[Campion]

Those that go to Evangelical/Baptist/Protestant churches that end up with Rome are seeking "order" and "tangible" religion.

That's the usual story that's given by the Evangelical side, but is almost never true. The real script follows one of three paths:

1. People conclude that sola scriptura is wrong because of its obvious logical inconsistencies (if the NT is the regula fide of the church, what was the regula fide of the church the NT was written to, before it was written? ... if sola scriptura is true, why are there so many disparate understandings of what the scriptura means?)
2. A few people conclude first that sola fide is wrong. They usually are heavyweight scripture scholars who read the Bible in Greek, and not as a hobby either.
3. People read the church fathers, see nothing like Protestantism in them, and conclude that the only churches anything like what they read about are either Catholic or Orthodox.

This is based on actually knowing quite a few ex-Protestant Catholics personally, and reading about others.

[redleghunter]

This is based on actually knowing quite a few ex-Protestant Catholics personally, and reading about others.

Perhaps my comments would be received differently if I confessed I was a born and raised and schooled former Roman Catholic:)

All your other comments are fine. Keep fighting Calvin and Luther. You can dig up their bones and put them on trial. No one here is presenting either man. Evangelicals are presenting the OT and NT scriptures.

I have no interest in "defending or contending" the 16th century all over again. Blood was spilled and many died against the commands of Christ not to kill each other.

Let's stick to the Bible please. We are in the 21st Century now and have God's Word in print no less and online no doubt.

Psalm 119:

159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness. 160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.