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I have been told by a Jehovah Witness who rang my doorbell that even though I have been a Catholic Christian all my life that I would not be saved because I was not 'born again'--some evangelicals behave almost like telemarketers--they can be intrusive and even insulting at times. There is sometimes a very thin line between enthusiam and zealotry. All the converts I know are people who went seeking the truth on their own--not people who fell prey to a sales pitch.

You: "I have been told by a Jehovah Witness who rang my doorbell that even though I have been a Catholic Christian all my life that I would not be saved because I was not 'born again'--some evangelicals behave almost like telemarketers--they can be intrusive and even insulting at times. There is sometimes a very thin line between enthusiam and zealotry. All the converts I know are people who went seeking the truth on their own--not people who fell prey to a sales pitch."

I understand why Catholics are critical of Christians. Christians follow Christ and His teachings. These are foreign to you. Using extremes to justify your unBiblical postion is the saddest commentary here. These folks risked their lives to save others, literally and figuratively. They are also not JW's. When it comes to JV's, I remind them also that their doctrine doesn't square with the Bible and I can also explain why. LIke you, they aren't interested in the why, become overly polite and move on. I have found dealing with Catholics to be absuive and insulting.

Most of my church is exCatholic. With the encouragement of other CHristians, they read the Bible and opened their eyes. No one can force someone to do something they don't want to do. I dare say that according to you the deciples would be considered intrusive zealots. Read your Bible and see how they conduct thmeselves. They weren't ashamed of the good news of eternal life. If you are familiar with the Bible you'd also see that evangelizing is exactly what the deciples and Christ did.

It's too bad that being "born again" appears idiotic to you. All I can say is that the more you express yourself just makes me wonder why you'd even want to be labeled a Christian. It appears to repulse you.

Since being "born again" is troublesome to you, I thought I should clarify that Jesus and Peter also thought it was important.

John.3

[3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

[7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

1Pet.1

[23] Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Read the entire passage and consider becoming a Christian.

Happy New Year too!

"I have been told by a Jehovah's Witness who rang my doorbell that even though I have been a Catholic Christian all my life that I would not be saved......"

Jehovah's Witnesses are not Evangelicals. They don't believe in the divinity of Christ, and thus can only be considered "christian" only when using a broad cultural definition.