prayed the rosary
read my Catholic Bible(books from the apocrypha)
talked about purogtory
denounced pre-tribulation rapture
What would happen?
Hey! Well, I guess you have a bit of a jest of what people think but truly, the more mature Baptists would be happy to have you fellowship, no matter the minor difference that is non-essential to salvation.
Personally, if you were my friend, I would not mind you believed in purogtory, but I feel compelled to believe that absent from the Body, present with the Lord. I believe the point of scriptures is to give us assurance, so if there is ANYTHING that negates that assurance -- it is not accurate.
You will find all sorts of arguments on when Christ will come but I think if you bottom line it.. we all know that we have no idea. Again, this is where the assurance of our salvation comes in.
Actually, many Baptists DO study the apocrypha or Deuterocanon. In fact, many of the well-respected pastors in the Baptist faith encourage it. Such as John MacAurthur. I think the Catholics have a good idea on this however, personally again, I think there are issues with how many of those texts the Catholics agree with or not. I think it is important to read any texts we can get our hands on to understand if anything what that era was like, I feel there is much to be gleaned from it. You know, I just last week spoke to a Catholic friend about the "additional" books she has in her Bible than most Baptists, she had no idea. Many Baptists dont either (but many, just as there are catholic many do not really read their Bible or study in the first place- this is unfortunate for all Christians)
Now, if you prayed "to" the rosary.. I would wonder why. Again, we are back to assurance of salvation and having that direct line to God. But if you had a rosary that seemed to help or you enjoyed as a reminder or your own personal relationship with God, I see no problem there. We are all on our own walk of santification. But of course, these beliefs throw me into a "liberal" camp, many times I have been accused of being a closet Catholic.. If you knew me you would know that could not be further from the truth. I view the catholic denomination as I do the military.. Creeps me out. I am not one to be ordered about.. But God still works with me I guess! I have many Catholic Christian friends that I hold very dear. Bottom line, as long as you are working on your own personal intimate relationship with God and knowing His assurance (that assurance that took for Him to sacrifice his son/ his self to show his love for us) you are on the right track. God promises that He will give you knowledge if you seek it.
Oh yeah, another thing, you would be fed to death! LOL!
