Posted on 10/02/2016 5:05:28 AM PDT by NYer
With that theology, "why be Catholic?" is an excellent question.
Man, don’t go injecting The Bible into this discussion. If the RCIA was good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for you. The Bible. Sheesh. Some people.
“Hopefully his next step is to come to know Christ as Savior.”
I think God Almighty Father is the only one who can know his heart.
It's a story in the Catholic Herald. One might surmise it is a confession of faith. One might further postulate the subtext is to remind Catholics that we have people of faith - mostly in the Chaldean rite - behind the lines in Iran.
My educated guess is that Iranian Catholics could fill a Trump rally in Iran; Iranian Evangelicals could fill ten Trump rallies.
"How did he find out about the RCIA?"
Well, at the end it says the priest agreed to instruct him, which would be rare if done solo; more likely the priest introduced him to RCIA.
2 Thess. 2:15
Pretty good explanation of islam....
Those buying into islam have to be incredibly susceptible to massive brainwashing.
You owe me a new monitor and a replacement Starbucks.....
;)
Amen, bro. No enemies here. Just brothers trying to sort things out.
Hardly.
. . . and to you as well! Have a blessed Sunday.
I think he could see it because he still lived in the rational domain. Much like David Horowitz, if you can be rational the truth should reveal Marxism and other secular philosophies to be dead ends.
Unfortunately, most progressives closed themselves off to rationality and exist in an emotional, self-serving state of mind. That is fertile ground for progressive, liberal ideas to take hold.
This is why the left wants to make everything about feelings and drag the schools away from teaching reason, logic, and the Judeo-Christian roots of the country.
Sever the anchor (destroy traditional values) and destroy the rudder (substitute emotion for reason) and the ocean of liberalism can toss people around until they break on the rocks.
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!”
He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”
He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?”
He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me too! Protestant or Catholic?”
He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me too! What denomination?”
He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?”
He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?”
He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?”
He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.” I said, “Me too!”
“Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879 or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?”
He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?” I said, “Die heretic!” And I pushed him over.
Heaven rejoices because a prodigal son has returned home.
Excellent points and why I fear for my country....
This generation has been throughly indoctrinated in progressive ideology....
Most don’t even know it because critical thinking skills and lack of basic different philosophy are no longer taught...
Only different versions of Marxism...
When they crash upon those rocks, it will be a rude awakening...
LOVE this. God bless him and keep him safe.
May others see the light, too.
I think he is pretty clear that it is not so much the evangelizing as the.theological precepts he has trouble with.
The only faith one is born with is that someone will feed and shelter you. Brainwashing isn’t faith.
I would expect that from you which is why I am an idiot to even respond. I am not interested in arguing with you. Have a nice day.
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