vikingmanx:

If you have any difficulties with seeing the truth in particular Catholic teachings, pray the rosary daily with the intention of knowing the truth and you WILL understand and believe. It changed my life and is changing it more and more every day. It will destroy heresy and eviscerate the lies of schismatics.

The rosary is advanced theology for everyone, no matter their education or state in life.

by-grace-of-god:

catherine-of-alexandria:

So the thing that got me out of my atheist/agnostic phase was realizing that consciousness is immaterial. I just knew that science can never explain the kind of thoughts I was having. Since science can’t explain how consciousness is made, only God is the possible explanation for it. But that didn’t really turn me Catholic right away. I was kinda a deist/protestant for a while because I just didn’t think God would make it so complicated with all the rituals and sacraments found in the Catholic Church. My family was friends with a devout Catholic woman who was very knowledgeable in chemistry so I kinda figured if she’s so smart and believes in the supernatural stuff of the Bible and the Catholic Church, it must be true. 

It was only until later that I started researching more into the Catholic faith and started to piece together the following things: 

-If consciousness is immaterial, then afterlife exists. Eternal damnation is something to worry about. 

-All the arguments for the existence of God reveals this: God did not just made the universe, but is constantly dependent on Him. For example, the hierarchy in nature points to Him as the ultimate perfection, The First Cause reveals that He is the reason you began to exist, and the Contingency argument reveals that the world is impermanent so it wouldn’t make sense to attach myself to it. God made you so He would want you to get to know and serve Him. 

-Other religions tried to reach the Infinite through incense or whatever ritual they came up with, but Christianity is the story of God coming down from Heaven. Obviously a finite being cannot reach the Infinite. The Infinite must come down. 

-After the Infinite has come down, it only makes sense that He would leave an institution to interpret His word. Human beings are just too fallible to read and interpret the Bible on their own and discern God’s will by themselves. 

-My favorite argument for the existence of God is the argument from conscience. Peter Kreeft said that it is the voice of God in the soul. It amazes me that God is right inside us guiding us in the way to salvation.I like that it’s something all people from all nations share, though a lot of us interpreted it wrongly. Pope Benedict said that conscience is an organ, something we have to take care of by educating ourselves of the morals put forth by the Catholic Church. 

-No other institution on earth has a greater respect for the dignity of each person than the Catholic Church. She understands human nature more than any other philosopher that ever walked on this earth and understands the end for each human beings desires and how it can be perfectly satisfied. Her firm stance on rules to make sure we don’t hurt ourselves physically, psychologically, and spiritually is coupled with her endless mercy and guidance to make sure we pick ourselves back up to continue our battle against this fallen world. 

-The Sacraments are essential in transferring God’s grace to us. God uses material things such as water, oil, and bread because we’re not just spiritual beings, we’re also made of matter

-Receiving the Eucharist is the most intimate way a person can be with God. The Infinite chose to dwell inside the finite, this love is beautiful. 

“Eternal Life is this: to know You, the only true God, and him whom You have sent, Jesus Christ. I have given You glory on earth by finishing the work You gave me to do. Do You now, Father, give me glory at Your side.” – John 17: 3-5

^ Read it all but know and believe that this is true:

“No other institution on earth has a greater respect for the dignity of each person than the Catholic Church. She understands human nature more than any other philosopher that ever walked on this earth and understands the end for each human beings desires and how it can be perfectly satisfied. Her firm stance on rules to make sure we don’t hurt ourselves physically, psychologically, and spiritually is coupled with her endless mercy and guidance to make sure we pick ourselves back up to continue our battle against this fallen world.”

rinielsaerwen:

bitangur:

skystonedclouds:

relentless-for-jesus:

john15-10:

Don’t like that

Haha “don’t like that” 😂😂

Catholicism works salvation is the biggest issue. They believe they need to be good to be pleasing to heaven. In the end they want a reward for their ”good”. Rapist catholic priests just came out. Anyone who believed works salvation is not a Christian.

The thing that makes true Christians different from every other religion is we believe Sola Fide and Sola Christus. Faith ALONE. In Christ ALONE.

Repentance does not mean ”fix yourself to be worthy of God”. It means repent even from self righteousness. It means forsake everything to trust Jesus Christ. Trust when he said ”it is finished” he really meant it. The debt has been paid so dalvstion is freely yours. Never have to move an inch to be forgiven.

It’s about having faith the promises are true. I’m having faith in all his words and promises and teachings you follow the commands. I know obeying is from being freed from the power of sin with a rendered heart obtained in the moment of conversion.

Faith produces good works because if you really believe all his promises and teachings are for good you do it. You do it because you trust him that his commands are a guard rail from a cliff not a fence. All he commanded is for our benefits spiritually.

Catholics who believe works salvation are not saved. I don’t like that either (when they believe works salvation).

You just don’t know a bit of thing about Catholicism, you ignorant.

We don’t believe in faith alone because it’s not scriptural.

Everything else you said I pretty much agree with. We follow the commands of Jesus and love our neighbors and serve others because we love Jesus.

“If you love me keep my commandments” John 14:15.

And you’re right again, works alone cannot save you. Faith must be accompanied by works.

“You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.” James 2:24 (Hey look, faith alone isn’t scriptural)

And Catholicism is actually very Biblical. You should look into that sometime. 🙂

by-grace-of-god:

“I began to research Catholicism, and something happened: I got angry. I mean, I got really, really angry. Catholics didn’t do/believe all the shocking stuff I’d been told. It was a Jesus-centered denomination. The doctrines were so old, so deep, so complex and beautiful. It was so Scriptural, shedding light on questions I’d had for so long about baptism and sin. What wasn’t found directly in Scriptural fell under the purview of the Magisterium, a concept that I was unfamiliar with but understood from a coolly logical perspective. “Personal interpretation” was the source of division, not peace. 

Once I understood that Luther had removed books of the Bible, I asked myself whether he had the authority to do that. I don’t think he did.

And the Church was old. Really old. Go-back-to-Jesus old. I’d been told that early Christians were “basically evangelical”, but…uh…no, they weren’t. That’s documented fact. The Church didn’t always exist in the paperwork form we know now, but the infant theology did. As soon as it was safe to come out in public, the Catholic Church exploded into being as we know it.

And the Church just plain didn’t budge on moral matters. I respected that before I was Catholic, and I’m grateful for it now.”

From earlier post of @emeraldboreas found here.