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A big Amen very well put. and true
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I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is
IN GOD WE TRUST
Karen Carter '74
-KC- Ministries
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From: MV <[log in to unmask]>
> Angel,
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> Instead of You Protestants" and "We Catholics" or "We Roman Catholics",
> whatever... How about "we Christians"? Unless that can't roll off the
> tongue *smile*. I realize their are ritual differences in which to
> differentiate if that is important to you, but I'm speaking more
> attitudinally here. See the thing is the Word didn't say "God so loved the
> world that he gave his only begotten son and whosoever is Catholic shall
> have eternal life". Or Protestant for that matter. It is not about
> religion, it never ever has been. Jesus made that about as plain as the
> nose on our face... notice I said "our face" not "my" face? I can't judge
> whether "you" Catholics as you noted will go to heaven or not. That is
> between you and God. I couldn't tell you if anyone in this world will go
> to heaven... that is not my call. It isn't as easy as chunking Christianity
> in departments of religion and saying "you will go to heaven, you will go
> to hell" and the like. God sees the heart while man looks at the skin, the
> outer man. There are evidences of one's heart seen in the outer man, but
> we are all flawed and under grace and how that is sorted out is God's call,
> not mine.
>
> Brad
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> At 10:49 AM 2/4/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> >Are there many protestants who feel we Catholics will not enter heaven
> >because we don't subscribe to many of their beliefs? If I say we Catholics
> >why then is it not correct for me to say you protestants. I am perhaps
> >wrong in saying we Catholics when I perhaps should qualify that statement by
> >saying rather "we Roman Catholics" which would then differentiate us from
> >the Greek, or Russian orthodox, or the Coptic Christians. After all the
> >Jews when they speak do use the term falasha ethiopian when referring to
> >those Jews. I will be more careful in future.
>
> Brad
>
> Strive to be insulated, not insulated
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