Why would anyone become Catholic?

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[NKP_Vet]

Why would intelligent, successful people give up their careers, alienate their friends, and cause havoc in their families...to become Catholic? Indeed, why would anyone become Catholic?

As an evangelist and author who recently threw my own life into some turmoil by deciding to enter the Catholic Church, I've faced this question a lot lately. That is one reason I decided to make this documentary; it's part of my attempt to try to explain to those closest to me why I would do such a crazy thing.

Convinced isn't just about me, though. The film is built around interviews with some of the most articulate and compelling Catholic converts in our culture today, including Scott Hahn, Francis Beckwith, Taylor Marshall, Holly Ordway, Abby Johnson, Jeff Cavins, Devin Rose, Matthew Leonard, Mark Regnerus, Jason Stellman, John Bergsma, Christian Smith, Kevin Vost, David Currie, Richard Cole, and Kenneth Howell. It also contains special appearances by experts in the field of conversion such as Patrick Madrid and Donald Asci.

Ultimately, this is a story about finding truth, beauty, and fulfillment in an unexpected place, and then sacrificing to grab on to it. I think it will entertain and inspire you, and perhaps even give you a fresh perspective on an old faith.

[Resettozero]

Michael Rood was ordained by The Way International.

The follower of Michael Rood on this thread denies that. Any evidence at your fingertips to link to? I'll also search.

[Resettozero]

Nevermind providing the evidence. I found plenty of correlations between Rood and TWI, including many statements Rood had been ordained as a minister in TWI.

Our argumentative follower of Michael Rood appears to have been misinformed.

[Elsie]

Your attempts to invert the clear meaning of Acts 15 are a vexation to every believer.

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Acts 15

The Council at Jerusalem

 ¹ Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” ² This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. ³ The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad. ⁴ When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.

 ⁵ Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.”

 ⁶ The apostles and elders met to consider this question. ⁷ After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. ⁸ God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. ⁹ He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. ¹⁰ Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? ¹¹ No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”

 ¹² The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. ¹³ When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me. ¹⁴ Simon^[a] has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. ¹⁵ The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written:

 ¹⁶ “‘After this I will return
   and rebuild David’s fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild,
   and I will restore it,
¹⁷ that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
   even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’^[b]—
 ¹⁸ things known from long ago.^[c]

 ¹⁹ “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. ²⁰ Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. ²¹ For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

 ²² Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. ²³ With them they sent the following letter:

   The apostles and elders, your brothers,

   To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia:

   Greetings.

 ²⁴ We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. ²⁵ So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul— ²⁶ men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁷ Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. ²⁸ It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: ²⁹ You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.

   Farewell.

 ³⁰ So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they gathered the church together and delivered the letter. ³¹ The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. ³² Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the believers. ³³ After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them. ^{[34] [d] 35} But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord.

Disagreement Between Paul and Barnabas

 ³⁶ Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” ³⁷ Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, ³⁸ but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. ³⁹ They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, ⁴⁰ but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord. ⁴¹ He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

[Elsie]

I post scripture, and easy believers say scripture is wrong, their misunderstanding of their clipped verses from Paul’s letters, with which they do wrest, over-rule the scriptures.

HMMMmmm...

So do I; whole CHAPTERS.

[Elsie]

Rarely do I post less than the complete chapter, to avoid the contextual errors that plague the clipped posts of the easy believers club.

And you then pontificate on what it 'really' means...

{clip} Genesis 3:1

[Elsie]

yes or no?

It’s simple enough.

[Elsie]

I guess your friend has left you...

[Elsie]

Interesting question. why did you ask it?

[Elsie]

it was cut and pasted as is.

Oh; Have I thanked you, and Catholics in general, and your church; too; for taking the block of characters the Scriptures were originally formatted in and breaking them up into chapters and verses?

If not; let me do so now.

It sure is a LOT easier to read and UNDERSTAND this new Roman way.

[Elsie]

There is no “MIV.”

See there fellas!

E-S can't even get a quote from his leader right; so WHY should we care what he says about Scripture?

My translation is referred to as the MIV or the Marine Infantry Version...

[terycarl]

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

so, the Holy Spirit directly related this passage, including Christ's and the devils very words and described the situation where they occured?

[editor-surveyor]

There is no “MIV”

Its just a term he uses to add “Color” to his teachings.
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[CynicalBear]

>>so, the Holy Spirit directly related this passage, including Christ's and the devils very words and described the situation where they occured?<<

Are you doubting Jesus words or the Holy Spirit's ability?

[editor-surveyor]

>> It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath <<

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Not exactly perfectly true to the Greek, but it still gets the complete thought across, yet you easy believers can’t even read that and get their whole message!

Massive mental block!
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[boatbums]

Not exactly perfectly true to the Greek, but it still gets the complete thought across, yet you easy believers can’t even read that and get their whole message! Massive mental block!

Are you having a mental block with answering my request to define what you mean by "easy believers"? You toss that out like some others here whenever the topic is justification by faith without works. It's used to disparage those who believe what God has said in His word - repeatedly - that we ARE saved by grace through faith and not our works so that NO man may boast. How about it? What is "easy believism" to you?

[editor-surveyor]

Easy Believers ignore the scriptures, except for a handful of easily twisted verses from Paul’s epistles.

They are the ones Peter spoke of in 2Peter 3:15-16

Their end result is Matthew 7:23

[StoneWall Brigade]

Can Our Catholic friends please explain why there’s the Islamic Crescent Moon in there symbols?

[Elsie]

Its just a term he uses to add “Color” to his teachings.

I knew a very ugly woman who added 'color' to her hair. She believed it made her look better.

[Elsie]

Massive mental block!

I've given VERY good answers in ALL of my replies.

You can look at my history of postings and pick out bits and piece from various postings and come up with a comprehensive dissertation on Atomic Theory that PROOves that Einstien was WRONG!

[Elsie]

Easy Believers ignore the scriptures,

Acts 15...