All of Youse Guys,
Honestly what is the point of this thread and similar threads like this??
In just 28 replies I have seen BOTH anti Catholic and anti Protestant postings.
To what greater end??
Christians are Christians are Christians.
Catholics may not believe that Baptists are Christians and vice versa Baptists may not believe Catholics are Christians.
Who cares??? Did each party accept Christ as his savior, accept that Christ died for our sins and that He was Son of God and came back after 3 days??
If so, all else is small potatoes.
Go ahead and skin me alive, but for once I am standing up against all this intra Christian infighting when Islamics are destroying us
Small potatoes for communion? Now that's thinking outside the box! :-)
I have enjoyed this discussion. I am interested in learning the doctrinal points held by the Roman Catholic church. That is entirely the greater end.
I haven’t heard or read any rancor here but a statement and clarification of belief. I appreciate it.
Great response SoftwareEngineer. I believe it is much more important to center on a relationship with Christ than to center on a religious organization.
You said what I've thought so many times on these awful threads. Let all of put this petty dividing of each other up into little groups aside and remember these words: Love God with all your heart, mind and soul; and your neighbor as yourself. This is the sum of the law and the commandments.
The SUM means it contains everything; so just to practice it encompasses all.
It seems to me that we aren't loving our neighbors when we are so busy dividing each other up into little groups of "others, so unlike us". Aren't we all children of God ? Aren't we more alike than different ?
Are we not all brothers and sisters in Christ himself ? I have attended lots of churches, and have deep respect for the sincerity of believers I have met in each of them. There are beautiful examples of Christ's love everywhere, in every church, in every group of believers.
We would do more for His Kingdom to look for these examples everywhere, and celebrate each one of them with deep gratitude for their example.Each group sees and expresses a unique aspect of Christ's love, which is limitless in its wonder. I love them all.
-A8