Comments on: The Things People Say http://www.petertan.com/blog/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/ Living One Day At A Time Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Auntie http://www.petertan.com/blog/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2177 Auntie Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/#comment-2177 As the only Catholic in a Methodist/ Anglican family, all I can say is this: Maybe all we can do is try to love. With all our hearts. Everybody, whether they judge us or not. To all who judge us, to those who are merely ignorant, let our witness to them be our love for our Lord Jesus Christ -- the foundation of our faith, anybody who attends Mass would know this, for the ENTIRE liturgy is about the grace of our salvation through his living sacrifice --, our trust in Mother Mary. I myself have never been clever enough to find the right words to rebut a "born again" Christian who was anti-Catholic, without being defensive and adding to their prejudices. Maybe all we can do is think, "Bless you, sister (or brother)!" in our minds, and let the power of Jesus work. love, Auntie As the only Catholic in a Methodist/ Anglican family, all I can say is this: Maybe all we can do is try to love. With all our hearts. Everybody, whether they judge us or not. To all who judge us, to those who are merely ignorant, let our witness to them be our love for our Lord Jesus Christ — the foundation of our faith, anybody who attends Mass would know this, for the ENTIRE liturgy is about the grace of our salvation through his living sacrifice –, our trust in Mother Mary. I myself have never been clever enough to find the right words to rebut a “born again” Christian who was anti-Catholic, without being defensive and adding to their prejudices. Maybe all we can do is think, “Bless you, sister (or brother)!” in our minds, and let the power of Jesus work. love, Auntie

]]> By: lilian http://www.petertan.com/blog/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 lilian Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/#comment-2178 I had gotten this remarks before but I think it is more of a misunderstanding more than any bad intention. In fact, I got one long lecture by a different denomination saying that Jesus never acknowledge Mother Mary as a mother in the Bible. Oh well, I am too dumb to argue so I just nod, nod, nod. I had gotten this remarks before but I think it is more of a misunderstanding more than any bad intention. In fact, I got one long lecture by a different denomination saying that Jesus never acknowledge Mother Mary as a mother in the Bible. Oh well, I am too dumb to argue so I just nod, nod, nod.

]]> By: Bkworm http://www.petertan.com/blog/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Bkworm Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/#comment-2179 Division in the Church is a ploy of the devil to divide the people of God. We all belong to the same Father and to Him and Him alone, we pledge our love and loyalty, regardless of denomination. Division in the Church is a ploy of the devil to divide the people of God. We all belong to the same Father and to Him and Him alone, we pledge our love and loyalty, regardless of denomination.

]]> By: dave http://www.petertan.com/blog/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 dave Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/#comment-2180 sorry for disagreeing, bkworm, but i don't think we should attribute the divisions of the christian faith to anything 'supernatural' like the 'devil', etc. people with influence have different views of how religions should be practiced. in turn, their members would be indoctrinated to follow whatever ideas that are not against their ideologies and take them as 'truths'. protestants tend to say that catholics worship mary, and all the other saints, etc., yet, catholics say that the protestants' bibles discount many other books and chapters which are found in the catholic bible. so who is wrong? and who is right? who is responsible for such divisions? the devil? or societies? sorry for disagreeing, bkworm, but i don’t think we should attribute the divisions of the christian faith to anything ‘supernatural’ like the ‘devil’, etc. people with influence have different views of how religions should be practiced. in turn, their members would be indoctrinated to follow whatever ideas that are not against their ideologies and take them as ‘truths’. protestants tend to say that catholics worship mary, and all the other saints, etc., yet, catholics say that the protestants’ bibles discount many other books and chapters which are found in the catholic bible. so who is wrong? and who is right? who is responsible for such divisions? the devil? or societies?

]]> By: Jinny http://www.petertan.com/blog/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Jinny Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2005/03/25/the-things-people-say/#comment-2181 People often ask me these kind of questions too.. Often my answer, after going through the Cathecism and the Bible itself, is that "at the end of the day, we still worship the One True God" I could say more actually, but don't want to start a big debate :D People often ask me these kind of questions too..

Often my answer, after going through the Cathecism and the Bible itself, is that “at the end of the day, we still worship the One True God”

I could say more actually, but don’t want to start a big debate :D

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