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Bono said:
Hi. I'm new here. i'm also new to the all Calvinsm thing, since I've been a Catholic since very recently. I think I've posted here before, but I want to make my formal introduction.

P.S.--Now I'm a Recovering Catholic. ;)
Welcome home! ;)

What was it that brought you to the Reformed position?
 
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Welcome.

Wow, you went from RCC to Reformed Theology. Quote a jump. :)

If you have any questions please ask.
Welcome home! ;)

What was it that brought you to the Reformed position?

Well, I've been strugling with this issues, since I never really fitted into the Catholic Church.
The reasons why I left the catholic Church is because are:
The Church's arrogant hierarchy;
Accepting other things apart from the Bible as authority of faith;
The absurd position that only the Church's interpretation of the Bible is correct;
The excessive doctrine of free will, for which I can find no Biblical justification;
The necessity of the Sacraments in order to obtain salvation;
And a lot of other issues I can't quite recall.

But the last drop was Cardinal Ratzinger's arrogant statement over pro-life Catholics. But don't get me wrong. I think abortion is a very serious sin. I just feel that it's a matter of religious freedom. And the real sinners are not pro-life politics. The real sinners are the ones who commit abortion and those who perform it. I know a lot of you will disagree. Well, that's just my 2 cents.
 
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Bono said:
Hi. I'm new here. i'm also new to the all Calvinsm thing, since I've been a Catholic since very recently. I think I've posted here before, but I want to make my formal introduction.

P.S.--Now I'm a Recovering Catholic. ;)
Good Day, Bono

I was once a recovering Roman catholic, that was a Arminian, Till God taught me His Doctrines of Grace, my recovering is over.

For His Glory Alone:clap:

Bill
 
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Bono said:
Hi. I'm new here. i'm also new to the all Calvinsm thing, since I've been a Catholic since very recently. I think I've posted here before, but I want to make my formal introduction.

P.S.--Now I'm a Recovering Catholic. ;)
hello. I hope you enjoy your stay here.

ken
 
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Bono, I'm glad to hear of your coming to grips with God's Word and putting aside human traditions! I myself struggled with it for a long time until I truly realized that I have absolutely no power to do anything. It was a great day and God has been glorified! May you glorify Him in your life as you follow Him and let Him guide and direct you. It's a wonderful feeling to come to grips with grace, truly and utterly. Amen.
 
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welcome aboard :) Thats amazing that you can go from RCC to Calvinism that quickly. I was arminian till recently. it took me a year and a half to understand it.
Actually, it wasn't that quick, I've been strugling about this since long ago.

Just the opposite actually. When I first saw "Calvinism" I though it was made up by a bucnh of lunatics. Then I read scripture


Funny, I used to think the exact same thing.

Bono, I'm glad to hear of your coming to grips with God's Word and putting aside human traditions! I myself struggled with it for a long time until I truly realized that I have absolutely no power to do anything. It was a great day and God has been glorified! May you glorify Him in your life as you follow Him and let Him guide and direct you. It's a wonderful feeling to come to grips with grace, truly and utterly. Amen.


Really, I've been feeling a lot more peaceful now, since I came to terms with it.
 
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