Eternal Approach

I recently heard a woman defending why she is a Catholic despite the biblical verses that “born-again” believers give about salvation through Christ alone, by faith alone.

Her defense was based on the feelings of forgiveness she has experienced after taking Confession with her priest.

Similar testimonies have also been given by those who have experienced feelings of forgiveness and cleansing after taking the Eucharist (the wine and the wafer taken during the Catholic mass).

In other words, multitudes don’t speak of their faith in the word of God as the basis of their salvation and forgiveness, but the feelings of forgiveness they’ve experienced as a result of taking part in the Catholic sacraments.

And I’m sure that similar testimonies could be given by those in various “Protestant” denominations that practice similar “sacraments”. As in adult baptism and the taking of the bread and wine during “communion” (or the “Eucharist” as practiced in various Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutheran, and other mainline denominations).

“Feelings” is the point here.

Feelings which have replaced faith in the word of God in most churches today.