“I thought you were a Catholic to begin with. Come home.
Coming Home Network”
Not only did I come home to Christ, but, Peter let me borrow his barque to cross the Tiber and find salvation in Christ alone - as Peter himself did. For that I’m eternally grateful.
All these people who were taught what you were taught, baptized as you were, ate the Eucharist as you do, prayed to Mary as you do, bowed down to your popes as you do...
They then decided to search out Jesus, trust him as their Savior and left your religion to worship the Jesus of the scriptures...
And then you, constantly calling out for them to, 'come home'...
Indeed i was, and even remained one for 6 years after becoming manifestly born again (even nature seemed new to me, with fundamental changes in heart incldg. an insatiably desire to know the right ways of the Lord), and thus realized the profound difference btwn institutionalized faith and that of the living God. And it became increasing evident that the church of Rome was of the former (yet no hard personal feelings).
And thus thus psychological appeal of calling it “home” works contrary to its intent, as for the truly regenerate Christ is our dwelling place, with a basic unity due to a shared cognizant conversion to Christ and scripture based relationship with the Lord which makes the particular church one attends to be secondary.
Sadly, very few RCs (or those in lib., Prot. churches) i have meant over the past 36 years know of this and the “fellowship of the Spirit we enjoy. Instead, their most faithful incessantly promote and exalt a particular elitist church, and foster faith in it for salvation. A sad contrast.