[DoorGunner]

tiki:

You wrote:
"I have full faith in God that if I should not believe in Him through the Catholic Church, He will enlighten me."


Rhetorical question: What would it take? What means could God utilize: to what, or, to whom, would you listen? What do you trust? What is your standard of truth, to which you would compare a putative "message from God," to see if it is true, or false?

I address these questions to you, Tiki (BTW, are you aware that your screen name is both a polynesian idol, and false god?) but I think they are very necessary questions for all of us who consider ourselves followers of Jesus.


DG


p.s. in re. RNmom, I haven't read much of her posts, so I don't know whether she is as evil as you paint her, but I think Polycarp invited her here (see post #2).

[tiki]

Well, I would hopefully listen to the prodding of the Holy Spirit. If I told you of my LOoooooong journey towards Catholicism, a journey that I didn't even know I was on for years and only in looking back can I see the signs. The signs and miracles that I sub-concously missed but responded to, the fruit of my journey, even my firm denial and fighting of the goal, and the obvious little miracles, bore fruit.

Believe me, I didn't wake up one day and say I wanted to be Catholic and pursue the goal. On the contrary, it was a goal I couldn't fathom, a religion that I knew little about except the false and malicious labels that have been put on the Church. I bet my friends and the priests cringed when they saw me coming, I had so many questions, many accusatory, "prove it to me" type questions but they unfailingly answered me and if they didn't know the answer they told me that too.

I have been a Christian as long as I remember. My belief in God has never faltered in good times and in bad. I have, at times, lost faith in mankind but never God. He has been my Rock and my foundation and I have always tried to follow my conscience in all that I do. I've failed at times and I'm not perfect but I try as hard as I can to please God. And believe me, my journey was to be no where but the Catholic Church. It became as plain as the nose on my face and believe me, I have a honker.

So rhetorical or real, the answer is, I would listen and heed the calling of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I pray every day that I will follow the will of God and He knows how dense I am sometimes and has led me quite adequately throughout my life.

My screen name, tiki is a derivative of a Proper name and has absolutely nothing to do with any pagan god. And if it does, I would say that the problem is yours in that you are looking for evil where it doesn't exist. I suppose if someone was named Dianna or some other name which had a connection with pagan mythology, that too would be evil? An external appellation has no bearing on the heart and the heart is where God is looking.