

[verga]

Big difference between “this is...” and “I am” do they still that in school?

[verga]

That is exactly what Crim and I have discovered in our discussion with you.

[CynicalBear]

>>That is exactly what Crim and I have discovered in our discussion with you.<<

Hopefully God will open your eyes so you can see the difference.

[2nd amendment mama]

The fact that the phrase "born again" appears in the gospel does not prove that St. John meant the subjective "born again" experience that many modern Christians mean by it.

So please explain what John actually means, in your interpretation as a Catholic priest, in the following verses:

John 3:1-21Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

3 And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

2 This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.

3 Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born again?

5 Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.

7 Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.

[verga]

During the Renaissance it was between 10 to 40 % in some areas 60%

In England in the 1650 it was 53% ... that is why the Protestants starting Sunday School to help to teach them to read the bible

Documentation from a SECULAR source.

[Elsie]

Essentially you’re saying someone who is illiterate is doomed.

I am???

I guess that beats having a person tell me that I'm too STUPID to read and understand the BIBLE!

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Luke 24:44-47
44. He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
45. Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
46. He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
47. and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

 

2 Corinthians 1:13-14
13. For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that,
14. as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus.

[Elsie]

Go ahead - you’re just proving my point. ‘assumption’ is not a proper noun.

Uh...

Who claimed it was?

[Elsie]

Government schools: their failures yesterday are FreeRepublic’s anti-Catholic posters today.

Catechism classes: their failures yesterday are FreeRepublic’s PRO-Catholic posters today.

[Elsie]

It is really cool to put them in the microwave and watch them puff up.

I've seen folks puff up with a nibble of cracker and a sip of wine!

[Elsie]

Documentation from a SECULAR source.

Will NOTHING please you?

The NON-secular sources have AXES to grind!

I guess we'd best just rely on what the church says.

It CAN'T be wrong: by definition!