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To: hosepipe; DManA

You said: “Is it withing your world views to see people leaving RCC, EO and protestant denominations to a member of THE FLOCK?..”

My point was the the original question was just plain stupid. If you are Catholic (or Protestant) and someone is moving in the other direction then you have to believe that while the Holy Spirit may have moved the person, they did not respond the way the Spirit wished them to. I would caveat that though. For instance there are cases like this one: http://www.envoymagazine.com/backissues/4.6/diplomaticcorps.htm where the convert from Judaism originally became evangelical and then finally came to the fullness of faith in the Catholic Church. A Catholic would say that the Holy Spirit kept prompting her.

So to answer you. No it is not “withing” my world view to believe the Spirit wishes people to leave Christ’s Church...the Catholic Church... “to a member of THE FLOCK” whatever that means.


10 posted on 05/29/2008 11:21:42 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary use words". ~ St. Francis of Assisi)
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To: big'ol_freeper
[ So to answer you. No it is not “withing” my world view to believe the Spirit wishes people to leave Christ’s Church...the Catholic Church... “to a member of THE FLOCK” whatever that means. ]

GOOD.. then you are condemned to be a member of the Roman Catholic sheep pen.. and according to me.. thats exactly where you are supposed to be.,, We are all exactely where we are supposed to be at a given time.. WHAT A PLAN... God is awesome in his ways..

"The FLOCK" was in reference to John ch 10.... thats what those that come OUT of the sheep pens are.. "the flock".. You know... according to the metaphor..

23 posted on 05/29/2008 12:06:59 PM PDT by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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To: big'ol_freeper
Apparently civil conversation is not within your world view.

My point was the the original question was just plain stupid.

29 posted on 05/29/2008 12:18:32 PM PDT by DManA
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To: big'ol_freeper; hosepipe; DManA; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; ...

I would suggest that if the Holy Spirit was moving anybody
toward either the Catholic or Protestant faith, he was moving them not for the properties of the each faith per se but rather moving them closer to Christ and his likeness. The Holy Spirit, aware of the deep spiritual constructions of each soul, will prompt those souls in directions that are best conducive to Godly character and development. If it means one sort of church or other...so be it as long as Christ likeness is the end fruit!


78 posted on 05/30/2008 12:22:45 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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