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To: metmom
It's not by playing church that one gets to heaven. I did not grocery shop for churches based on which one I felt offered me the promise of the easiest way into heaven. I looked for a church which provided the best opportunity to grow in the faith I already had.

In other words, your Christianity is all about you, not Christ.

While I INITIALLY left for personal reasons, when I left for good it WAS because of theological ones. If you happened to also read my statements, you'll recall that once I was born again, which had nothing to do with my church attendance, but rather circumstances in my life (which I don't believe I ever shared) it was AFTER I was born again, that I had the desire to attend church that I started attending the Catholic parish that was my home parish. It was the the theological differences between what the RCC taught and what I read in Scripture that led me to find another church that taught closer to the Bible.

Okay; God spoke to you on your own road to Damascus and ultimately, you Judged your way to the church of your choosing. Ultimately, your choice is your choice. It has nothing to do with God.

And believe me, I had no clue about OPC, predestination, the whole church history and Reformation stuff that I've learned here. It was must me and reading the Word of God.

And coming to your own conclusions, or those of somebody else's.

I have no idea what you're referring to here.

Did you not state that the Gospels were for the Jews and Paul was the instruction manual for Christians, or words to that effect?

After seeing Roman Catholic church history, I'm forced to come to that conclusion that it never did either.

As you keep posting, it is all about you.

1,904 posted on 01/29/2011 3:22:50 PM PST by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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In other words, your Christianity is all about you, not Christ.

Hardly.

Do you not agree that the most important thing for a believe is to grow in the faith and knowledge of "to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ," (Eph 4:13)

Do you consider it an obligation or a preference? How would you suggest someone do so?

Okay; God spoke to you on your own road to Damascus and ultimately, you Judged your way to the church of your choosing. Ultimately, your choice is your choice. It has nothing to do with God.

And you know exactly what about my decision making process? Are you reading my mind and attributing motives?

Do you think Saul is the only one God had to smack upside the head to get their attention? Do you think that God would not lead a person to where He wants them to be?

God leads individuals where He wants them for His purpose. Twisting what I've stated to misrepresent my motives and actions, is not very honorable of you.

So, you propose what then? That I go about doing what someone else is telling me I should do? If I decided to listen to someone else, would that still not be doing it out of my own self-interest? Would that not also leave that open to the accusation that it's ultimately all about me?

Did you not state that the Gospels were for the Jews and Paul was the instruction manual for Christians, or words to that effect?

Not that I recall.

1,908 posted on 01/29/2011 3:39:05 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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