>Well you’re certainly putting yourself above the Catholic Church.
No, I am putting the Roman Church down to my level, as a fallible as I am, and refuse to be cowed by its propaganda.
>Preaching “Christ and His Resurrection” need not even mention the Catholic Church. It should be a stand alone issue, I believe. If you want to preach the Gospel, then preach it. There’s no need for that to include a negative message about other churches.
If Jesus walked into Benny Hinn’s crusade, do you think He would just say “Whatever...” and walk out? Does Peter and Paul say we must not say anything to those that preach a false gospel? Do you not feel righteous anger when Madonna straps herself on a cross? When someone claims your church is not a real church and just a ecumenical community? How about when someone that claims to have been of your faith misrepresents it like this clown in the article did so he can get accolades from his new faith?
>The above post makes you sound very little like an evangelist and more like a man who just wants to vent.
To me your post makes you sound like someone that cannot accept criticism to something which is so sacred to you it cannot be questioned, only meekly followed. If you cannot stand to criticism, your faith is weak. Stand or wilt, it is your choice. I refuse to let people slander the Christ, or His Gospel.
If that offends, I just need to remind you that the Gospel IS offensive. Paul did not get marshmallows thrown at him.
As for me, I am a fool. Do not look to me for infallibility. Look to the Scripture, and the guidance of the Spirit. Anyone else that says they are the infallible source is selling something.
Not quite correct. If you have left the Catholic Church for another then you have indicated a preference. You have placed the Catholic Church and its teachings on salvation, Scripture etc., below your own personal interpretations, not on a par.
Spin it any way you want but at the heart of that decision is pride.
Does Peter and Paul say we must not say anything to those that preach a false gospel?
In the case of the Catholic Church, you'd be better served by taking the "Gamaliel option", as described in Acts. The Sanhedrin was debating what to do about the preaching of the apostles and Gamaliel told them (and I'm paraphrasing here); don't mess with the apostles. If they're not doing God's work it will all come to nothing. If, on the other hand, it is God's work that they're doing, you'll end up fighting a battle you can't win.
Pride likewise convinces people to believe that they're somehow unique in salvation history in being the only ones to ever have taken up cudgels againts the Catholic Church. It's all been tried before to no lasting effect. From Nero and Diocletian to Calvin and Jack Chick.
Learn a lesson from history. The Church is Divine.
So what is drawing you toward the Catholic faith that you are resisting?
Every action requires a reaction. You wouldn’t resist something so fiercely if it wasn’t acting on you in some way.
It’s never too late to come back, Ottofire. If you truly trust the Lord Jesus Christ, open your heart and ask Him for a sign. There’s no shame in coming home.