I have strayed away from the catholic faith and wondered if anyone has converted from catholic to presbyterian. I plan to change churches, and feel I would be more comfortable with the presbyterian church and their beliefs. What is a presbyterian wedding like? It's tough because I feel so confined and un-free with catholicism.
2006-09-25 03:19:14 · 17 answers · asked by overwhelmed85 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Even though your decision is a better one. Joining a church any church doesn't save you. It is a place to worship the God you have found. First you should find him in his word. After reading his word and matching it up to doctrine, you can use the process of elimination to choose the best church for you.
I was once a Catholic as well.
2006-09-25 03:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi hi.
I am an Anglican (Not the Homo one in the North American). However, I am saved not because I am Anglican or not. But my faith. IN ROmans 5, it says, justified by faith and have peace in God.
Salvation is by beliving in God, as the Romans 10:9 says ' believe in your heart, confess with your mouth and you will be saved.'
What I want to says is, it is not Presbyterian or Roman Catholic that will determind you to be saved. But the personal relationship with God.
Personally, I will not want to judge the Roman Catholic. For I know, in many places, you hardly can find a Mary Stature in the RC church, not to talk about the Saints. What they preach is about faith in Jesus. Pray to Jesus.
Tell me, if such a Roman Catholic dies, will they not go heaven? I just do not want to commend. Salvation is for the Lord.
By the way, I always tell those who critised Roman Catholic, who pass the bible down from the Apostle's time? Is it the Protestant? Or Catholic? If they are wrong, why we use the same Bible?
(RC have extra 12 books which is not cannonised, but to them, it is just good books, and they place it together with Bible. For Protestant, they place them in the Bible School and also reading them as well. Some Charismatic even use those books to preach, which the Catholic will not do that. Anyway, it is another issue.)
2006-09-25 03:33:19 · answer #2 · answered by Melvin C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just go to a Presbyterian Church. Now, that said, your feeling of confinement and lack of freedom are within you. Some of the most free people have felt free in prison or facing death and some of the most burdened and bound people are in fact free to change their life at will.
Your feelings are real, but within you. Changing churches will not add to your freedom, faith will. Still, go visit and ask.
2006-09-25 13:35:36 · answer #3 · answered by OPM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel the opposite! What makes you feel "un-free" about Catholicism? The guidance of the Church helps me to live the way God wants me to live--I see the authority of the Church as a blessing.
2006-09-25 03:23:50 · answer #4 · answered by CatholicMOM 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just stop going to a Catholic Church. No converting necessary. Find a good Bible-believing Church, and become a member. I go to a non-denomiantional Church myself, and I love it.
2006-09-25 03:22:49 · answer #5 · answered by Casey M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the regularly occurring approach of conversion demands the candidate to pass via a technique primary by way of fact the ceremony of Christian Inititiaton for Adults (RICA). it incredibly is in fact a direction of coaching with reference to the Catholic faith, so as which you recognize what you're entering into. If, on the tip, you want to make a dedication, you would be formally recieved into the church and could be waiting to recive the sacraments for the 1st time. in case you have already been baptised as a Presbyterian, then the Catholic church would evaluate that to be a valid baptism. they does no longer anticipate you to be re-baptised. you will, whether, recieve the sacrament of affirmation and could be envisioned to take section interior the sacraments of confession and the eucharist. in case you have an activity then touch a clergyman and communicate issues with him. He could be chuffed to propose you further. you is actual no longer envisioned to make any instant dedication - certainly you will settle for diverse time to attain an counseled determination.
2016-10-01 08:29:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
suggest you call the Presbyterian minister to make an appointment with him. talk with him about the various questions you have. this way the answers will be correct and you can decide what is the right choice for you.
2006-09-25 03:25:15 · answer #7 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ANSWER TO CAROL M--One key Scripture reference to being "born again" or "regenerated" is John 3:5, where Jesus says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."
This verse is so important that those who say baptism is just a symbol must deny that Jesus here refers to baptism. "Born again" Christians claim that the "water" is the preached word of God.
But the early Christians uniformly identified this verse with baptism. Water baptism is the way, they said, that we are born again and receive new life—a fact that is supported elsewhere in Scripture (cf. Rom. 6:3–4; Col. 2:12–13; Titus 3:5).
2006-09-25 18:04:01 · answer #8 · answered by rageagainsttheansweringmachine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you like parts of your Catholicism, you might better like the Episcopal or the Lutheren Church. Try both and see what you like.
2006-09-25 03:24:56 · answer #9 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have converted from catholic to baptist. They teach the true and complete word of God. You must join the church you choose,and be baptized, but only if you have become born again and accepted Jesus as your savior. Baptism with out acceptance of Jesus as your savior, is just getting soaked and wet. You must be born again to enter into the kingdom of God.
John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
2006-09-25 03:24:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