Author	Thread: experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships
Admin	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 15 Oct, 2010 10:06 AM i want to ask the community here if some of you have experiences with relationships between catholics and born again christians themselves or knowing through persopnal friends. any story or witnesses are welcome. the more both are strongly into theire believes the more it interests me. thanks to all --- eaven when u just can say : never heared about and know nobody who heared about it ;-) Post Reply
skinnywhiteboy View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 15 Oct, 2010 01:28 PM I dated a catholic girl for about three years. I am a Born-Again Christian. I'm not trying to speak for all Catholics, Christians or anything like that, but only for myself and my experience. That being said: I found Catholicism was much more about the "pomp and circumstance" of the religion. You've got to be very careful to dot your I's and cross your T's. As an ex cross-country runner, it was hard for me to attend the services, because every time we knelt, my knees and ankles and sometimes both would crack like shotgun blasts in an otherwise silent church. I also had a huge problem attempting to confess to a priest. He told me my sins had been forgiven like he was the one doing it. I KNOW my sins are forgiven! And they seem like they want you to talk with the priest instead of God. I feel Catholics are much more respected overall than Christians, and that may be simply that Catholics have their Habits, it certainly makes them stand out in a crowd. I don't think I could ever become Catholic. Even though their churches are beautiful, I don't need all that stained glass, and all those saints, and all that incense. I pray to one God. While I may have to answer to both the Holy Spirit and Jesus Himself one day for not praying to them, I think it's worse to start praying to "normal" people, even if they've achieved sainthood. If I have a problem with a child, I'll bring it before God, not St. Christopher. Hope this helps! Post Reply
marikashome View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 15 Oct, 2010 03:56 PM I have a close relative who married a Catholic. She was Lutheran or Presbyterian... not sure which. He is terrific, and they have probably had the best marriage of any of my close relatives. Her family was horrible to her when she got engaged-to the point of considering disowning her. They moved at one point and the Catholic church they attended didn't recognize their kids as legitimate, so they couldn't go through Catechism or First Communion or one of the rites. (I believe they now attend a very traditional Protestant church.) Through it all, their marriage has stayed strong, and their kids are wonderful and well balanced. So I think it depends on the people. There are Catholics with a deep personal relationship with Jesus, just as there are legalistic and ritual based Protestants. It's the relationship with Jesus that counts, not the building a person enters on Sunday. It's the way they show their love for God and others every day, not whether they choose to express their love for God on Sundays in a more liturgical or a completely non-traditional way. Post Reply
View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 15 Oct, 2010 07:10 PM I haven't dated a catholic, but I have a dear close friend (30+ years) who is a staunch catholic. She used to be a nun. When I became a born-again Christian (25+ years ago) she and I had several conversations about our differences in beliefs. What it boiled down to between us was..... there were many, many many things she and I agree on 100%. And there are a handful of things we do not agree on. We agree to disagree. It just doesn't matter to us. We don't try to win each other over, we just talk about the 90% of Christian faith we do believe in together. She and I have had many long very spiritual discussions without any conflict in our beliefs. She is a true born-again, Spirit-filled wholly saved Christian lady. That's my experience. Post Reply
View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 15 Oct, 2010 10:03 PM All Catholic are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics. The Catholic Church goes all the way back to Peter and The Apostles and to Christ. You have to ask yourself �how far back does the church I attend go�. God gave us The Ten Commandments. Were we suppose to �bend or stretch� those commandments? Or are we to follow them to the letter? Jesus told Peter (His Vicar here on earth) �I give you The Keys to The Kingdom of Heaven�. �What you bind on earth is bound in Heaven and what you loosen on earth...�. The Catholic Church has The Full Deposit of Faith. She is Christ's Bride. Men run Her and therefore there have been mistakes made, but Not One Iota of what Christ left with Her has been altered. Being Catholic is no guarantee of Salvation. There is much to learn about The Catholic Church. John 20: 22-23 22�And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23�Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. By this action Jesus instituted Oracular Confession (of the ear). The Apostles could forgive (remit) or not-forgive (retain) sins. In order to do so They Had TO HEAR the sins first. The Apostles were merely the instrument through which Christ forgave sins. This power...this Authority was passed on to others by the laying of hands (Ordination). There comes much benefit from this type of confession. The Church found no problem with this from the Very beginning. It was only until The Revolution that it became a problem. Hello to all who remember me. I missed this Forum and you guys. I will not be able to contribute as often but I will try. Peace Be With You. Steve Post Reply
View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 15 Oct, 2010 10:09 PM Arch! Welcome back =) Post Reply
SilverFire View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 16 Oct, 2010 04:32 AM "All Catholic are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics." I doubt that I'll see Ted Kennedy in Heaven. Something tells me that he lived a lifestyle that was slightly immoral. I think the rest of that post illustrates precisely the difficulties in such a relationship. Me, I can feel the heavy burden already, as opposed to Christ's light and easy yoke. Post Reply
View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 16 Oct, 2010 07:55 AM ARCH!!!! :applause: Welcome back, brother! You have been missed. I agree with your statement about not all Catholics are Christians. I have had a good relationship with my girlfriend, but I could not see how being married to a Catholic man (who stayed attending the Catholic church) would ever work out. Post Reply
View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 16 Oct, 2010 12:04 PM @godslamb yes this is the question here ---- not a general discussion about faith /// the quesion here is relationship beween catholic and born again !! and if there are experiences about if it works or not when both are very much into there beliefe. thx to stay with the topic ;-) (and thx to alll post that where onsidering the topic hehe) Post Reply
View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 16 Oct, 2010 02:18 PM The return of Arch!!!!! I really have missed your input in all the forums. Stick around pal. Post Reply
View Profile History	experiences ? born again + catholic ? relationships Posted : 16 Oct, 2010 11:02 PM @skinnywhiteboy thaks a lot for ur responce. did the girl you was dating also attend ur usual serivice ? and if yes - do you remember how did she feel there ? @lamb its great that u aggree totally with something arch didn t say ;-) Post Reply

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