I believe in God but it’s a hard thing to believe in Christ especially without the Bible

For everyone admitting Christ into your heart is different and I think the only ones that could’ve admitted him as deep into their hearts and shown such devotion and piety as they did was the 12 apostles

And still for them it was a struggle

I rather desperately need to dust off my Bible.

Same here

I’m still trying to get a catholic one from a heathen

Tryna convince her to give me it since she isn’t even catholic anymore

She is always a Catholic by virtue of her baptism.

You should not try to deprive her of what could be her only source of reversion.

True

@GodFearingEnglishman she’s a lesbian for starters and a Buddhist

Okay... and?

I’m in need of a DR Bible and she’s offered, she keeps forgetting so I keep reminding

I think you should let her keep it, even encourage her to read it.

She won’t, basically a blasphemer but ok, I don’t see why I should encourage her to keep it when it can be better used for someone actually trying to convert to Catholicism

You can download an app, no?

Yea but I can’t read for the life of me on phones, I like books and as I said I just feel like it would be better used rather the kept in the hands of someone that mocks Catholicism commits sin on the daily rejects Christ and advocates for ideas like that which murder innocent babies

Don't you commit sin on the daily, too?

Don't you mock Catholicism and reject Christ daily by doing so?

Even if she has fallen further away from christ, she can always come back

I do my best to not commit sin though, and work to better myself as well as to put myself in the position where I can eventually confess my sins once I fulfill RCIA, and no I don’t think that constitutes rejecting Christ and mocking Catholicism as the difference is working harder and believing in the church and believing in doing better by following Christ’s teaching

@Dang_Isaiah it’s extremely unlikely that she will, maybe she will though, I don’t know but I feel her offer of a Bible is a good way to help me on my journey towards joining the church

Each sin is an abandonment of Christ, whether you like it or not.

You seem to have a worrying lack of confidence in the Holy Spirit.

Alright well I think there’s a difference between saying horrible things about Christ compared to committing sin and working better

Understandable. But if she continuously forgets, I wouldnt press the issue with her. Maybe she will one open it up after a heart break and find comfort in Christ.

I don’t, i think the Holy Spirit works in all but all of us have a choice on whether or not to reject his guidance

That's well and good. But there came a time where you would have said horrible things about Christ.

And some choose damnation

Yes there would but I accepted the Holy ghosts guidance and followed til I decided I wanted to convert

Well then, what's stopping your relapsed friend from doing so?

Is because she continues to deny him and has since she was a child, and personally I don’t think she will ever choose otherwise, her politics, her faith, her choices, all of them show rejection of him, I believe that we all have a chance if we take it and that all can be saved but some just choose otherwise, like I said idk, there’s a chance she could as there’s a chance with everyone but I feel it would help me along on my journey

I'm sure it would help you, but that does not change the fact that you would be depriving a devastatingly lost soul of one of the most important Christian resources.

Her family is catholic I’m rather sure that they have bibles on demand if she ever needs one

Anybody want a rosary

Why can't you just purchase your own Bible? Many are very cheap, if not free.

Im going to rome

Even more traditional translations.

I wouldn't mind buying some rosaries while there for yall.

Ah, superb! I am considering going in the summer.