You "recognize the pattern"? Does that mean you are "scared"? Rather than assume the "Ex-Catholics" on this thread are engaging in vicious attacks against the Roman Catholic Church out of some sort of fear or hate, how about, for once, consider the concept that they are expressing their understanding of the truth from God's word, rather than accepting man's explanation of it? In our posts, we are trying to plead that God has revealed his plans for mankind and its redemption and that what is being taught by the predominant, self-defined, all-encompassing representative of Christianity is NOT truly that and instead IT is leading people away from the real plan of salvation God has revealed in his Word.
We proclaim that we have really been there and have come out from under the burden of works-based salvation into the light of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ which is that God has provided a way for mankind to be saved by his awe-inspiring GRACE through FAITH ALONE. This is the reason for our posts, and not because of hate. If that were really the case, we would not bother to even take the time to do so. Indifference really IS the opposite of love, think about it.
Scared of what? If I believed that faith saves I would be. But I don't. The pattern I see is animosity towards one's former Church.
Rather than assume the "Ex-Catholics" on this thread are engaging in vicious attacks against the Roman Catholic Church out of some sort of fear or hate, how about, for once, consider the concept that they are expressing their understanding of the truth from God's word, rather than accepting man's explanation of it?
Anyone who thinks he needs to be "saved," by or through faith or whatever, is going to be concerned with it at some point in their lifetime, especially if the Church they belonged to teaches that becoming an apostate is analogous to be damned.
As for considering the "concept that they are expressing their understanding of the truth from God's word, rather than accepting man's explanation of it" is concerned, isn't your explanation also in the same category of "man's explanation" of it? Why is yours "God's truth" and theirs' isn't?
This is the reason for our posts, and not because of hate.
Well if it's not love...
Indifference really IS the opposite of love, think about it.
Redefining the English language as well? What's next? The new Evangelical Thesaurus of Antonyms?
Until then, I will communicate using the standard English definition of words, lest I be misunderstood, where the antonym of love is: hatred, dislike; detest, hate.
Indifference is what I say about things I don't care to talk or write about—like fruit flies.