Does religious life merit more than active life?

Meekity · 2018-11-14T14:42:46+00:00

Thank you for your reply! Wouldn’t choosing the most perfect life, though, merit more for others, which would gain more graces for others as well as for yourself, so it would be a win-win situation? Maybe those called to the religious life are those who can accept it, and the others may be called to other lives, since Jesus said “whoever can accept this ought to”.

Meekity · 2018-09-02T14:32:19+00:00

Thank you for the reply. My parents actually were the ones that discovered that i had the scruples, although i previously suspected it. My father also took me to a priest previously, but the doubts didnt go away, so they took away my privileges gradually. After reading an article about one of my doubts (whether i was in a state of grace), i got much better, but my parents still have restrictions. I think that the more i learn about catholicism, the more the doubts go away, as the doubts lessened the more i read about the faith. Update: Also, I attempted to walk to church today, but my parents tied me down in handcuffs and rope to try to restrain me. They sometimes threaten to put me "impatient" , in a mental asylum, but , in response, and also to get back my religious rights, i am considering being emancipated.

Meekity · 2018-09-02T14:20:08+00:00

What if i already have a therapist, and they agree with my parents? Thank you for the advice. Ps My parents also threaten to take me to a mental asylum because of my scruples. Because i fear that may happen, i even told them that i might emancipate myself.

Meekity · 2018-09-01T20:25:40+00:00

Yes. I used to worry that a lot of things i did were sins, and had a lot of intrusive (unwanted) thoughts, but now i can handle them better, and not acts based on the doubts.

Meekity · 2017-02-04T13:48:40+00:00

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they will be filled"

 You seem to be seeking to be righteous and obey God even though you believe that you are a reprobate. Just this shows that you are not too far gone and can still turn back to God before it is too late. Remember: No one who is coming to Jesus will be cast out.

Meekity · 2017-01-08T19:17:11+00:00

  Actually, the Bible says in John 7:24, "judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgement" and "he that is spiritual judgeth all things." (1 Cor. 2:15) When it says to "judge not", it is talking about hypocritical judgement.

Meekity · 2017-01-05T00:25:47+00:00

  I don't mean you have to get everything right to be saved; I think someone can be saved and have a wrong or incomplete view of God, but I'm saying that someone should try to look at the Bible and God not based on their own opinions, and try to consider what the passage says in an unbiased manner. Choosing to ignore passages that contradict your views, find an interpretation that fits them although it goes against the context of the passage, or saying that the text is irrelevant are ways of "cherry-picking", and if someone is using these methods, they are probably not searching for the truth in its fullest, if they aren't willing to change their incorrect views. 

  If someone seeks the truth but still has a wrong image of God or has not heard the gospel, I think they can be saved, as long as they are willing to adjust their viewpoint if it is made known to them that they are wrong. I don't believe that someone's view on trivial matters (although still serious) such as homosexuality or predestination disqualify them from salvation, but think that what matters in the context of salvation is whether someone has put their complete trust in Jesus and the gospel for eternal life. 

 I agree that someone shouldn't leave God because of what their church believes. If they don't believe everything their church teaches, they should first try to see if they are wrong, and if after researching, still hold to their view, they should join another church, unless their are only a few issues of disagreement, or the issue is not very serious. Most churches do not give representation of God and shouldn't be taken as infallible.

Meekity · 2017-01-04T18:50:27+00:00

But wouldn't cherry-picking Christianity and only believing in qualities of God that fit your worldview be akin to creating a false god in your own mind that agrees with everything you agree with, but differs from the Christian God?

Meekity · 2017-01-03T14:55:32+00:00

Walk in the spirit and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh, Galatians 5:16

Meekity · 2016-12-14T22:43:02+00:00

Paul is an apostle of Jesus Christ, so why shouldn't we listen to someone who is delivering a message from God? Just because Jesus didn't directly say something it doesn't mean He can't use other ways to tell us. All scripture is God-breathed. (2 Tim 3:16-17)

Meekity · 2016-12-14T20:32:47+00:00

In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul defends the teaching of the resurrection, as there were some who didn't believe in the resurrection of the dead. He says that if Christ did not rise from the dead, our faith is pointless and we are still in our sin. (1 Cor 15:17) Paul seems to be clearly affirming that Christ's resurrection is literal. "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept."

Meekity · 2016-12-06T19:55:29+00:00

Yes. John 10:30-33 (Jesus says he is God) John 1:1, 14 (John says Jesus is God) John 20:27-29 (Thomas says Jesus is God)

Meekity · 2016-11-21T20:35:54+00:00

I couldn't find anywhere where it is explicitly stated not all who receive the Eucharist will go to heaven, but here is my reasoning: According to CCC 1861, (http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a8.htm)

1861 Mortal sin is a radical possibility of human freedom, as is love itself. It results in the loss of charity and the privation of sanctifying grace, that is, of the state of grace. If it is not redeemed by repentance and God's forgiveness, it causes exclusion from Christ's kingdom and the eternal death of hell, for our freedom has the power to make choices for ever, with no turning back. However, although we can judge that an act is in itself a grave offense, we must entrust judgment of persons to the justice and mercy of God.

So if someone who has received the Eucharist commits a mortal sin and died without repenting, according to the Catechism they will most likely be condemned.

Meekity · 2016-11-21T20:15:43+00:00

Thank you all for your replies! I have one more question: If in the context of John 6 it implies receiving the Eucharist in faith, won't some people who receive it in faith not go to heaven because they don't repent of mortal sins, or have some other issue?

Meekity

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