Thank you so much for your insight.  It is most appreciated.  It is amazing
what we can learn from each other.
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From: Vinny Samarco <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: Question?


> Angel,
>     When you say protestants, you then are dealing with innumerable
> denominations--otherwise known as spiritual babylon, which means
confusion.
> I think God has designed his plan so that no one church is ever going to
> have perfect doctrine in this life.  When I was a Catholic, the
protestants
> told me I would go to hell if I didn't trust in Jesus.  When Jesus found
me,
> and saved me, the Catholics, I mean the radical catholics, told me I was
> going to burn in hell for leavingg the one tru church.
>
>     The first time I ever heard the gospel was actually from a catholic
> missionary who said that a persoon's readiness for heaven was only bassed
on
> their relationship with Jesus Christ.
>     I happen to believe that neither I, nor anyone else has the right to
> condemn anyone to hell.  I was lost, when I didn't have a relationship
with
> the Lord, and so is anyone else who doesn't know him, or doesn't want to
> find him.
>     Without going into an in depth bible study, I believe that the first
> step in being ready for heaven has to do with following God to draw you to
> himself, and you surrendering as much as you know of your life to Jesus,
and
> then keep surrendering more and more as you grow in him.
> The next aspect of our salvation has to do with the works that we do.  Are
> they authored by God or us?  There are certain things God requires of us,
> though this is not preached in most churches that I have been to.  You
know
> those Scriptures in Matthew 25 and Luke 13, where the  people say, God, we
> did many might works in your name, and He says, "" depart from me, I never
> knew you.  In other words, the things we do, need to be things we do in
> obediance to the Lord's word, not only the written word, b but the word he
> speaks to our hearts.
> The other most important scripture has to do with the parable of the
talents
> in Matt 25, where the Lord is in a sense saying, "what have you done with
> what I gave you?  Did you invest it in ythe people you are associated
with,
> did you use my gifts to grow?  Do you have more of my spirit than when you
> started?
>     I mean as far as doctrines are concerned, I have heard that churches
> have split over the shape and size of the communion wafer, and  many, many
> other external non-important things.  This is an absolute tragedy    SIn
> conclusion, who is going where, and for what reason, is God's business,
Not
> Mine.  And I'm surely glad of that.
> Vinny
>
> P.S.
> I have not yet read any of the other responses you received on this.
>
>
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> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:49 AM
> Subject: Question?
>
>
> > 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.
> >