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To: 2nd amendment mama
>>In fact, we had to memorize, not Scripture, but catechism questions and answers.<<

I think that’s pretty much universal to all denominations and religions from what I can tell. I grew up in Protestant church and it was pretty much the same. Typically a verse along with a lengthy statement from church “catechism”. My father was an avid Bible reader and that is where I got the inspiration to read for myself. I soon learned that what was being taught was not always agreeing with what scripture was saying.

2,005 posted on 12/02/2011 9:23:43 AM PST by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear; 2nd amendment mama; RnMomof7; boatbums

I don’t think I even ever touched a Bible until I got saved and bought one. I don’t recall that we had one laying around the house either.

Outside of the random passages of Scripture that were read in mass, I had ZERO exposure to it and had been thoroughly taught that I couldn’t understand it anyway so I never bothered pursuing the matter....

Until I got saved.


2,006 posted on 12/02/2011 9:38:19 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: CynicalBear; 2nd amendment mama; boatbums; metmom
I too memorized the catechism ( the now out of popularity baltimore )..

I actually have no problem with that. Children need a theological/doctrinal foundation or they end up not knowing the difference between a mormon and a Christian ..

BUT I do beieve that woven into that process should be the memorization of co ordinated scripture verses..

Like so many formers here I did not read or understand the scriptures until I was saved .. But scripture does tell us that doesn't it?

2,007 posted on 12/02/2011 9:56:26 AM PST by RnMomof7
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