[boatbums]

As a former Catholic and now a Christian, who graduated from a Bible college, I can say without equivocation that I would NEVER return to the Catholic Church. Should things ever return to the days where the Catholic Church has the temporal power to force conversion to them under threat of death, I would be a martyr. I simply cannot imagine going from having the assurance of my salvation back to a religion that only semi-promises God's grace will “help” to get me to heaven as long as I do my part and which really places the burden on me to merit salvation by doing works in order to keep that grace.

[Natural Law]

"I simply cannot imagine going from having the assurance of my salvation back to a religion that only semi-promises God's grace will “help” to get me to heaven as long as I do my part and which really places the burden on me to merit salvation by doing works in order to keep that grace."

I suppose that there is an attractiveness for some to choose a belief system that permits one to declare oneself saved, put ones feet up, ignore the call to charity and beatitude, surrender to concupiscence, and coasting into heaven. After all, it permits one to repeatedly lie and misrepresent other believers and belief systems with absolutely no consequences. What a fool and dupe Mother Teresa was. [sarc]

[Iscool]

As a former Catholic and now a Christian, who graduated from a Bible college, I can say without equivocation that I would NEVER return to the Catholic Church. Should things ever return to the days where the Catholic Church has the temporal power to force conversion to them under threat of death, I would be a martyr. I simply cannot imagine going from having the assurance of my salvation back to a religion that only semi-promises God's grace will “help” to get me to heaven as long as I do my part and which really places the burden on me to merit salvation by doing works in order to keep that grace.

Exactly...And as I stated, I don't believe a blood bought, born again Christian could turn to the Catholic religion...I can only assume that these Protestant preachers who moved to the Catholic religion were never saved as Protestants...And I can't imagine how they then could be saved as Catholics...But then they admit they can't be saved until after they are dead and judged...

[Not gonna take it anymore]

“As a former Catholic and now a Christian,...”

If you didn’t know as a Catholic that you were in fact a Christian, you were terribly catechized.

I am a CATHOLIC and you can bet your bottom dollar that I am also a CHRISTIAN.

I’m just luckier than you in that I know what the Church teaches and that I know that I am a Christian.

If you didn’t believe in Jesus when you were a practicing Catholic then perhaps you should actually read the Catechism of the Catholic Church and learn a few things about what you actually gave up.