Sunday, January 31, 2021

What is a devout Catholic

 

“Those who preach the Gospel should live by the Gospel” (1Cor 9:14). And who is it that preaches the Gospel. There are those who preach by word, and must live by those words, while others preach from their heart, by their actions and how they live their lives.

 A devout Christian, a devout Catholic believes in every word, on every page in every Book of the bible and is not ashamed of those words. Those words become a person’s character, their principles and values and they let no one tell them differently.

 They truly know Jesus and defend Him wherever they may be, keeping deep in their heart every commandment written in Scripture. It is this very devout person who speaks up for their beliefs, for they believe in every word Jesus has spoken.

 And Jesus said life is so precious, “I have come so you may have life and have it more abundantly”. It is the devout Christian, the devout Catholic who defends that very life, because it is a commandment from God Himself.

 What happens when a person, calling themselves devout, promotes, sponsors, prioritizes, or even approves in the murder of unborn Children, breaking the very commandment of “Thou shall not kill”?

 John in 1jn 2:4 has a word for them. If anyone says, I know Him, but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him”.

 We pray, dear Lord that you change the minds of the stubborn, the weak of faith, the callous, the liars and save our children from murder. Amen

 

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