“im not catholic.. i dont agree with catholics beliefs. mary is not put in the same position as catholics do. i dont ask a priest for forgiveness. i go by the king james bible and talk to my Lord. ive been through the worst hurt.. and the lord is with me. ive witnessed the holy spitit.. i hang on because He hangs on to me. its personal..me and my lord.”
For you it is apparently all subjective, personal. For me it is personal but what is personal must be in accordance with what is absolutely true at all times.
You’re not Catholic. But you should be.
You don’t agree with Catholics’ beliefs. But you should.
You say Mary is “not put in the same position as catholics do.” But in reality she’s exactly in the position God put her in and we simply recognize it.
You don’t ask “priest for forgiveness.” But Christ gave His priests the power to forgive sins (John 20:19-23).
You “go by the king james bible”. But there are problems with the KJV just as there are problems with many Bible translations and editions.
You “talk to my Lord.” And that’s great, but then again a lot depends on what you’re talking to Him about.
You’ve “been through the worst hurt.. and the lord is with me.” Yes, and He could be with you in even greater ways, but you’ve already closed yourself off to those.
You’ve “witnessed the holy spitit..” “spitit”?
You say you “hang on because He hangs on to me. its personal..me and my lord.” Yet Jesus never said it was just you and Him. What might you be missing in your “personal” theology and ecclesiology that has nothing to do with what Jesus taught and everything to do with what you feel?
Hey frnewsjunkie….I bet you know that Christ has always existed.....some RCs apparently don't see that.
you are very judgmental and i could take offense. but i dont care what others who think they are the only one who has the truth, think.
i could never be a catholic. i dont wear a label except “christian”. i have lived enough years ... when i sat beside my son as he stopped breathing it does something to a parent jesus heaven, and the reality of what is important.. it isnt any church or domination. its do you know ehere youll spend eternity.
Yet Jesus DID say to, "Call no man father."
Doesn’t the loving and caring exposition of Catholic doctrine just make you want SO badly to become a Catholic, too??? /sarc