Perhaps you should delete the word roman. That word seems to upset many Roman Catholics around here.
Posted on 05/28/2008 6:05:04 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
Hello fellow Freepers. I believe this is my first post on the Religion forum.
Over the past week or so, I put some thought into something I've been pondering for a while; my spiritual welfare. As it was, I had been part of the 'Sola Scriptua' school of thought (Evangelical Christian). By the Bible and only the Bible. Sounded good enough.
Well...what about before the Bible was put into word? It stuck in my head when reading an article earlier on FR concerning a deconstruction of Sola Scriptura and its inherent weaknesses as a foundation for one's faith.
This, combined with a genuine lack of churchgoing (as a family, we've been uncertain about going to various churches, given that top-down problems with Episcopal/Methodist/etc. churches and their increasing liberalization are a genuine problem for one's spiritual welfare), compelled me to make a decision.
I don't know if my family will follow me, persay, but I'm going to go ahead and take the plunge.
Next month, I'm going to the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle near my home, and I'm joining the Roman Catholic Church.
As is, I have a few volumes of the Magnificat pamphlet and the Catechism of the Catholic Church to read.
Any other pointers from other Catholic Freepers?
If you don’t know what it’s like to be filled with the HS, how can I tell you? Naturally the apostles and others spread the gospel, but you don’t get saved because of them, you are saved because of HIM. If I lead someone to the Lord, and I have, I can’t take credit for it because it was God who was weaning them. I just got in on the harvest.
>>welcome to Free Republic<<
Thanks! XD
I don’t try to figure out anyone’s relationship to God, but I do try to warn those who may be going down the wrong path. Your relationship to God is between the two of you, but be sure you KNOW what scripture tells us about salvation and not just believe what a church tells you. Read it all for yourself.
Yes, I agree with that. I was thinking of Pharoah as well. We don’t know his purposes for all that’s happened over the centuries.
Yes, mom, I do.
Didn’t the practitioners of the “mystery religions” eat the god? It was around in Greece and Rome around the start of Christianity.
So sorry, FRiend, but the Emperor Constantine was never any kind of “Pontiff of the Roman Church.”
You could look it up.
Methinks there is great confusion concerning a Papal Encyclical (an "infallible" one no less) and Scripture.
And I care about your opinion too. Which is why I don’t want either of us to get into the “group think” that goes on here.
We may have different ways of worshiping but all of us are sincere. Teaching with love is so important. And I try, but don’t always succeed.
Yes, because I can recall no such scripture and referencing both the words “church” and “salvation” I can’t find a verse. It is obviously a man’s opinion, and following a man’s opinion, not God’s, is what led to the priest’s problems.
Yes, Easter is a “Moveable Feast.” The first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. IIRC.
But, Constantine the Emperor was not a pope.
That’s interesting.
The Protestants that I know turn to the Bible when they have a question as to the nature of God. Christians have these questions routinely and can find solace in knowing that God’s Word is found within easy access. That is one of the joys of living in a society where such a powerful book can be owned freely.
The church I attend does not have a Bible set below the pulpit. There are only flowers there.
And generally these churches do not even have Bibles in their pews, because most Christians do have a Bible of their own which they would rather use.
I have never seen anyone touch the Bible like it is a talisman.
In fact, I’ve found it easy to attend church without one in my hand. If I listen to the sermon closely, I have no need to read the words to follow along.
When I pray to the Lord I do not hold the Bible in my hand. I pray to him in quiet reverence, without a need for a guidebook. He can still hear me clearly.
CCC 95 "It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others. Working together, each in its own way, under the action of the one Holy Spirit, they all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls."
Perhaps "worthless" by itself is more to the point.
Only if "the point" is to directly contradict CCC 95.
"I would simply tell you the answer. The Bible is the Word of God. Since Jesus is the Word, they are one and the same."
Perhaps you should delete the word roman. That word seems to upset many Roman Catholics around here.
I’ve considered OCD for awhile. When this is no longer entertainment or discussion or just neighborly webchat but a repetitive, combative offensive promulgated upon a belief, I think then, the boundary has clearly been crossed.
He wasn’t even baptized until he was convinced he was dying.
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