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1 | Christians/Catholics same? | Rom 3:28 | brenda_L | 162141 | ||
Since I was raised Catholic, I am going by how I was brought up. We believed in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We believed Jesus died on the cross for us for our sins. But we were also told if you were a 'good' person you'd get into Heaven, and follow the 10 commandments. ALL those things would 'save you'. I'm just going by what I learned as a Catholic. Sad to say this, but I still have flash-backs of the nuns (it was terrible...the Catholic School). We sat in Church for 30 minutes, once a week...reciting things from a lil hym-type booklet. Never did we read the bible together, at church...or were explained things. Things were just read out to us. It was like a ritual. We sat, we stood, we knelt and stood again...we said Amen...we said the Our Father. And what was I thinking the entire time? I couldn't wait to get out of there and hang out with friends. But I did what was required of me...church once a week. And if we did anything wrong there was always confession, and the priest would forgive you. If it's stated somewhere that Catholics believe in salvation by faith ALONE, apart from works, I've never seen it or heard about it while I was a Catholic ..and it was definately never taught to us. Are you a Catholic? "Indeed He is THE LAMB of God as Catholics well know and profess each time they worship when they pray aloud in unison" I don't ever remember a time saying it and actually understanding it or meaning it. We just said what we were suppose to say, at the right time. |
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2 | Christians/Catholics same? | Rom 3:28 | Emmaus | 162178 | ||
Brenda, Yes I am Catholic. And I no more expected to be always spoon fed my faith by the Church than I expected my mother to spoon feed me the whole eighteen years I lived under her roof. I do not have "terrible" flashbacks of nuns and Catholic school. I have fond memories of both. And I did not stop learning about the Catholic faith when I left the 8th grade. I remember being taught a lot about grace: snctifying grace, sacramental grace, etc. Grace, grace, grace. What did we need all that grace for if we were able to work our way to heaven? ""Indeed He is THE LAMB of God as Catholics well know and profess each time they worship when they pray aloud in unison" "I don't ever remember a time saying it and actually understanding it or meaning it. We just said what we were suppose to say, at the right time." How sad. Emmaus |
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3 | Christians/Catholics same? | Rom 3:28 | brenda_L | 162189 | ||
Your info on your page here...you say you are Catholic Christian. I've never heard of that before. We were just Catholic here. The nuns in our school...I remember being pulled out of my chair by my right ear...and I was only in the second grade. My sister (who was 11 years older than me) had worse memories. She was spanked with a ruler or put in a closet. Then it was just considered being strict. Now, I'm sure, it would be called Child Abuse. Not fond memories at all. I've never felt close to God in the Catholic church. Sad indeed... |
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4 | Christians/Catholics same? | Rom 3:28 | inmyheart | 162210 | ||
How about those Catholic Jews. If a woman was caught in adultery, she was stoned to death! Now that was a little humor. There are Christians in every church, Baptist, Luthern and etc. But the bottom line they will know we are Christians by our love for each other. Dear brothers and sisters, we always thank God for you, as is right, for we are thankful that your faith is flourishing and you are all growing in love for each other. 2Thess.1:3 (NLT) Peace and Love inmyheart |
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