For many, Catholicism and Christianity are the same, but they're not. Here're some of the differences between them you may not have noticed before.
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As a Christian, God has taught me to love everyone no matter what race,age,or gender he or she is.But that will not change the fact that homosexuality is a sin because it says in the Bible.Anyone who says that homosexuality is not a sin is just saying that he or she is more powerful than God because that person is changing what God wants. Why should we stick with the things that people made? Are people more powerful than God that we choose to go on what the people want to hear us say? If you're going to listen to the word of God and praise Him while being a homosexual, then it's like you're false worshipping because if you're truly praising God, you'll follow His commandments and try to move away from sin.
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I do not normally write comments but felt I needed to say something. far too many people read something and become pedantic and home in on one particular thing and make such a big deal. The author is merely using homosexuality as one example of the difference between Christians and catholics. In today's society I think choosing to believe in God is simply a matter of faith and why after everything you have seen so you have to just look at thing one way. I am a Catholic, baptised and had my holy communion, and while my faith tells me I should not accept homosexuals my faith also tells me to love rhy neighbour, so I choose to follow the part of my faith that makes me feel good and means I don't have to hurt another fellow human being, and I love my neighbour whether they are gay or not. The most important thing I ever took away from the Bible was God gave us 10 easy commandments to live by and then he gave us free will and choice. I choose to be a good person and hopefully by making good choices (and please understand I don't always make good choices) I'll be judged at the end as having loved and lived a good life and join my lost lived ones in heaven. Because that's what I choose to believe, that's what give me the streighth to keep going sometimes.
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I think God loves all people no matter what their sexuality, weather he believes that's how you should live or not, I think he sees value in all people. I also think being religious in general is about the relationship between you and God. Not the how you practice in public or infront of others to prove what religion you are or follow. The fact that people are even naming themselves either Catholic or Christian or whatever religion they choose, is silly because each individual is different and we all have different feelings on certain things. What's important is to know what we believe and why we believe it. It's about being confident in what we believe in. What matters is the love we have for God and how we each as individuals decide to show it. I know many people disagree with me but this is just my opinion. I believe that religion is different for every single person in the whole world because we all have our own beliefs and we all practice differently. I think we all just need to respect each other because if we don't, then we can't expect others to respect us back.
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I am Catholic. I have friends who are gay, and they are good people. Whether you are gay or straight, it doesn't really matter. It is something that is completely out of your control. Just like the story of the blind man. Neither his parents, nor he had sinned to become blind. God knows the same thing about people who are gay and he would not punish them for something that is out of their control. I believe that in heaven it doesn't matter whether you're gay or not. The bible is merely a way to communicate God's message to the people. The old testimont may say no homosexuality, but Jesus is all about forgiveness and loving everyone and exepting eachothers differences. And there is no way God, in all his infinite knowledge and wisdom would say such a thing as to discriminate against someone that is different. It would be the same as discriminating against someone because they're black. Perhaps that was put in the bible because we had not yet reached the maturity level that was required for homosexuality. The pope is in derect communication with God and if he says that homosexuality is ok, then that means God believes that we as a society are mature enough that we can handle it.
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brothers and sisters..... the bible is the manuscript that our God wants us to follow for ot resembles His desires for us.... He let it out to us to be written by men inspired by the Holy Spirit to aid us understand this walk as Christians...from yo discussions i see you miss out something ..... God loves the sinner not the sin.... therefore homosexuality irritates God because even.animals do not participate and men's virtue is worse than that of mere beasts these days... your bible will tell you (Lev 20:13 If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall be put to death, their blood is upon them.).... if you think this message does not apply now...Sodom and Gommorah burnt to ash from.the fires of heaven in Genesis because of their many sins and homosexuality was part of those.... think about it now that we have such a trend God's wrath is filling up so help those with the urge to venture into homosexuality not to proceed...pray for each other...about baptism it is mandatory to be baptized after you belief not when you are born by manner of immersion into water like Christ not sprinkling when you are a child before you believe ...it is mandatory to be baptized because Christ told Nicodemus that unless a man be born again (baptized) they cannot enter the kingdom of heaven in the book of John.... you bible will tell you that there is 1 faith and 1 baptism
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It says in the bible man shall not lay with man and woman with woman. they were created for each other. It is a sin to go against what God says. that doesn't mean HE don't love you, fellow Christians still need to love the sinner. God gave everybody a choice to choose. "being born that way" is an excuse. Being born black or white is not a choice, being born a male or female is not a choice. What you choose to do with your body is your choice. Jesus told us to love, Don't judge your neighbors, but love them. But also be careful not to get to closely involved with sinners. Sin is death, death is darkness, The Lord is light, what does the light have in common with darkness? Nothing. Praise God Always
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It's a mess. Lead your life and teach your children to become a decent, honest, adult citizen and worry not about 'noises off' concerning club membership.
