Originally Posted by
noy
grabe ka taas sa imung tubag bai...ninglabad akong ulo ug basa...Lol :D
thanks for sharing. anyways..all points are taken bai...
ang ako lang point is, WE as individuals DO NOT fully know if the act was actually COMPROMISING or served as REACHING out
because we simply cannot know the fullness of the subject..only God does.
The best way to examine is actually throught its results...
PLUS..and UNLESS you are sure of accusing the Catholics to be associating with BAAL worship.then by all means...make it official.
do you know for sure? like as in 100% or let me rephrase the question, does anyone know if Catholics or early Christians DID base Christmas with the pagan practice?
and again granted that IT IS, isnt it a BLESSING for those who worshipped BAAL,pagan gods...
that eventually they CAME to know about JESUS? about salvation through HIM?
that's why i asked what happened to the pagan worshippers?
if we are so BLACK and WHITE about these things, how do you think we should be ABLE to reach out for people?
i hope you won't be so condemning against the Catholic Church just because there are things that you Do not agree with
because i hope we can agree on this, but there is a HUGE possibility that ALL of THIS is just a PRODUCT of a LONG history
of MISUNDERSTANDING, MISCONCEPTION and all the other misses...
DOES this matter to You as a Christian over Loving one another?over not judging others? over unity among the Christian Church?
i Believe the purpose for US not being able to know and understand EVERYTHING
is for to refrain FROM judging others...
of course PAUL did NOT compromised his faith..BUT there is a THIN line between compromise and reaching out...
ONLY God would know...Again, we can only examine if the act was under the state of grace through its RESULT.
The accused pagan practice alledged ADOPTED by the Catholic church
actually brought SALVATION to many of the pagans back in the days..
which would bring a smile on Jesus' face?
division among whose righteous or not? or pagan accepting Him as Lord and Savior.
Like Heavy Metal Songs about God...though Heavy and Loud..with growling and screaming vocals, with an agressive attitude...
most Christians would not consider it Christian music, most Christian would find it compromising...
BUT those type of music are ministering to the kids who are Lost, who feel LEFT out by the standards of the church..
who feel condemned by US(Christians)...now they are singing their heart out for the Lord(only through heavy metal music)
but none the less, accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior, Lives and hearts are CHANGED.
What happed with THE PAGANS again bai? :)
just refer your question to my answer in question #3 bay noy. :). Ing.ani lang ta permi bay noy kay para healthy atong discussion. :). I did not condemned the RCC bay kay base on the fact of history man gud the RCC adopted the christmas celebration. That's why i say the RCC bay noy but it doesnt mean that i condemn them. I love RC people bay noy including you. :)
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