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I am a Baptist Preacher. I understand the fear you must feel for leaving the teachings of your family. The Bible states we are to honor our father and mother, and it can be hard to be honoring to them while telling them that you are not following their faith based beliefs.
I would suggest you speak to them about your new found faith. Your parents are not your enemy. They want the best for you. It is important to keep the dialogue open. Share with them, IN A LOVING WAY, why you believe Catholisim is the right path. ALSO, be open to listening to their concerns and reasons for following this path of belief.
In the end, we are all to seek God and know His truth. If we seek His truth we will find it. But we can only find His truth in the Holy Bible.
I would ask you to do this one thing as you seek God. Read His Word and know what He says. Do not trust any man, pastor, priest, or whoever to lead you. Let God be your guide.
Psalm 20:7 "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God."
Remember to put your faith in God. Don't place it in a denomination or tradition of faith. These merely provide a standard to guide us in our walk to God. All are flawed. All are led by men. Man will always fail you. God, on the other hand, will never fail. Seek Him and His truth and o ey His commands.
Honor your parents. They want you to know and serve God. Let them help. Let them share what they know and take it all to the Bible. Do the same with the teachings of the priests. Take it to the Bible. And in the end, let God be your guide.
I would suggest you speak to them about your new found faith. Your parents are not your enemy. They want the best for you. It is important to keep the dialogue open. Share with them, IN A LOVING WAY, why you believe Catholisim is the right path. ALSO, be open to listening to their concerns and reasons for following this path of belief.
In the end, we are all to seek God and know His truth. If we seek His truth we will find it. But we can only find His truth in the Holy Bible.
I would ask you to do this one thing as you seek God. Read His Word and know what He says. Do not trust any man, pastor, priest, or whoever to lead you. Let God be your guide.
Psalm 20:7 "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God."
Remember to put your faith in God. Don't place it in a denomination or tradition of faith. These merely provide a standard to guide us in our walk to God. All are flawed. All are led by men. Man will always fail you. God, on the other hand, will never fail. Seek Him and His truth and o ey His commands.
Honor your parents. They want you to know and serve God. Let them help. Let them share what they know and take it all to the Bible. Do the same with the teachings of the priests. Take it to the Bible. And in the end, let God be your guide.
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Catholicism was not the “first Christianity” there was. Study history. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18-19 that he would build His church. He did exactly that in 33AD. The New Testament is FULL of references to Christ’s church in existence. Acts 2:47- the Lord added to the CHURCH daily those who were being saved. Paul gave instructions to the churches in the New Testament in 1 Cor. 16:1-2 and most all of his letters ( epistles) were written to the churches in different locations. 1 Corinthians was written to the CHURCH at Corinth. Galatians was written to the CHURCHES of Galatia; Thessalonians to the CHURCH of the Thessalonians. Romans 16:16 says the CHURCHES OF CHRIST salute you. The church is all over the New Testament but it was not the Catholic Church. The churches of Christ Romans 16:16 were the first Christian churches. The official beginning of the Catholic Church was in 590 AD with Pope Greggory. ( check history). That’s almost 600 years too late to be one of the churches in the New Testament. Besides that, the Bible condemns many practices and beliefs of the Catholic Church. Like calling a man on earth “Father” as a religious title when Jesus plainly taught we are not to use religious titles and call no man Father because God is our only Father religiously. The practice for hundreds of years of not eating meat on Fridays and forbidding marriage is condemned in 1 Timothy 4:1-3. In fact, the Holy Spirit is describing the Catholic Church when it talks about “in latter times some will DEPART FROM THE FAITH, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy,…forbidding to marry ( Catholic Church forbids priests and nuns to marry) and commanding to abstain from foods ( meats on Friday). There is no secular evidence that Peter was ever a pope; in fact Peter was married. Matthew 8:14. Catholics bow down to images and pray to them in spite of clear instruction from God that Says we are not to bow down to an image in Exodus 20:4. And many, many more things they practice that is foreign to the Bible and scripture.
The Catholic Church is Not the church in the Bible and wasn’t even in existence for 600 years after the Bible was written, but it does have the distinction of being the FIRST DENOMINATION that Paul describes as “leaving the faith.” In 2 Timothy 4.
2 Thess. 3:3-12 describes the pope and the Catholic Church. He says that Christ will not return until the “falling away” ) departing from the faith) comes first. And the “MAN OF SIN will be revealed, the son of perdition who OPPOSES AND EXALTS himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that HE SITS AS GOD IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD, showing himself THAT HE IS GOD (the pope).The pope claims to be divine, claims that he IS GOD. And people now down and worship him. This is evil in God’s sight and the scripture goes on to say that these people will be destroyed by THE BREATH OF GOD’s MOUTH!
The Catholic Church is Not the church in the Bible and wasn’t even in existence for 600 years after the Bible was written, but it does have the distinction of being the FIRST DENOMINATION that Paul describes as “leaving the faith.” In 2 Timothy 4.
2 Thess. 3:3-12 describes the pope and the Catholic Church. He says that Christ will not return until the “falling away” ) departing from the faith) comes first. And the “MAN OF SIN will be revealed, the son of perdition who OPPOSES AND EXALTS himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that HE SITS AS GOD IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD, showing himself THAT HE IS GOD (the pope).The pope claims to be divine, claims that he IS GOD. And people now down and worship him. This is evil in God’s sight and the scripture goes on to say that these people will be destroyed by THE BREATH OF GOD’s MOUTH!
Hey Albanzas, I'm glad that you are here!
I definitely agree with what Brian Parsons said about talking to your parents about your concerns. I don't know how old you are, but if you are underage and still living with them then I think it's good and Biblical to honor their wishes as much as possible when it comes to attending church. You can stretch your wings soon enough when you soar off on your own
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I attend a church that was started by former Baptists who didn't like how organized and strict their church was getting. So they started their own. We take communion, and believe in miracles and putting God above all else. All members are encouraged to follow God's leading to make disciples and spread His love. We don't really have any rules other than what's clearly laid out in the Bible. So there are definitely non-Catholic options for what you are seeking and I hope you will be open to checking them out!
Blessings my Sister, I'm glad you are questioning what you believe, and why!
I definitely agree with what Brian Parsons said about talking to your parents about your concerns. I don't know how old you are, but if you are underage and still living with them then I think it's good and Biblical to honor their wishes as much as possible when it comes to attending church. You can stretch your wings soon enough when you soar off on your own
. I attend a church that was started by former Baptists who didn't like how organized and strict their church was getting. So they started their own. We take communion, and believe in miracles and putting God above all else. All members are encouraged to follow God's leading to make disciples and spread His love. We don't really have any rules other than what's clearly laid out in the Bible. So there are definitely non-Catholic options for what you are seeking and I hope you will be open to checking them out!
Blessings my Sister, I'm glad you are questioning what you believe, and why!