From "Spiritual but not Religious" to Catholic - Christine Flynn

Christine Flynn wasn't raised in any particular faith, but growing up, she remembers having vivid dreams, and the desire to interpret them led her to explore a lot of forms of New Age spirituality. But her overwhelmingly negative experiences with Christianity in high school turned her off to that idea of God, and by the time she met her husband, she considered herself an atheist.
She shares how the birth of her first child, and the questions that raised about love, morality, and our dependence upon one another got her to start rethinking what she believed about matters of faith.
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[@thomasaquinas157]

Wonderful testimony! You give me hope for our lapsed Catholic relatives.

[@elispena1719]

Thank you for sharing your testimony, It feel up my hope for my dauther and family to return to my catholic faith. she move to Florida and was attack by Prostestan and droge then to a Non Denomination church. i been a so hard for us. thank you .

[@tony1685]

perhaps she will open the Bible and discover Truth! catholicism isn't Truth - but will keep her in prayer. *Happy Sabbath!!!*

[@loveisaih2020]

Troll Alert! @tony is a serious 7th Day Adventist retired pastor. Anti- Catholicism is his "oxygen" he cannot live without it.

[@eddyrobichaud5832]

Thanks for your testimony happy to know your daughter knows the truth

[@normarosales1768]

@@tony1685 Seventh day Adventist. Founded by Ellen G White who was exposed to mercuric nitrate during childhood causing hallucinations which explains her 'prophesies'.

[@tony1685]

@@normarosales1768 actually she was hit with a brick as a child (3rd grade) and received no formal education - yet remains the most translated author in North American history. but thankfully, i use the Word of God to prove my beliefs! again - Sabbath IS a Command from our Creator - Exodus 20:8-11 those who don't keep It - are showing they don't know God - 1 John 2:3 they don't love Christ - John 14:15 and they don't walk in Truth - 1 John 2:4 thanks for your post, norma - good to hear from ya again!

[@cleberferreiradejoao1306]

Awesome 🙏

[@kiwiseniora]

I double that!🙏

[@tonyselmanah7411]

May The Lord bless your family. Wonderful testimony

[@markv1974]

Amen

[@kynesilagan2676]

I remembered Judas Maccabees' speech to his Children before his death.

[@kentfrederick8929]

What about those who are religious, but not spiritual?

[@johnisaacfelipe6357]

Its incomplete, they have the dogma which is essential but they are also missing something essential too, the experience or the echo of the experience.

[@jediv3381]

*Joining of Roman Catholic ct is usually due to biblical ignorance. R Catholicism has nothing to do with God and His Words. R Catholic Church contradicts Scriptures in every possible ways!* 1. Catholics say Mary was sinless. But BIBLE says Mary offered a sinner's offering. She was a sinner. Bible says Mary needed a Saviour. Lk 2:23-24, Lev 12:6-8, Rom 3:10. 2. Catholics say clergies must be celibate. Yet BIBLE says Peter (supposed R Church first leader) had mother in law. Bible says celibacy is not a qualification for clergies. Mat 8:14-15, Mar 1:30-31, Luk 4:38-39. 3. Catholics say Mary was forever virgin. Yet BIBLE says Jesus had brothers and sisters. Mary was not perpetually virgin. Mk 6:3, Mat 13:55, Mat 27:56, Mar 6:3, Mar 15:40, Mar 15:47. 4. Catholics say confess to R priests in a box. BIBLE says nothing about confessing to priests in a box. Bible says confess to GOD only. 1 John 1:9, Mat 6, Romans 10:9-10. 5. Catholics say drink of the physical blood of Jesus. Yet OT and NT both say do not drink blood. Acts 15, Lev 7:26. 6. Catholics say pray to passed on Mary and "saints". Yet BIBLE says do not contact the dead. NT Church did not record a single case of NT believers asking passed on saints to pray for them. Deut 18:11, Isaiah 8:19. 7. Catholics make and bow down to statues. BIBLE says do not bow down to graven images (statues). Deut 4, Exo 20:4-5. 8. Catholics sprinkles “holy water”. But NT Church of the Bible mentioned nothing about “holy water”. There was no record of any Apostles sprinkling “holy water” on believers. Catholics claimed “holy water” came from OT. Yet Num 5:17 says “holy water” was water used to test adulterous women in OT temple. Hardly the same. Those were for Old Covenant Jews. Not New Testament Christians. 9. Catholics say Peter was pope - bishop of all bishops. Yet BIBLE says Peter was just a leader of the Jerusalem Church. Bible says nothing of the office of bishop of bishops. Gal 2:9, Mat 16:18. 10. Catholics say there is a seat of Peter. Yet BIBLE says nothing about it. Jesus said “not to lord over others”. 11. Catholics has clergy priesthood. Bible says clergy priesthood was done away with in New Testament. There is no clergy priesthood in NT. Heb 7:27, 9:12, 10:10. 12. Catholics preaches Works Salvation (faith + good works + partake R sacraments + submit to R pontiff + be in R Church + devote to Mary = to be saved). Yet Bible says “believe in Jesus to be saved”. Bible says Works Salvation is cursed. Gal 1:8-9. Acts 16:30-31, John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10. 13. Catholics says they must do Penance to atone for their sins. Yet Bible says repent, confess and sins will be forgiven. Catholic Bible changes the word “repentance” in NT into “penance”. Original Greek NT does not use or mean the word penance. Penance = work to atone for sins. Repentance = change of heart. 1 John 1:9, Mat 6. 14. Catholics say Mary went straight to heaven without dying. Yet Bible says nothing about it. 15. Catholics say Islam and Christianity have the same GOD. Yet Islam doesn't believe in death and resurrection of Jesus and Trinity.

[@tony1685]

from 'spiritual' so pagan - so sad to see her fall. keep her in prayer - catholicism isn't Christianity.

[@jmjaquinas7298]

How is the Church Jesus founded not Christianity?

[@loveisaih2020]

Troll Alert! @tony is a serious 7th Day Adventist retired pastor. Anti- Catholicism is his "oxygen" he cannot live without it.

[@tony1685]

@@jmjaquinas7298 JMJ - thanks for asking! do you believe what the Word of Truth teaches - or (like Satan) do you hate It and try to contradict It? because It's how we show catholicism isn't Christianity, Sir.

[@jmjaquinas7298]

@@loveisaih2020 Unfortunately that happens somewhat frequently. All we can do is pray for him. I was once anti-Catholic as well

[@loveisaih2020]

@@jmjaquinas7298 it's sad really. I debated with him and wasted so much of my precious time and he turns nasty at the end. As soon as a EWTN release a video he's second of the rank with a provocative statement. I wanted to warn others. God bless