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That's an interesting question. I usually don't talk about the same things over and over. Because I want to learn what I don't know about them. And talking to an Eastern Orthodox Catholic is different than a Roman Catholic. In fact some Eastern Orthodox folks don't prefer to be called Catholic...

That's entirely possible. lol Feel free to elaborate.

All of that is true as well. But the colleges are institutions that claim to be secular but are actually seminaries for the religion of secular thought. You have to give their answers to pass the classes.

People don't walk away from God when things are going well. Turning our back on God comes from a great disappointment with life and a blaming of God. Or possibly when someone is deluded by false teaching against God. Any young person that attends a secular college is at risk.

I agree completely. God gave us salvation, only he can take it away. We cannot by an act of our own free will undo what only God could do in the first place.

Are you asking about the denial (rooster crow) or Peter losing his salvation? After Christ's resurrection the women who visited the tomb to find it empty were given this message by the angel there. Look who is included by name. Peter probably felt that he had lost his salvation, but he was sent...

That\s exactly what I am promoting here. An open respectful dialogue. They are actually interested to talk to us when we do that. I like to ask honest questions and challenge their thinking. I learn more about them every time I do. And they learn more about us and what we believe. (and why)

No, I am referring to our Christian brothers and sisters who were raised Catholic. If we go running after them waving a Bible and screaming "devil, devil, devil..." they aren't going to listen to us. It only serves to prove that everything they have heard about us is true.

No, I don't believe that, But they do. That's the point. It does little good to quote the Bible to anyone that doesn't believe it is the final authority. They put Church Tradition above the Bible.

The Apostle Peter denied him three times. Did he lose his salvation?

I think the only misunderstanding here is what Peter was saying. We understand Paul just fine.

I don't believe that we can lose our salvation as an act of our own free will. Jesus will leave the ninety-nine to search for the one. Only he can decide if he will not bring you back. Lost sheep are carried home. Baaa…

"... make believers", that's a good one. Thanks.

Right... And THEN we return to nit-picking at each other. lol Good thing we aren't Catholics. We would have nothing to fight about.

If you were Catholic, you wouldn't have this problem. lol This is so typical of Protestantism. When we are done nit-picking about the Catholics, we return to nit-picking at each other. Instead of focusing on the 95 percent that is right, we focus on the 5 percent we think is wrong. Jesus said...

The Acts 22:16 reference is interesting. None of the others says baptism alone brings the remission (forgiveness) of sins. Do you actually believe that to be true? Believer's baptism, or infant baptism too? Luke 24:47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to...

Please explain the problem you are having with that. Thanks. What do you mean when you say, "I have seen them bow to statues"? In what sense were they bowing? Do you care to be honest?

Where did you dredge up all these accusations? I mean, "indulgences"? Do they still do that today? Bowing to statues? Have they ever really done that? (in the idolatrous sense) If we are going to be critical, we should at least be honest. If not, we are no better than they.

Seriously, has it come to this? -- Lord help us.

You understand that they put more stock in Church tradition than in the Bible, right? I have even seen them claim that Sola Scriptura isn't biblical. And most of them rely on the Church to tell them what the Bible means. They even have a council that decides for them called the Magisterium...