I agree. I am a new believer and it hurts me very badly to think because my own father was catholic, that he is not with Jesus.......
I think being born again is a much more passionate religion, and I feel the Lord has saved me and chosen me. I also feel there are allot of good Catholics who will be with me in heaven.
I know my relationship with CHRIST is real. He shows me everyday. Catholic thoughts are that they are on their own until death and their judgement. They don't look for Jesus.
There is good people in all religions. We are all sinners. And Catholics do believe Jesus is our saviour....
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Probably a clarification on your part is needed in regards to the statement that there are good people in all religions, but yet you say we are all sinners. Although both can be seen as true, if we shift from the eyes of the world and then to God's view respectively, but as it is, if we hold to God's view, there is none righteous, no, not one. There is none that doeth good, no, not one. The good people that we see in other religions like Islam, Hindu, Buddha, or whatever non-christian religion that is out there, are not seen as good in the eyes of God. Redemption can only be had through Jesus Christ. God knows those that seek Him and He would have them find the Good News. Those that prefer darkness and not come to the Light, would just continue to hide behind religious rituals and maintain the appearance of a religious man. That is why it is far better for what you have in a relationship with Jesus Christ than to hide behind man made doctrines of catholicism. That is the whole point of Jesus coming to deal with sin so as to restore the relationship with God the Father through the Son.
As religion creeps in to add filthy rags of righteousness to what Jesus has done is provoking God to burn away those wood, stubble, and hay for those left behind so when they are presented before God, it will be His righteousness and Jesus alone that brings them into the Kingdom of Heaven which is the glory of God for all those that believe in Him.
Sometimes, we have to be clear in regards to our faith and not appear to have friendship with the world, for then, we have need to come out of the world if our faith is to shine against the works of darkness as we are called to bear witness of the Good News and keep the faith which is the good fight.... and that is something the Lord Jesus, My Good Shepherd, is helping me to do as I rest In Him to do it.
Loving others over loving Jesus must not occur, because to love others is to seek for them to have what we have in Christ Jesus means to tell them why Jesus is the Good News and why catholicism or any other religion isn't. It is a hard thing to do when they are devout, but if they ever come down from their cloud nine of loving God in their rituals, they may realize how much God loves them that they may rest in His righteounsess, instead of trying to obtain it through catholicism. And for those that love Jesus that are in the Catholic Church but does not believe catholicism is necessary, their faith cannot be seen if they stay within and do the things that others believe is necessary as in the Mass or whatever. To show love for them that are in it, they must withdraw to rpove that their faith is in Jesus, not the catholic Church or the works therein.
Too many Catholics love Jesus, but they show it by their works for Him, not by resting in His finished work in making us His by grace through faith. One must remember that He first loved us, not we to Him. While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. It is by believing in Jesus and trusting Him at His Word, can believers love Jesus for what He did, so they do not lose themselves in doing the things to prove their love for Him in catholicism. It is His love for us that is His glory.
Bottomline, if you value your relationship with Christ, you would not want your loved ones to settle for second best. Do share your faith as to why you left the catholic church, and why it is better in Christ Jesus.
May the Lord help you to do that, and may He call some out into a relationship with Him with nothing between Him and them anymore.
As I pray that the Lord will help me to stay off the internet as I do not believe He wants me to be on it anymore. Amen.
Nice sharing my faith with you, Redeemer, but I gotta let go & let God.
