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To: LurkingSince'98; Resettozero

What you apparently fail to see is the distinction between the fact that Chrisitians don’t need to go to church because they aren’t being told that it’s a sin if they don’t, and what they actually do.

Apparently the only motivating factor in church attendance for Catholics is the threat of hellfire.

Not attending church is not a sin for most non-Catholics. At least, it’s not labeled or listed as a sin in Scripture.

So guess what?

Christians go to church casue they WANT to.

Can you imagine that? They aren’t attending simply because of the threat of losing their salvation.

This falls into the same category as the question recently asked that if Christians have assurance of their salvation, why do they pray or obey the Ten Commandments.

Obviously Catholics can see no other motivating factor that threats to get the desired behavior put of them by the church, and if the RCC didn’t threaten them with hell, they wouldn’t do any of those things either.

What a sad religion it is that coerces desired behavior out of those who follow it.


434 posted on 04/26/2015 7:27:44 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

I’m sure you know by now why I never respond to you but I just had to give you a little reminder.

What you just posted was one of the most unscriptural things I have read.

I would like to hear the explanation from another of your protestant brethern who can explain how you can twist the moral imperative of both the Old and New Testaments to gather on the Lords Day.

Just staying home is a grevious derelection of your moral requirement to render unto God what is God’s - the time you owe Him in proper not erzatz worship.

When you proclaim the obviously unscriptural pronouncements and not one of your brethren stands to rebuke you it is a sad.

I will not trouble you again with any responses.

AMDG


450 posted on 04/26/2015 8:55:03 PM PDT by LurkingSince'98 (Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam = FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD)
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