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To: Mercat

"I'm a Born again Catholic"

What does this mean? Are you now protestant or catholic?


10 posted on 05/30/2004 11:26:47 AM PDT by tbird5
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To: tbird5

Read the Bible and the Lord will show you.


11 posted on 05/30/2004 11:31:14 AM PDT by Delphinium
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To: tbird5
What does this mean? Are you now protestant or catholic?

"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

Catholics are the original "born again" Christians.

For a Catholic to say they are a "born again" it usually is employed to mean they have arrived at an adult decision to know, love and serve God in this life, i.e., they have accepted Jesus as personal Lord and Savior.

Catholics have been doing this since the time of the Apostles, we just use different terminology.

Since we don't employ evangelical terminology, evangelicals often assume we're no "born again," i.e., we have not accepted Jesus as Lord.

In other words, we Catholics often feel the need to employ evangelical terminology just so we're not seen by evangelicals as other than committed Christians.

14 posted on 05/30/2004 11:41:57 AM PDT by Polycarp IV (PRO-LIFE orthodox Catholic--without exception, without compromise, without apology. Any questions?)
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To: tbird5
"Are you now protestant or catholic?"

Typical of the Catholic ignorant - I say:

Are you a Christian or are you a protestant?

Methinks thou doth protest too much!
24 posted on 05/30/2004 1:01:00 PM PDT by steplock (http://www.gohotsprings.com)
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