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Sounds good and easy, but do they believe in all of God’s Revealed Truth? Probably not, only what they are not “tired of”?

Your comment: “It’s not uncommon for people to tire from all the religious activities, the rituals, all the do’s and don’ts institutional churches teach you have to obey to please God. “

So many do not feel it is necessary to pray to God, repent their sins and participate with other members of the Body of Christ to honor God the Father in the Mass and consume the Body and Blood of Jesus?

Why did Jesus establish His Catholic Church and His Sacraments for our salvation, if we didn’t need His Church?

“It is written, ‘My house shall be4 called a house of prayer’;but you make it a den of robbers.” Matthew 20:13

“Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many, For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those that find it are few.” Matthew 7:13-14

Concerning self-deception. Matthew 7:21-23 also 24-27

May all seek and understand, believe and live God’s Truth.

Well first Salvation does not come via a church organization nor whatever rituals they've established. These only reflect ‘our’ church affiliation not our position in Christ.....they are not salvation and can never replace the gospel message....It is one thing to say I have God's revealed truth. It is a whole other thing to say I am God, I AM The Truth and here is The message...... which Jesus does.

Jesus consistently taught us to come to Him for the Truth. He gave us the written word as our guide into truth and His Spirit to teach us. Which is never tiresome....When a person becomes a Christian, ‘the assurance of truth becomes reality’....After one comes into a relationship with Jesus Christ they know the difference of before and after.

The Church as an institution is not the Savior nor required for Salvation.....we can and do bring the Gospel message to those outside the body of believers and trust they will one day accept the message we bring for their Salvation through Christ.....The churches where we gather are for believers to gather as the body of Christ which is what we are......for where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.