Not aggrieved in any way....and no fight has been picked.
You must be born again of the Spirit and filled with the Spirit to enter the kingdom of God and some cannot bear that they are wrong. Rather than speak to deaf ears, I prefer to speak to those willing to listen and entertain the possibility that what I say is truth...rather than puff themselves up with pride about their religion and its teachings. Many members on this site have been laboring for far longer than I have telling Catholics the true Gospel and have been met with the same treatment.
If all Catholics want is what they already know or think they know, then what is the point of further exchanges? They already have what they want and won’t listen to anything further from me. Jesus did not waste precious time sticking around trying to convince the rich young ruler to follow Him. He said it once and the rich young ruler, knowing exactly what Jesus meant and what was required of him to follow, went away saddened. He loved his wealth and his lifestyle more than he loved Christ and was not willing to leave it for Him. And this is what I charge Catholics with. Your love for your church and your sacraments and your rituals and all else in this dead faith are more important to you than following Christ. How many of you would leave it behind to know Jesus and Jesus only?
Mark 10:17-27
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
The Rich Young Ruler
17 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments, ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 20 And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.” 21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 22 But at these words [a]he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.”
Do Catholics hunger and thirst for Jesus and want to know Him so badly that they are willing to leave all, sell all, abandon all, and follow Him?
Thanks for your post,
jodyel
they have done so for 2,000 years...monastaries throughout the ages have had men give up their normal lives and live and work together for Christ. They established libraries and schools, they hand copied the scriptures which only they were in possession of,it is through Catholics leaving all and devoting their lives to Christ that you even own a bible. Catholic charities are among the largest, most generous charities on Earth and have been for many years....that is Catholic money being given up for others.....Look in your phone book under hospitals....note the number of obviously Catholic ones....very impressive. There are thousands of other hospitals that are Catholic, but their names do not indicate it. For example, the Langlade County Hospital in Wisconsin is a Catholic Hospital