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I do believe that Catholics can be as David was ‘a man after God’s own heart’.

But in my everyday world there are many who use the word Catholic like they use gloves in winter. Protection against the harshness of the elements. As in ‘where do you go to church’, the response would be “I’m Catholic”, like end of story, end of questioning. Somehow they are protected for life because of it, and additionally they don’t have to have a relationship with God and His Son, Jesus, because the priest and “Mother Mary” take care of that on their behalf. I always feel like people use the Catholic church as a wall that protects them from the wrath of God. But there are protestants who do the same with TV evangelists.

Those who have been adopted into the family of God should know the Father intimately, speaking with Him daily on their own accord.

At the rapture, I believe the church we attended will be like the husk on a planted seed, it falls away so the life inside can be revealed.

[Al Hitan]

But in my everyday world there are many who use the words Protestant, Lutheran, Presbyterian, etc. like they use gloves in winter. Protection against the harshness of the elements. As in ‘where do you go to church’, the response would be “I’m Protestant”, like end of story, end of questioning. Somehow they are protected for life because of it, and additionally they don’t have to have a relationship with God and His Son, Jesus, because the false doctrine of "once saved, always saved" takes care of that on their behalf. I always feel like people use the twisting of Scripture as a wall that protects them from the wrath of God.

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