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Before you read my comment please first read Romans 1:18-33.===Seeing that everyone is bringing up homosexuality all i have to say is this; if you were born with male gens,then you are a man and if you were born with female gens ,then you are a woman. Don't make excuses for the way you want to turn out.God created you,He formed you in your mothers womb;in the hidden place.=====Psalm 139:13-14; For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mothers womb. 14;I will give thanks to You, for You,for i am fearfully and wonderfully made;wonderful are Your works,and my soul knows it very well.====Yes,God says,Love your neighbor as yourself;(Mark 12:31) but my understanding is to hate the sin and its effects(Jude 1:22-23).And HOMOSEXUALITY is a SIN.====This is what Satan says,don,t worry GOD LOVES EVERYBODY. No, don,t be deceived by Satan/the Devil,for he is the father of all lies.====(John 8:44)Jesus is talking;"You are of your father the devil and you want to do the desires of your father.He was a murderer from the beginning,and does not and does not stand in the truth because their is no truth in him.Whenever he speaks a lie,he speaks from his own nature,for he is a liar and the father of all lies.====As for everyone that says ,"GOD LOVES EVERYBODY"-----WRONG!!! Please search the following scriptures for the truth.There is a sense in which God loves everyone in the whole world (John 3:16; 1 John 2:2; Romans 5;8).This love is not conditional---it is based only on the fact that God is a God of love (1 John 4:;16). God,s love for all mankind results in the fact that God shows His mercy by not immediately punishing people for their sins(Romans 3:23;6:23). God,s love for the world is manifested in the fact that He gives people the opportunity to repent (2 Peter 3:9).However; God's love for the world does not mean He will ignore sin. God is also a God of justice (2 Thessalonians 1:6) Sin cannot go unpunished forever(Romans 3:25-26).====Pope Francis is another one,who according to the catholic dogma has direct communication with God.He also said that God loves everybody,but he failed to give the bible references for "God's love" for everyone.====In summary,God loves everyone unconditionally in that He shows mercy to everyone by not destroying them immediately because of sin.At the same time, God only has "covenant love" for those who place their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation (John 3:36). Only those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will experience God's love for eternity.====As for myself, i left the catholic church almost 5 years ago after seeing my sinfulness and my need of a Savior.I received Jesus Christ as my personal Savior and my life has changed Forever. I am born again and no longer live for myself but i live for Jesus.====My advice to anyone reading this is, follow Jesus Christ,read the bible daily and get into the will of God.====May God richly bless you my beloved.
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The bible does not teach that you receive Jesus when you are baptized. Baptism is a public statement of faith and is not necessary for salvation. Salvation comes when you accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior, who died on the cross to defeat sin and death. When you repent and turn away from your sin and trust in Jesus and ask his forgiveness, then you will be forgiven. Then when the Lord has become a part of your daily life and He is living in your heart, all things will become new and things of the world will not be important anymore, but spiritual things (greatest of all Love) and becoming more like Christ's example will become your joy. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Pray, read the bible, and see what it says. Salvation comes from Jesus and the price He paid on the cross for the wages of sin, which is death. Works do not win us to heaven, on the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Wow you ppl are crazy god loves gays he loves all ppl even murderers, but it's a sin still and god says it's a sin. No ur nor born gay it's a choice u make. Were rapist and murderers born that way, no its the same thing God gives everyone free will to do what the want, and that's what happens when you are gay you chose that!
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