I've recently came to accept the deity of the Holy Trinity but I believe I have yet to become born again. I'm from a Catholic background and while I understand the hyperbole or even outright falsehood with which most Protestants attack our Church, I'm unconvinced I myself can remain a Catholic Christian. For one, it troubles me greatly that the dietary commands of Our Lord are being ignored, I'm thoroughly unconvinced by the arguments that Our Lord Christ has cleansed all meats; secondly, and although this this is a lesser concern of mine for a number of reasons, I don't understand the transfer of the solemnity of Sabbath to Sunday; finally, I'm a sedevacantist and I can't reconcile this position while remaining a Catholic Christian.
I'm still at the begging of my journey, I don't think that I have His Holy Spirit in my life right now nor do I believe that I am saved at this moment. While it pains me that I am still not in communion with my brothers in Christ, I want to have a thorough grasp of things before returning to church.
I thank you kindly for your answers and God bless. Please pray for my salvation.
And on the next day, whilst they were going on their journey, and drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up to the higher parts of the house to pray, about the sixth hour. And being hungry, he was desirous to taste somewhat. And as they were preparing, there came upon him an ecstasy of mind. And he saw the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great linen sheet let down by the four corners from heaven to the earth: Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts, and creeping things of the earth, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him: Arise, Peter; kill and eat. But Peter said: Far be it from me; for I never did eat any thing that is common and unclean. And the voice spoke to him again the second time: That which God hath cleansed, do not thou call common. And this was done thrice; and presently the vessel was taken up into heaven. -Acts 10:9-16 Seems like the Lord's dietary commands are being followed to the letter to me.
I posted this in a sede thread a day or two ago so i'll post it again here. We once had a pope who exhumed the corpse of his predecessor in order to condemn him as an invalid pope because of dumb rules about dioceses that were considered tradition at the time. They chopped off his fingers and flung him in a river, and the guy had to appear from heaven just to get a proper burial. All of this to say that the people who think that the VII popes are somehow invalid in comparison to THAT, not to even mention the Avignion or the Borgia popes, are just silly. To be honest it's quite strange that you would be considering apostasy while still being a sedevacantist. Would that mean that you still recognize the papacy as a God given authority, because if so I'm confused why you would be mad enough to abandon it or take issue with the Church changing the sabbath from the day of the Lord's burial to the day of his resurrection. You'll have to clarify your position a little better if you want to have a proper discussion on it; near as I can guess it just seems like you've passively absorbed some sede and adventist theology and are only now trying to parse it out. We'd be glad to help, we just need more to go on.
Nathaniel Smith
Romans 10:9 (KJV) 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Ask Jesus he will give you any answers to any doubts you have
Brayden Walker
It was a sign for the Christ that was to come, the prohibition of pork was also an indicator of being beware of false communion. Eucharistic or otherwise. There is no reason to keep it after Christ, just like animal sacrifices. We technically still observe the Sabbath in the Orthodox Church, during the Service. I think also in the Catholic Church. But it's not as important as Sunday. One, because Sunday's the day The Resurrection happened. And because it's also called the eight day, the number eight has the conotation of "more than complete". And it's so because the creation of the World and the weekly cycle have 7 days. The more than complete is important since Christ did even more than what was Prophecy. Right, you can't.
Robert Stewart
Thank you kindly for all the responses.
My understanding of that chapter is that Peter was instructed to not refuse the gentiles since they came for him and he was bound by Mosaic Law to not mingle with them. Do you believe it also extends to the dietary law? Peter never ate those animals that were presented to him but he came to accept the servants and soldier of Cornelius which came for him. It is a beautiful story, but my interpretation is that Peter's body was the church and that it shouldn't refuse what the Lord Our God has made clean.
Thank you for reposting your words. You are right to claim some confusion on my part and that I have been influenced by Adventist theology. I understand that the current Pope isn't the worst we've ever had but I cannot abide by the evil that is him pardoning paedophiles and introducing further liberal theology on our church. In the end, the Catholic Church has become a sort of spectator sport to me, something I see myself and others gossip about or speculate as one would football. I dread this notion that the relationship I have with our Pope is one nearer to one I would have with Cristiano Ronaldo and his exploits rather than one I would have with a Spiritual Father. Can I remain a Catholic if I reject Francis' teachings?
Unfortunately given my geographical location becoming an Orthodox Christian would mean separating myself from the church and not having any fellowship at all with my fellow brothers in Christ. And the same goes to the dietary laws too, pork is ubiquitous here and seldom could I respect the law without becoming a vegetarian (even that would be difficult).
Step 1: Shut up. Your own opinions are nothing. Step 2: Pray the Rosary daily. If you are incapable of this, pray the Jesus Prayer whenever you have the opportunity. Step 3: Read up on the lives of saints; follow their examples; do as they did. Step 4: … Step 5: PROFIT.
Blake Bennett
Are we learning form street urchins on how to talk to other people, now?
Mosaic Law is done for. If you follow Mosaic Law you saying that Jesus Christ has not arrived, we no longer bound by it. If you believe otherwise then everyone is going to die since there is not a single Christian denomination who follows some of the laws dictated in parts of the bible such as Deuteronomy. Try to search for "remove evil form the midst of you" or similar phrases and see if you can possibly kill all those people that God orders you to.
Which ones?
Also bonus round: If your interpretation is in conflict with the Church's interpretation then you're in a trouble.
Cameron Foster
Sorry, I didn't understand your post. Do you mean you want to not pork but sadly can't?
