(January 1, 2017 at 7:26 pm)chimp3 Wrote:(January 1, 2017 at 7:25 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: The wholeness of the message of Jesus and the way he lived his life, points much more to following his ways than simply saying the word. A person can follow the ways of Jesus without being a christian. That is, a person can strive to live a life of honesty, kindness, humility, etc etc, without even having heard of jesus. And that person is following Jesus much more than those who say they believe in Him, but are not good ppl. This was a very clear message that Jesus gave to the pharasees.
Expressed like a true Buddhist!
No at all. I'm catholic. The other catholic in this forum (ignorant) has said similar things. We are not a religion of "saved by faith", which is why so many protestants think catholics are not real Christians and will also go to hell.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh