Someone asked me this morning on this issue of denominations..why Catholics keep saying Catholic is the 'right' way and so skeptical for the other denominations..
What a so familiar question. how saddening it is for me to see people in such doubt and defense on their faith, when it's all about ONE GOD - JESUS. (if you are defending against other gods, i accept without arguement but hey! this is the same Body we are talking about now!)
On another hand, I also thank God cos I can see His movement to unite all Christians together in one faith. Yes, they ask-they seek and they will find. One day, those who seek will know God's Heart and will not bother about denominations issue anymore. It is Him who matters, not the difference in denominations.
In fact, i realised it's easier for Christians to accept other religions (non-Christ) than to accept our own brothers in the same Body. I know this is sad, but this is fact.
In fact, I once spoken with Fr William..I'm so happy that we share the same view on denominationism issue. This issue is rather frivolous. Tracing back church history, be it Martin Luther or Nero.. it's really human's self interest and politics that give birth to all the different denominations.
Very often, I wonder if the apostles are alive now, what would they feel about our wonderous variety of denominations now? I'm quite sure it'll break their hearts cos ultimately it is JESUS whom we follow. Why do we have to choke our faith with all these weeds? Jesus didn't command us to look for this practice to enter Life, or look for this group of people..He told us to focus on God!
I realy pray all of us will be inspired to be like King David who seek after God's own Heart and God calls him Righteous! How important it is for us to focus on God alone!
So what if i'm catholic, being in the 'right' side, yet not doing the right thing of seeking God, reading His Word and having personal relationship with God?
So what if i'm protestant, being a Bible Scholar and have long QT, yet not demostrating His love to all people?
Is it what CHRISTians (disciples of Christ) should behave? I have a friend who will turn angry at the sight of sin (be it white lies or really bad deeds). I suppose that is what we call 'Holy Anger' cos God detests sin and it enraged Him. I also feel this kind of anger inside me whenever i touch on this denominations issue.
How silly we are to allow these weeds to choke our faith in God, to confuse and divert our focus from the Lord.
How many times I want to shout out Romans 12:4-5!
"Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function,so it is with Christ's body. We are all parts of his one body, and each of us has different work to do. And since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others."
I cannot say which part of the Body is correct or wrong cos the BODY itself is right. I cannot tell you where to be planted in the Lord, which church to go to. But I know if you really desire to be planted and grow, you'll pray and seek God like never before. Then, God who sees your heart will show you His plan.
My personal advice:
Do not move with the crowd, if God is not going with you.
Do not stay in the crowd, if God has moved ahead of you.
Be with the Lord and stay besides Him - only then you'll be able to hear His plans for you!
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