Posted on 08/31/2013 3:38:44 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans
Full interview (roughly one hour) with former Roman Catholic priests Richard Bennett (website: http://www.BEREANBEACON.ORG) & Bartholomew Brewer, Ph.D, author of "Pilgrimage from Rome - A Testimony" (website: http://www.MTC.COM) and former nun Rocio Zwirner give glory to God for their exodus from the Roman Catholic Church & into the glorious grace of the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. (Description from youtube)
Indeed, What if good king Josiah had "Christianized" rather than destroying the following items:
"And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth–el." (2 Kings 23:4)
However, little Brat wanted an Ozzy Osborne, complete with bat, doll.
Threw a FIT when not receiving what she wanted.
Define 'long'.
I suppose that Simon (called Pete by some - Satan by anOther) was told a stranger wanted to talk to him: "I'll make you fishers of men..." and all that stuff.
You Catholics have NO reference point to exactly WHEN this name change took place.
We all know when you'd LIKE for it to have taken place.
If Martin Luther had never been, we would still say it because that is what Scripture says.
Some of us are not defending Catholic or Protestant....just Jesus...and that is what the verses mean.
I don’t know how someone in an all-consuming Catholic mind-set can ever be led to truth about it though except by God.
We can say it all day and all night but unless the Lord moves upon you to show you what we say is true, you will always believe that erroneous interpretation.
God bless,
jodyel
Your post was beautiful, jodyel. There is no other way to say it, in its plain simplicity. As long as a person is guided by his 5 senses of human, fallen, easily deceived man, he will never understand that other sense where God resides, the spiritual. To be guided by that sense can only come from God, it can never be manufactured by the natural man. No matter how hard or how long he tries. That’s why we cannot seem to get through. Because we can’t. It’s a spiritual thing between a person and God. All we can do is what He wants us to do: 2Cor. 5:14-21. Amen.
“If Martin Luther had never been, we would still say it because that is what Scripture says.”
No, actually if Martin Luther had never been, then you would not be saying it because scripture doesn’t agree with Protestantism. Even Protestants disagree with one another about the meaning of scripture.
“I don’t know how someone in an all-consuming Catholic mind-set can ever be led to truth about it though except by God.”
God leads people to an “all-consuming Catholic mind-set”. I have met plenty of former Protestants who would attest to that fact.
“We can say it all day and all night but unless the Lord moves upon you to show you what we say is true, you will always believe that erroneous interpretation.”
Thankfully God has led me to the truth - the Catholic faith - and preserved me from the error of Protestantism.
Thanks, smvoice.
After my rant the other day, I needed to tone it down. :)
“No, actually if Martin Luther had never been, then you would not be saying it because scripture doesn’t agree with Protestantism. Even Protestants disagree with one another about the meaning of scripture.”
Yes, I would.....I am neither of a Protestant or Catholic mind-set. Just a bible-believing Christian and that is what the Scripture means 100%. But only the Spirit of God can convict you of that truth. So my original statement stands.
Again, only God can lead one to the truth of what I say and that includes both Catholics and Protestants. I am neither. I am a born-again, Spirit filled Christian.
Again, I am not Protestant nor Catholic. I believe the truth of the Scriptures as revealed to me by the Holy Spirit and not man’s interpretation thereof.
“Yes, I would.....I am neither of a Protestant or Catholic mind-set.”
I have no reason to doubt that you’re a Protestant based upon your earlier comments.
“Just a bible-believing Christian and that is what the Scripture means 100%.”
I have no reason to doubt that you’re a Protestant based upon your earlier comments.
“But only the Spirit of God can convict you of that truth. So my original statement stands.”
No, because God already convicted me of the truth - hence, I am not a Protestant.
“Again, only God can lead one to the truth of what I say and that includes both Catholics and Protestants. I am neither. I am a born-again, Spirit filled Christian.”
You’re a Protestant if your earlier comments say anything.
“Again, I am not Protestant nor Catholic.”
You’re a Protestant.
“I believe the truth of the Scriptures as revealed to me by the Holy Spirit and not man’s interpretation thereof.”
I believe the truth of the Scriptures as revealed to the Church by the Holy Spirit and not man’s interpretation thereof.
I have no reason to believe the Holy Spirit has revealed anything to you about scripture. And you’re a Protestant.
And I will refrain from calling you what you are.
Good day to you.
“And I will refrain from calling you what you are.”
I am a Catholic. Feel free to call me a Catholic any time. You’re still a Protestant. I will call you a Protestant because that is what you are.
Deceived is what I had in mind.
And I see you also need to have the last word, so go ahead.
If ever the Spirit moves you to want Him instead of religion, I will be happy to discuss further.
Go your way.
You wrote:
“Deceived is what I had in mind.”
Whatever you had in mind, it was bound to be wrong.
“And I see you also need to have the last word, so go ahead.”
I will. And how is that any different than you posting back to me? Project much?
“If ever the Spirit moves you to want Him instead of religion, I will be happy to discuss further.”
That already happened. That’s why I’m Catholic.
“Go your way.”
No, I’ll go His way. You’ll go your own way.
Go your way.
No, I will go His way. You will go your way. You already have. And apparently you were speaking about yourself when you mentioned having the last word.
I’ve no desire to keep you away from your religion, so go to it.
And thanks for posting.
“I’ve no desire to keep you away from your religion, so go to it.”
Really? You wrote: “If ever the Spirit moves you to want Him instead of religion, I will be happy to discuss further.”
Sure sounds like you have a “desire to keep [me] away from [my] religion”.
“And thanks for posting.”
You’re welcome.
Thanks for posting.
No, no, no, thank you for posting.
You are so very welcome. :)
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