If you have time and inclination, I'd appreciate an elaboration:
...what keeps it's hold of me so to speak is
1. A way to convince a catholic to take a different look at their faith.1)What, would be the different look at your family's faith that could/would satisfy your requirement here? Any general thoughts? Big differences, little differences? Acceptence? Forgiveness? Compassion? Do they reject you in some way?2. Or find a way for me to view their faith differently, so that I can feel more comfortable about my family.
2) What could change in your view of their faith that would make you more comfortable about/with them? Respect? Understanding? Forgiveness?
I'm throwing possible points out here, do any fit or is it something much different?
First remember you asked for this, so don't slit my throat, then say thank you:), also remember when I made the first statement I said clearly I was not trying to offend anyone.
My family does not reject me. We do not speak of God at their request. What would satisfy my requirement is that I am always hoping that I will be able to reconcile what the catholics beleive about salvation with the bible, I am sorry but that hasn't happened yet.
Becky
My reading of the bible tells me there is ONE way to reach heaven. I was hoping to find that what I was taught the catholice believe about reaching heaven would be wrong, which some of it I beleive was, but not enough that I can believe my family will go to heaven.
I always thought my position was pretty plain to all of you. Would you sit back and watch a family member (or anyone for that matter) follow a map that was going to lead them into quick sand, and not try to convince them, or find a way to convince them they were going in the wrong direction. That is why I keep on.
Becky