Amen
I tried so hard to reconcile the gospel with the catholic church doctrine.. one does not leave a family tradition, the faith you were raised in, without considerable contemplation and some pain
I tried to stay, but the more I read scripture, the less I believed church teaching... finally one day I realized that I could not longer accept the doctrine as any manner of truth ..and so I left.
I had never heard of "sola scriptura" or "sola fide" .. alll I knew is that the bible did not support the doctrine I had grown up with ...I knew to be faithful to God, I had to leave and I did.That decision was not without cost, all of my friends were catholic.. they no longer talked to me. I lost ministries I loved, but as He did with Job, God restored what was lost with a far greater gain...Christ
Almost exactly my story as well.
After I found Christ, I went back to the Catholic church as well, having been the church I was raised in.
I could not reconcile the inconsistencies between what was the plain reading of Scripture. I visited an Evangelical church and vacillated between the two for several months.
I wasn’t sure how my family would react but decided that it was a risk I had to take, and finally left the RCC.
I tried to stay, but the more I read scripture, the less I believed church teaching... finally one day I realized that I could not longer accept the doctrine as any manner of truth ..and so I left.
I had never heard of “sola scriptura” or “sola fide” .. alll I knew is that the bible did not support the doctrine I had grown up with ...I knew to be faithful to God, I had to leave and I did.That decision was not without cost, all of my friends were catholic.. they no longer talked to me. I lost ministries I loved, but as He did with Job, God restored what was lost with a far greater gain...Christ
PRAISE GOD. ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
I tried to stay, but the more I read scripture, the less I believed church teaching... finally one day I realized that I could not longer accept the doctrine as any manner of truth ..and so I left.
I had never heard of "sola scriptura" or "sola fide" .. alll I knew is that the bible did not support the doctrine I had grown up with ...I knew to be faithful to God, I had to leave and I did. That decision was not without cost, all of my friends were catholic.. they no longer talked to me. I lost ministries I loved, but as He did with Job, God restored what was lost with a far greater gain...Christ
Amen, RnMom!
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place... Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul." -- Psalm 66:8-12,16"O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: