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What does it mean to be a good Catholic?

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  • December 8, 2006 at 10:20 pm #1509

    About Catholics Team
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    So what does it mean to be a good Catholic in the modern world?

    How does one live their life within society today and remain a good Catholic?

    Honest answers and opinions please. <img src=” title=”Smile” />

    December 9, 2006 at 2:25 am #7523

    Anonymous

    I would say just follow the 10 commanents to the best of ones ability,and as the old saying “do unto others what you want them to do to you”.goto mass every week,goto confession frequently,and just live life for God.

    December 11, 2006 at 5:56 pm #7525

    Anonymous

    Jon, you asked for

    [quote:rj72za72]Honest answers and opinions please[/quote:rj72za72]

    So with that in mind, I ask you this question –

    Isn’t the whole point of our existance to serve the one
    true living God? I mean just to be a good Catholic and to get
    along with others, and yet loose your soul seems to defeat the
    whole purpose for our even being here, doesn’t it?

    Mr. Weathers
    don’t t you realize that you are saying two different points?
    First you tell us to:

    [quote:rj72za72]I would say just follow the 10 commanents to the best of ones ability,and as the old saying “do unto others what you want them to do to you”.goto mass every week,goto confession frequently, [/quote:rj72za72]

    and then you 2ndly suggest

    [quote:rj72za72]just live life for God.[/quote:rj72za72]

    If one lives for Christ, they’d have to deny the first attempt, so which is the right way to gain salvation?

    (This iis not meant as a joke, but as truthfully as possible)

    December 11, 2006 at 6:51 pm #7526

    Anonymous

    [color=darkred:oxy0bb5z]Work on your spiritual life daily by building a relationship with God. I know that sounds vague but it becomes clearer as time and your responses morphs on.[/color:oxy0bb5z]

    December 11, 2006 at 7:50 pm #7527

    Anonymous

    [quote:397ga2bw]Jon, you asked for

    [quote:397ga2bw]Honest answers and opinions please[/quote:397ga2bw]

    So with that in mind, I ask you this question –

    Isn’t the whole point of our existance to serve the one
    true living God? I mean just to be a good Catholic and to get
    along with others, and yet loose your soul seems to defeat the
    whole purpose for our even being here, doesn’t it?

    Mr. Weathers
    don’t t you realize that you are saying two different points?
    First you tell us to:

    [quote:397ga2bw]I would say just follow the 10 commanents to the best of ones ability,and as the old saying “do unto others what you want them to do to you”.goto mass every week,goto confession frequently, [/quote:397ga2bw]

    and then you 2ndly suggest

    [quote:397ga2bw]just live life for God.[/quote:397ga2bw]

    If one lives for Christ, they’d have to deny the first attempt, so which is the right way to gain salvation?

    (This iis not meant as a joke, but as truthfully as possible)[/quote:397ga2bw]

    So what your saying is don’t do “I would say just follow the 10 commanents to the best of ones ability,and as the old saying “do unto others what you want them to do to you”.goto mass every week,goto confession frequently”and just live for Christ?

    December 11, 2006 at 10:25 pm #7528

    About Catholics Team
    Keymaster

    Following the Commandments IS living for Christ.

    December 12, 2006 at 1:41 am #7530

    Anonymous

    [color=darkblue:3oy6et4x]To follow the ten commandments.[/color:3oy6et4x]

    December 12, 2006 at 1:26 pm #7535

    Anonymous

    Mr. Weathers, about your question:

    [quote:m854jvdb]So what your saying is don’t do “I would say just follow the 10 commanents to the best of ones ability,and as the old saying “do unto others what you want them to do to you”.goto mass every week,goto confession frequently”and just live for Christ?[/quote:m854jvdb]

    2 points
    1) how can one live for Christ until they belive in Him? Meaning accepting His guft of Salvation for your sins
    2) and this includes giving up the faulty “traditions” of Catholicism. [b:m854jvdb][color=red:m854jvdb]knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. [/color:m854jvdb][/b:m854jvdb]

    How I wish I could make you see the difference!

    December 12, 2006 at 6:08 pm #7540

    Anonymous

    How we wish you would stop seeing a difference that does not exist!

    December 13, 2006 at 3:40 am #7541

    Anonymous

    YOU SAY IT DOESN’T EXIST –

    [quote:23qok3kt]How we wish you would stop seeing a difference that does not exist![/quote:23qok3kt]

    Yet the Bible says that we are saved by Grace, as a gift, by His Blood wwe are cleansed of sin and acquired by faith as so often the one healed by Jesus was told,”by your faith, you are healed.”

    Yet your church says it is though sacraments that Jesus gave us so graciously that one can merit their salvation, (and purgatory is a final purging)

    So why can’t you see the difference?

    December 13, 2006 at 4:05 am #7543

    About Catholics Team
    Keymaster

    Ok, I am going to steer this topic back on track. I asked how people thought they were a good Catholic, not debate Protestant beliefs vs. Catholic beliefs.

    Any subsequent posts that are off-topic will be deleted.

    December 13, 2006 at 6:31 pm #7552

    Anonymous

    [quote:1t5t8zyk][color=darkblue:1t5t8zyk]To follow the ten commandments.[/color:1t5t8zyk][/quote:1t5t8zyk]
    [color=darkred:1t5t8zyk]
    Is this really all you need to do? You’d be surprised how many people will follow this and still not get it. Can you make a connection to most all sins and the Ten Commandments? [/color:1t5t8zyk]

    December 13, 2006 at 7:38 pm #7553

    Anonymous

    [color=darkblue:brum83g9]I should have elaborated a tad more. To be a good Catholic, a person must do his/her best to pattern their life on the life of Christ…on His words and on His actions. One must do their best to do the will of God for his/her life…included in that is keeping the Ten Commandments. As Scripture says, in order to have eternal life, we must keep the Commandments (Matthew 19:16-17 and 1 John 2:3-6). [/color:brum83g9]

    December 15, 2006 at 3:11 pm #7582

    Anonymous

    Excuse me but I don’t know of anyone that has not failed EVERY commandment, so much for that plan…. what’s next???? (not to mention how do you deal with those already commited?)

    December 15, 2006 at 3:46 pm #7583

    About Catholics Team
    Keymaster

    [quote:3hojqo8n]Excuse me but I don’t know of anyone that has not failed EVERY commandment, so much for that plan…. what’s next???? (not to mention how do you deal with those already commited?)[/quote:3hojqo8n]
    Reconciliation.

    December 15, 2006 at 4:31 pm #7585

    Anonymous

    Gotta love reconciliation. Gotta love it. <img src=” title=”Very Happy” />

    December 15, 2006 at 4:42 pm #7586

    Anonymous

    Reconciliation?

    He did everything for you to be reconciled, but you didn’t accept the only thing that does that ( His death at Calvary) because your priest have you thinking it is a sacrament (confession) so now what???

    December 15, 2006 at 9:52 pm #7595

    Anonymous

    <img src=:” title=”Question” /> Ron,I Thought you were a GOOD Catholic for 30 years,or were just one by name alone?

    December 15, 2006 at 10:24 pm #7596

    Anonymous

    It doesn’t matter what I WAS, but rather that I am new in Christ as Ephesians 2:1-3 tells us.

    [color=red:k8ct60tz] 1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others[/color:k8ct60tz]

    And John 3:3 tells us that [color=red:k8ct60tz]we must be born again[/color:k8ct60tz]

    Whjy do you ask?

    December 16, 2006 at 2:36 am #7600

    Anonymous

    YEs

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