I want to become a Catholic

Jesus_is_Saint said:

I think Salvation is through Faith in Christ, not to be a Catholic.
I will think twice.

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I too think salvation is through faith in Christ.
And the Catholic Church even tells me that.
I do not think that merely being Catholic saves anyone.
In other words, I suspect that there can be many damned Catholics whose membership has not saved them.
But their faith could have saved them if they actually put it in Christ.
At every mass we say a Creed, and it starts out "I believe in God".
Think twice, and even three times.
Get a Catechism of the Catholic Church if you haven't already got one, and read it.
It is a remarkable book that can make sense of the Catholic faith.
In that way you will find faith in Christ to be the core of the Catholic religion.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

The Catholic Church proclaims Apostle Creed or Nicene Creed?
Both are correct Faith statement, right?

About the Lord Supper, the Scripture vividly said it is to remember what Christ did for us,
repent your sin and says thank you to God for his great salvation, as long as you are a Christian, you can receive the bread and wine. This is my opinion.

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The Catholic Church does accept (and composed) both the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds.

I would urge you to study what the Catholic Church teaches about the Eucharist. Take everything slow.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

The Catholic Church proclaims Apostle Creed or Nicene Creed?
Both are correct Faith statement, right?

About the Lord Supper, the Scripture vividly said it is to remember what Christ did for us,
repent your sin and says thank you to God for his great salvation, as long as you are a Christian, you can receive the bread and wine. This is my opinion.

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In the RCC you cannot take communion unless you are a Catholic. To do otherwise does no favors to your soul.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

The Catholic Church proclaims Apostle Creed or Nicene Creed?
Both are correct Faith statement, right?

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The Apostle's Creed, The Nicene Creed, and even the Athanasian Creed. All three are our creeds. Do get a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as well.

About the Lord Supper, the Scripture vividly said it is to remember what Christ did for us,
repent your sin and says thank you to God for his great salvation, ...

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Scripture also cautions against unworthy reception of the Eucharist. So it's not just remembering what Christ did for us, although that is some of it.

1 Cor. 11:26-29, "For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. 27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly."

... as long as you are a Christian, you can receive the bread and wine. This is my opinion.

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That may be your opinion, and it will work for you at some Protestant churches but not at others. It doesn't work in the Catholic Church because for us to receive communion and to be in communion are related. When you receive communion in a Catholic liturgy you say to yourself and to us and to the whole world and to God that you believe the things Catholics believe. If that's true, then great. If that's false then you have a problem. And we ask that you resolve that first. Then by all means do come and join us, be in communion with us, and share in the body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ present for you.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

Protestant church also teaches 1 Cor. 11:26-29,

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They have a wide variety of implementation of it though. Some have totally open communion and believe their bread and grape juice are not much of anything.

Others have tightly closed communion and you would never be allowed to get close to receiving communion from them. Some of those believe their communion is much more than mere bread and wine.

IMO, a believer must appreciate what Christ did for us, and always remember his great work,
and I believe a believer has received Holy Spirit, with the guidance of Holy Spirit, receiving the Lord Supper will be totally acceptable.

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OK. That's your opinion. You can have your opinion. But the Catholic Church asks that you be in communion before you receive communion. Are you on the path to coming in to full communion with us? Are you coming to believe what Catholics believe? Take it as slow as you need to but please do respect us in the process.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

Jesus always says Do the will of God, and he gave us 2 big commandment, love God and love your neighbor as yourself.
Anyone who accepts Christ as Saviour, and always do the will of God, is in God and God in him/her.
He/she can partake the Lord Supper with the Holy Spirit's guidance.

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If you are under the guidance of the Holy Spirit you will recognize that you should be in communion with us before receiving communion with us.

Not in the Catholic Church and out of respect, you should abide by that. To continue to insist on your interpretation in the Catholic forum is not only disrespectful and hardheaded but it is against the rules.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

Jesus always says Do the will of God, and he gave us 2 big commandment, love God and love your neighbor as yourself.
Anyone who accepts Christ as Saviour, and always do the will of God, is in God and God in him/her.
He/she can partake the Lord Supper with the Holy Spirit's guidance.

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You are not being humble in this instance. Your thread says you want to be Catholic without knowing what we believe and practice. You can lay out all the crackers and grape juice you want but it is not even remotely the same thing.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

The Spirit wants me to love people as God loves me.
To forgive people as God has forgiven me.
And to be humble.
And to have strength from God not to sin, and repent when sin.

Just a question, can I prepare the Lord Supper at home and eat/drink it after prayer and reading of the Scripture?
Can I do the Lord Supper with my family members (they are all Christians too)?

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Jesus_is_Saint said:

How to enter full communion with you? Baptized in a Catholic church?
I believe what the Bible says under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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You do NOT need to be baptized again. In fact I doubt you would even be able to be baptized again as a Catholic. Your one baptism that you already had counts. No need to do it again.

You become Catholic by making a profession of faith before a Catholic pastor. Followed by the sacrament of confirmation.

You would make an appointment with a priest, discuss your desire and your present beliefs. Then a plan of study could be formulated. When you are ready you profess the complete Catholic faith and then you are in.

It's not a subjective thing. You basically accept the Creeds and the Catechism and the Scripture. Then you are in communion with us. Then you can receive communion.

Have you gotten a Catechism of the Catholic Church yet and started reading it yet? If not, that is your first step in the way to becoming Catholic, that and making an appointment with a priest.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

What is more important than your name is in the Book of Life?

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To know, love, and serve God. That's the old Baltimore Catechism answer and it's still real.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

Jesus never label a person Catholic or Protestant, He call us Children of God.
Why must I insist to be a Catholic or Protestant.
I just call myself a child of God.

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Please take your journey in Christ slow.

I am on a very, very slow journey. I see Catholic and Orthodox and Protestant Christians as my brothers and sisters in Christ, but also know that we do have some significant and meaningful differences.

Please, please continue to learn. Ask us questions. Pray. Study. Pray some more. Let God show you when the time is right. But please understand that the realities of God are not always apparent to us, but should be respected.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

The Spirit wants me to love people as God loves me.
To forgive people as God has forgiven me.
And to be humble.
And to have strength from God not to sin, and repent when sin.

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That's great.

Just a question, can I prepare the Lord Supper at home and eat/drink it after prayer and reading of the Scripture?
Can I do the Lord Supper with my family members (they are all Christians too)?

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If you are validly ordained a priest then sure you can. For the rest of us, we can eat meals together and parents can bless their children.

Jesus_is_Saint said:

I think Salvation is through Faith in Christ, not to be a Catholic.
I will think twice.

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So do Catholics, the error of protestantism is to think that Catholics don't have faith in Christ. There are many error in protestantism, of course it depends what flavor of protestant one is there are many, many different types of protestantism. One giant error some protestants get wrong is communion, communion is called the Eucharist and it is not just a mere remembrance but that Christ is truly present in the elements as He said in Scripture when He said "This is my body" and "This is my blood" not mere symbols and in John 6 Christ said unless one eats His flesh and drinks His blood that one will not have life in them.