Wonderful response, Vinny!
David
Don't let the god of this world be the God of your world.
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From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 4:09 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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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.
>