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NASB | James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well [to believe that]. The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror--they have seen His wrath]! [Deut 6:4; 11:13-21; Mark 12:29] |
Subject: Have we chosen freely? |
Bible Note: Reilly, I too have noticed the adult converts who are "cafeteria Catholics" although not all fall into that category. I think a big part of the probelm is that often the lay people who run the RCIA classes are also cafeteria Catholics who pick and choose what they believe. I think this is a problem of integrity on the part of those individuals. The other problem is that when a baptized Christian of another denomination joins the Catholic Church, they are not re-baptized, but they do make a profession of faith that states they believe "all that the Catholic Church teaches." Does anybody take their own words seriously anymore? I tend to agree with EdB that many Churches of all denominations are so fixed oon increasing their numbers rather than nurturing disciples, that they compromise on the teaching and defense of doctrine and tolerate this phenomena of people picking and choosing what they believe in the face of the authoritative teaching of Scripture and Tradition. But that is a whole other subject really not suited to this forum which is centered on Scripture study not necessarily Church governance. Emmaus |