[Faith-talk] Advice and prayers

[Paul]

Debby, I find that incredible that certain people didn't speak to you 
because you made the decision about your particular Christian denomination. 
I haven't spoken to you via phone before, but Jenny and I had a phone 
conversation that lasted at least for 25 minutes.  Oh well, sometimes you 
can't tell people.  Maybe I was just brought up not judging a person merely 
because of his/her religion.  Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "debby phillips" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 1:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Advice and prayers


> Hello there!  I will definitely pray for you in your decision.  There are 
> wonderful things about the Catholic Church, that I think you may end up 
> missing in the long run, so although the Adventist church seems more 
> interesting to you, and seems to be more Bible-based, you might want to 
> consider a liturgical church like Lutheran (Missouri Synod) for instance. 
> But in the end, you will have to decide for yourself.  I can tell you that 
> it will be a lonely road at times.  You see, I made the reverse decision 
> and became Catholic.  Many of my friends stopped speaking to me.  I still 
> loved Jesus, still had a relationship with Him, still believed that He was 
> my Lord and Savior.  (I still do believe all those things).  But people 
> told me that I was going to go to Hell for making such a decision.  When I 
> ultimately decided that I would not be a practicing Catholic, my Catholic 
> friends behaved in the same manner.  Now, I no longer claim membership in 
> any denomination, and most likely will not.  I think it breaks the heart 
> of God how divided we are as His Body.  I am sure that He knew that there 
> would be differences of opinion about this or that doctrine.  After all, 
> he spent time in the Temple with the various groups (the Pharisees, the 
> Sadducees, etc).  So what I will say to you is this: You must know in your 
> heart of hearts that what you are doing is the right decision, and you 
> must be able to stand alone even when good friends decide that they aren't 
> going to have any fellowship with you anymore.  When you are sitting in a 
> church service feeling bewildered by what's going on, you may long for the 
> days when you were back in your familiar surroundings in your local 
> parish.  If you want to talk ever you can reply to my email and we can 
> work something out.    Blessings,    Debby
>
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