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Catholics make fantastic Christians, once they understand the Gospel of Grace.
Millions and millions and millions every year.
I had to look up the word irenic.
Ping to folks who might appreciate conversion from one denomination to another, as long as that conversion leads to a deeper relationship with the Savior.
Jesus is still Catholic!
The well-known and very popular Catholic couple, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, have been constantly travelling and speaking all over North America for the last few years about their conversion to the Catholic Church. Now these two outstanding Catholic apologists tell in their own words about the incredible spiritual journey that led them to embrace Catholicism. Scott Hahn was a Presbyterian minister, the top student in his seminary class, a brilliant Scripture scholar, and militantly anti-Catholic ... until he reluctantly began to discover that his “enemy” had all the right answers. Kimberly, also a top-notch theology student in the seminary, is the daughter of a well-known Protestant minister, and went through a tremendous “dark night of the soul” after Scott converted to Catholicism. Their conversion story and love for the Church has captured the hearts and minds of thousands of lukewarm Catholics and brought them back into an active participation in the Church. They have also influenced countless conversions to Catholicism among their friends and others who have heard their powerful testimony. Written with simplicity, charity, grace and wit, the Hahns’ deep love and knowledge of Christ and of Scripture is evident and contagious throughout their story. Their love of truth and of neighbor is equally evident, and their theological focus on the great importance of the family, both biological and spiritual, will be a source of inspiration for all readers.
I have no idea what Ave Maria is and there are absolutely no rosary beads in my house. In fact, when my sister, who was the keeper of our mother's possessions, tried to give me this booklet recording a first communion I had absolutely no say in, I told her to throw it out as it meant absolutely nothing to me.
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Someone walks away from the Eucharist, the single most intimate relationship one can have with Jesus, and acts as tho it’s no big deal. Obviously hadn’t believed John 6. A true tragedy. Truly.
For all the ex-Catholics out there ping.
So is Chris now one of those fanatics that doesn’t celebrate Christmas, Halloween or Easter?
Is he one that doesn’t put up a Christmas tree or have fun with his kids with Santa, the Easter Bunny or taking them trick-or-treating or celebrating their birthdays? Is he one that thinks carving a pumpkin or putting on a costume is evil? Or eating a Christmas dinner or putting up a nativity scene or dying Easter eggs? Or having a classroom party at his kids’ school so his kids have to sit out and miss the fun? He must be a real blast at the office Christmas party, too.
If he’s now one of these people that sits at home on these holidays reading his bible instead of doing these fun things with his family he’s going to have a hard time convincing me or a lot of other people that this is the new life for us.
I doubt Christ would even want to be a part of this group either.
“...personal relationship with God that is more than just rule keeping...”
This man clearly never knew or bothered to properly understand his Catholicism if he thought it teaches just rule keeping without a relationship with the Lord. (By the way, I never saw more rules than evangelicals have: no drinking, no dancing, etc. etc.)
Catholics accept the Lord Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior, admit that they are sinners, and are clearly taught that without Jesus’ sacrifice no one obtains the grace to get to heaven.
For fellow Catholics: False Teaching Alert (2 Peter 2; 1-3): Here is the actual Church Doctrine without the anti-Catholic spin:
Salvation is not a single event that takes place once in time, and then is assured ever after. The bible says that we must believe to be saved, but it does not say that salvation is now guaranteed.
Salvation can be lost through sin and no amount of Luther’s tweaking of the bible is going to change that.
I had no idea there were so many bitter ex Catholics out there. In their hearts they know they are still full of sin and ONLY souls in a state of grace will get to heaven. No wonder they jumped ship (the barque of Peter) - the “get into to heaven free card” no matter how much they sin after they are “born again” is very enticing indeed! (and unbiblical)
Fellow Catholics: Don’t be tempted to follow Luther down the easy road into error.
Hebrews 10:26 is quite clear that we cannot sin with impunity - Salvation is NOT assured.