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,
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 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