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God has a sense of humor, I believe. This (copied) quote is taken from the Esword program (fantastic and free) I use for Bible study: Gen 3:15 I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall cursh thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

Notice anything? Perhaps a tip from Him?

The more I learn about Catholicism, the more I want to scream, “Get out while there's still time! Run for your soul's sake!” I guess part of the delusion is in the “doing” of (dead) works. “God will owe me if ...” And not being aware that this is man's deception, working under Satan, for his (man's) own earthly benefit. God will owe no one anything but damnation. Thankfully – most humbly and thankfully, I say – He has provided the way to salvation which is free to all who will come.

In Genesis 3:15 does the deception begin. The “she” rather than “He” is believed but Genesis' creation account is tossed out the window which means Exodus 20:11 must also be trashed, along with other parts of Exodus. After that ripping of His Word, are parts of Psalms and Job and others that must be shredded. In this way, and before one knows what's happened, the Word of God is scrapped or explained away, and parts that can be manipulated into tools for the enemy are used to form some mangled, garbled, half-truth message. Wheat and tares ground together make for poisonous bread which is used as food for the spirit.

The Day is coming. I see worldly events unfolding and I wonder how others who profess themselves believers don't see what others see. But then, if one believes that God's word does not mean what He says, there's no way to understand the world other than in the worldly way. I pray for those lost in religion and particularly for those who were brought up as children in it. That's going to be tough to overcome.

But God! Glory be to Him! With Him all things are possible. I know from where He saved and brought me, and that is a miracle.

There was a time when, as a new Christian, I looked at Catholicism along with other religions. I thank God first for keeping me and then I thank Him for using posters here at Free Republic for doing His work to keep me. And that includes you. May your crown shine brightly as you lay it at His feet, MHG.

I am due no regard. His Spirit has had a time of it, raising me up in the way that I should go as His newborn. It is teaching me above everything else to rely upon the Promises of God for He will never break His word and in keeping His word, working it out in us who believe, all is glorifying Jesus. He alone is worthy.

e-Sword is awesome. And so is the church here at Freerepublic.

What a nice uplifting post, thank you for that contribution.

And thank you also for posting that scripture from the “Catholic” Bible as I am currently in a discussion about that verse with a Catholic.