so...

[Beoga]

how is everyone is doing?

 

[Bulldog]

LOL!

 

[Gabriel]

Tired and busy, but good. You?

 

[Knight]

LOL....

I am well. Thank you for asking.

How art thou?

 

[Beoga]

thou are doing welleth

gosh, i need to learn the kjv language
it should be taught as a foreign language

 

[Knight]

17th century isn't quite a foriegn language yet......

It's fun to use sometimes....

 

[tigersnare]

Thanks for asking, if you really want to know.

Summer school is a drag becuase my teachers are very picky graders, who'da thought you could get the answer right and still only get 75% or 85%....

There's a new girl in my life, but she's Catholic, anyone see a problem here? bummer

My car is acting up, and I did what I thought would fix it, but it didn't work...$$$$

God is still sovereign and I think I need to cry on my father's lap for awhile, he sure has a way of knowing exactly how to break me down.

How great is our father in heaven, he knows us so well, and loves us so rightly.

Ryan

 

[Beoga]

convert that girl.
anyway, why are you taking summer school. summer is supposed to be a time of freedom and laziness (not that i am also lazy during the school year). oh well, hopefully you learn lots.

 

[tigersnare]

convert that girl.

If I had to guess, she's going through the motions, I'd love to bring her to my PCA Church and see how she responds to the Gospel.

anyway, why are you taking summer school. summer is supposed to be a time of freedom and laziness (not that i am also lazy during the school year). oh well, hopefully you learn lots.

Thanks buddy, College is funny in that, you never want to leave once you're done, but when you're in it all you can think about is leaving.

 

[Bulldog]

Is she an Augustinian Catholic?

 

[tigersnare]

Is she an Augustinian Catholic?

Hahaha, thanks I needed that..

My dad came into town and fixed my car....now I can ask her out on a date

 

[Bro. Gabriel]

I'm doing well. I finished my 10-page book review on Knowing God by J.I. Packer for my Theology class yesterday.. what a relief!

Now I just have to read another 250 or so pages in Grudem's Systematic Theology text.. ouch!

 

[rnmomof7]

There's a new girl in my life, but she's Catholic, anyone see a problem here? bummer

Yes , scripture tells us not to be unequally yoked . So if you desire to be obedient to the word of God you will not put yourself into a situation that may end up a compromise of your faith . That warning was given to keep us from difficulties in relationships.


If the girl is an observant Catholic her goal will be to convert you.

Should you marry you will have to agree to raise your children Catholic.

The question is then , how much do you believe what you believe? If you are a marginal believer of salvation by faith ALONE by grace ALONE it will not matter to you . If your faith is strong , you may want to get out of that relationship now before it is too deep .

Never date anyone that you think you can change , it rarely works and lead to unhappiness and frustration.

This is the advise of a mom of 7 that has seen a lot in this life :>)

 

[CCWoody]

Yes , scripture tells us not to be unequally yoked . So if you desire to be obedient to the word of God you will not put yourself into a situation that may end up a compromise of your faith . That warning was given to keep us from difficulties in relationships.


If the girl is an observant Catholic her goal will be to convert you.

Should you marry you will have to agree to raise your children Catholic.

I do seem to remember having this conversation with the Catholics here recently. It think the Catholic consensus was that if the Calvinist caves to the Catholic that is just good doctrine, but if the Catholic is required to allow the Calvinist to be the Biblical head there is something wrong when he asserts his headship in the theology he believes to be correct.

Go figure.

Though, I have dated a few Catholic girls in my day, I don't think I could seriously date a Catholic girl for the purpose of courtship. I do think you are right in that an "observant Catholic" will try and convert you and I would be adamantly opposed to raising children as Catholics. I could see nothing but problems with a marriage.

Fortunately, the Lord found me a nice Protestant girl to chase. I think her father knew I was there to stay when I started eating the leftovers from their fridge. It's that whole feeding strays thing.

 

[rnmomof7]

I do seem to remember having this conversation with the Catholics here recently. It think the Catholic consensus was that if the Calvinist caves to the Catholic that is just good doctrine, but if the Catholic is required to allow the Calvinist to be the Biblical head there is something wrong when he asserts his headship in the theology he believes to be correct.

Go figure.

Though, I have dated a few Catholic girls in my day, I don't think I could seriously date a Catholic girl for the purpose of courtship. I do think you are right in that an "observant Catholic" will try and convert you and I would be adamantly opposed to raising children as Catholics. I could see nothing but problems with a marriage.

The problem is that "dating" is a preliminary to falling in love .
As Calvinists we know that God grants us liberty in certain areas, but that is not freedom to disregard the word of God and its warnings .

Why would one set himself ( and his hormones)to fall in love with someone it would be sinful to marry


There is an old saying "you do not miss what you have never had."

So before opening yourself to the problems , it makes more sense to avoid the potential problem

 

[tigersnare]

Why would one set himself ( and his hormones)to fall in love with someone it would be sinful to marry

She is now in fact history....very recent history...eh, that's the way it goes sometimes.


I think she definatly needs to hear the gospel though, hopefully I havent' invested too many feelings at this point to be able to just be her freind and talk about it if she wants to.

 

[CCWoody]

The problem is that "dating" is a preliminary to falling in love .
As Calvinists we know that God grants us liberty in certain areas, but that is not freedom to disregard the word of God and its warnings .

Why would one set himself ( and his hormones)to fall in love with someone it would be sinful to marry


There is an old saying "you do not miss what you have never had."

So before opening yourself to the problems , it makes more sense to avoid the potential problem

There is definitely some truth here about avoiding problems. However, I never excluded Catholics from the "dating pool." Usually after 2 or 3 dates I knew whether a girl had potential as a girl friend. After that, it is time decide how committed she is to her tradition and what kinds of other problems the future had.

 

[CCWoody]

She is now in fact history....very recent history...eh, that's the way it goes sometimes.


I think she definatly needs to hear the gospel though, hopefully I havent' invested too many feelings at this point to be able to just be her freind and talk about it if she wants to.

Bummer!

 

[rnmomof7]

There is definitely some truth here about avoiding problems. However, I never excluded Catholics from the "dating pool." Usually after 2 or 3 dates I knew whether a girl had potential as a girl friend. After that, it is time decide how committed she is to her tradition and what kinds of other problems the future had.

As you are now the father of a pre teen daughter, how do you feel aboutt "courting " as opposed to "dating" (Do you know the "movement I am talking about? )

 

[rnmomof7]

She is now in fact history....very recent history...eh, that's the way it goes sometimes.


I think she definatly needs to hear the gospel though, hopefully I havent' invested too many feelings at this point to be able to just be her freind and talk about it if she wants to.

I have a recently married son, that always remained friends with former girl friends. They would call and talk often, at times he was a male Ann Landers.:>)

It ended up that one such girl and he stayed friends. She would come to visit often . While he was in another state she was converted ( she had been raised Presbyterian ) and was given a real heart for evangelization . While He was gone He had become a Calvinist.

Over a year later, when he was home on a visit, they went out to a taste of Buffalo. It rained , so they went to a coffee shop and left 2 hours later engaged. (Now married)

Do we see a pattern here of God preparing the way???

God has a plan, just let Him drive ...