tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post625093638412519463..comments2024-03-28T16:38:25.884-07:00Comments on Celebrate the Psalms: Psalm for Sunday, July 5, 2015Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-34168087697842011782015-07-04T20:24:11.741-07:002015-07-04T20:24:11.741-07:00I believe we must continue to focus on the Lord, a...I believe we must continue to focus on the Lord, and stay straight on the path. Today is the 3rd of July, and tomorrow will be the 4th of July, 2015. What will tomorrow bring? There are enough extremely serious scenarios in Asia, the Middle-East, Greece, the Ukraine, Russia, terrorism and weather in our own country, to write a book. IF we stay focused on the Lord, our worries are over. Do not stray during “these interesting, yet turbulent times!"Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5176231645022543980.post-76388812959522748322015-07-02T19:26:39.156-07:002015-07-02T19:26:39.156-07:00What does a believer have in common with an unbeli...What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between them? We are all the temple of the living God. <br /><br />As matter of fact, there were numerous times when I have encountered persecution and been mocked by our Protestant brothers and sisters who think their Protestant faith is best and true. Without full knowledge of God's Word and because of lack of discernment, I'm afraid to say that I was astray from my faith for a while. I doubted whether I would obtain salvation through my Catholic faith. <br /><br />At those moments I cried out to God to ask Him to show me His wisdom so that I would be able to discern God's will, mercy, and salvation for all people who hold the Catholic faith. I started to focus on His Words. My fears have been dismissed by reading this scripture, "If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9) <br /><br />Therefore, St Paul confirmed for me that there is Salvation in the Catholic faith. Even if l am insulted and held in contempt by my fellow Christians in the future, I will not stray any more. I will stand firm on my faith, fixing my eyes on the Lord who is the one, true God who saves me from eternal condemnation. Thank you for bringing me victory in my faith! From now on I want to tell all my persecutors, "By the grace of God I am what I am -- a Catholic." Bethnoreply@blogger.com