[boatbums]

Guess what? I've given up nothing, I'm NOT sad, much less very sad, And I KNOW I have eternal life through Jesus Christ the righteous. Anyone who doesn't have that assurance is leading a very sad life indeed.

[nicmarlo]

Amen, boatbums!

Besides, it matters not what one feels; what matters is if one is IN Christ.

[terycarl]

Guess what? I've given up nothing, I'm NOT sad, much less very sad, And I KNOW I have eternal life through Jesus Christ the righteous. Anyone who doesn't have that assurance is leading a very sad life indeed.

I have some empathy for the "do it yourself Christians" Never mind 2,000 years of Christian history, never mind the church that Jesus personally founded, never mind Biblical teachings, never mind the Eucharist....I'll make up my own rules and consider myself SAVED because.......well, because I said so!!!! that's why!