Posted on 04/21/2014 8:51:13 PM PDT by Salvation
Do you have the part about Peter repenting in your Bible?
“He went out and wept bitterly.”
Why do you defame Peter with the word ‘liar?’ (Especially after he repented!)
Thank the Catholic Church for GIVING the world the greatest book, the Holy Bible.
No CC, NO BIBLE.
....And YES, Peter DID REPENT!
The mark on their soul of the Baptism NEVER goes away.
....Yet, Christ FORGIVE Peter.
Gee, it only took four posts for the non-Catholics to descend and try to tell Catholics what to do!
Good grief, why all the anti-Catholic bashing? It breaks my heart when Christians fight each other. The non-Catholics should go to the thread which NYer posted this morning about the Christians of the Holy Land who simply call themselves Christians first and formost.
Christ BOTH forgive and forgot.
of the Catholic Church, no. 198
Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in the profession of faith or credo called the Nicene Creed:
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(At the words that follow, up to and including "and became man." all bow.)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
About the Christians of the Holy Land:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3147200/posts
They simply call themselves Christians. We could learn from them.
Fact. I trust that we have much in common... ;)
Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in the profession of faith or credo called the Nicene Creed:
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(At the words that follow, up to and including "and became man." all bow.)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
A point which I have made at least twice in this thread, though somehow you and a couple of others seem oblivious to it.
RCIA, class of ‘98. :) Coming home for the first time.
Thanks for this trip down memory lane.
Finally someone addressed the contents of the original post!
Conversely, to become a Christian, a member of the Body of Christ, the church, there is no preparation at all...
Preparation for reception into the Church begins with the inquiry stage, in which the unbaptized person begins to learn about the Catholic faith and begins to decide whether to embrace it.
The first formal step to Catholicism begins with the rite of reception into the order of catechumens, in which the unbaptized express their desire and intention to become Christians. "Catechumen" is a term the early Christians used to refer to those preparing to be baptized and become Christians.
I went thru pretty much the same process to become a FreeMason in the Masonic Lodge...Lots of preparation...Lots of ritual...And finally, the test and the big day....
To become a Christian however requires nothing as far as rituals go...A religion is not required...A priest is not required...Baptism isn't even required...
People do not become Christians by joining a church or a club or a fraternity...Christianity if for people who need a Savior, not a religion...And Jesus made it so easy...Here's what he says:
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
If you are hurting, you feel you are desperate or in despair come to Jesus...He WILL give you rest...
A church or a religion or a priest can not do that...Only Jesus can...
And how do you do that???
Rom_10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
It's that simple...
Act_4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Call on Jesus...He will save you...Don't worry about baptism...Don't worry about a church...You don't need to give up drinking or smoking, or swearing or drugs...You don't need to give up your old friends...You don't need rituals, priests, Mary, rosaries; you only need Jesus Christ and he will take you as you are...He'll clean you up later...What you need is Jesus...
If you looking for a religious experience perhaps the Catholic or Mormon religion is for you...Those religions appeal to the five senses with their massive, beautiful cathedrals...Their religious looking clothes, expensive jewelry and gold everything...But if you are looking for Jesus Christ, it requires a 'spiritual' experience that can only be accessed by calling on Jesus and Jesus alone...
You can make this call while you are watching tv, driving your car, sitting at the beach, while at work or anywhere you happen to be...Call and he will come to meet you...
And perhaps you are already a Catholic, Episcopalian, Baptist or Mormon and have never called on Jesus Christ to save you...You can do it now regardless of your religious background...Do it now...
Please show us where that grave is, and where her bones are. Should be a simple assignment.
You really have to ignore big chunks of the Bible to believe this, beginning with Acts chapter 2.
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