There are born-again, Spirit-filled Catholics. I know some of them. There are a couple that attend our A/G church alternately with their own Catholic church. There are a larger number (at least a dozen) of former Catholics in our church that grew up in a Catholic church and didn't find the Lord until they heard the Gospel for the first time outside of their own church. (Different Catholic church, I think.) The latter group steers clear of any Catholic Church nowadays. I was once in a discussion about the differences between Christianity as I know it and Catholicism with an unsaved (but religious) Catholic fellow I used to work with. The discussion centered around Jesus' mother Mary. I told him, "You know how Jesus came NOT from wealth and high society and jewels and expensive robes and servants but, instead, from the family of a simple carpenter and from a simple town, born in a manger as his family went to pay taxes?" "Yeah", he said. "Well", I said, "His mother, Mary, was part of THAT. She contributed the humble part that the rest of us have...the fallible human part. Jesus' perfection, his wisdom, his love for the world, came from his heavenly father which superseded his human nature." Mary was more of a part of the rest of us. The song, "How should a king come" became popular a few years later on Christian radio stations at Christmas time.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neal Holt Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:58 PM To: RangerNet Subject: [Fwd: [RR] Black & White] A repost of what i said earlier for those who missed it. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [RR] Black & White Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:49:10 -0500 From: Neal Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: RangerNet <[email protected]> Food for thought as I sit here reading my emails. Sure the future is interesting. However, don't we believe that the rapture will occur before the tribulation? Don't we believe in the imminent return of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ? Then why are we concerned with more than "Reaching, teaching and keeping boys for Christ"? Not saying I do not like a good discussion about cults, which is where I place the Catholic Church; but I feel sorry for the people of the Catholic faith. I agree with whoever said we need to pray for them. But we need to pray for their salvation just as we need to pray for Saddam's salvation. God created us all. God loves us all. John 3:16-17. But we as beings created in god's image have a choice to make, we either accept the Bible as the whole truth or not. We either accept Christ into our hearts on a personal level and not through a confessional box or not. One of the great demises of the "Christians" today is the very fact that _we_ have become very complacent with other people's feelings. HOGWASH! The Bible was written in black and white. There is only way to get to heaven...period. Anyone teaching or supporting any other way should be considered a wolf in sheep's clothing. It is time that Christians need to stand up and be heard! Neal Holt Area Commander Clinton Section, So. Mo. District _______________________________________________ Jesus Christ is LORD! To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to <[email protected]>. Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
