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Originally Posted by Test_F_i_2_Luv View Post
The RCC(and orthodox and some other denominations) teaching of being "born again" is infant baptism.
What RC's need to understand is that God dwells inside of us continually when we repent and invite Him to dwell inside and surrender to His ways.
It seems some RCs think God is only inside when they take communion/Eucharist...which goes in the stomach(at best).
What is not true is that the RCC believes that we are saved at baptism.
First of all they do not ue the term "born again" although they do know what it means and they do agree with
Ephesians 2:8.
The Holy Spirit IS given at infant baptism and the person becomes of a member of the Church family.
HOWEVER, if you ask anyone with knowledge, you'll find that they also understand that not everyone comes to accept God as their Savior and Lord.
So what I've taught (I'm not Catholic) is that the Holy Spirit is not ACTIVE in a person until they ACTIVATE Him. The person must accept their faith, the Kingdom of God, etc.
I do want to say that when one goes farther than the bible teaches, it does create problems that then have to be explained away.
On the other hand, the reason they baptize infants is interesting and may even be right...
Originally Posted by Test_F_i_2_Luv View Post
The RCC(and orthodox and some other denominations) teaching of being "born again" is infant baptism.
What RC's need to understand is that God dwells inside of us continually when we repent and invite Him to dwell inside and surrender to His ways.
It seems some RCs think God is only inside when they take communion/Eucharist...which goes in the stomach(at best).
What is not true is that the RCC believes that we are saved at baptism.
First of all they do not ue the term "born again" although they do know what it means and they do agree with
Ephesians 2:8.
The Holy Spirit IS given at infant baptism and the person becomes of a member of the Church family.
HOWEVER, if you ask anyone with knowledge, you'll find that they also understand that not everyone comes to accept God as their Savior and Lord.
So what I've taught (I'm not Catholic) is that the Holy Spirit is not ACTIVE in a person until they ACTIVATE Him. The person must accept their faith, the Kingdom of God, etc.
I do want to say that when one goes farther than the bible teaches, it does create problems that then have to be explained away.
On the other hand, the reason they baptize infants is interesting and may even be right...
although they do know what it means and they do agree with When I was RC I didn't think I needed to be born-again. To be "born-again" was to return to something left behind...sort of like the mis-used "born-again virgin" phrase. If someone were to ask me if I was born-again, I would have said "no". I would have thought that I had been RC my whole life and was therefore already Christian.
HOWEVER, if you ask anyone with knowledge, you'll find that they also understand that not everyone comes to accept God as their Savior and Lord. Let's try this again...are you trying to say:
"However, if you ask anyone with knowledge, you'll find that Roman Catholics understand that not everyone comes to accept God as their Savior and Lord."
"However, if you ask a Roman Catholic with knowledge, you'll find that Roman Catholics understand that not everyone comes to accept God as their Savior and Lord."
So what I've taught (I'm not Catholic) is that the Holy Spirit is not ACTIVE in a person until they ACTIVATE Him. The person must accept their faith, the Kingdom of God, etc. Source? Documentation?