stilllearning
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In another thread I relaid my experience, while attending a Roman Catholic Funeral, and I described it as, “pervasive Spiritual Darkness”.
I now realize, that I really should not have left things hanging that way.
So here is a more detailed explanation.
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This was the first time, that I had ever gone through the doors of a Roman Catholic church, and the first thing that hit me, was the fact that everything that I had seen in the lives of Roman Catholics over the years, seemed to be in a concentrated form, there.
On the surface, there were those idols all around the room, and everybody genuflecting in unison: But worst of all, was the oversized blasphemes statue of our Lord, still on the cross(He is no longer on the cross).
Now we were standing way in the back(it was a packed house), but when the “mass” part of the service started, I really started getting antsy.
Both my wife and I, later described to each other, exactly what the experience was like.
The best way, that I can put it, is it was almost like being in a hyperbaric chamber, with the air pressure getting higher and higher.
And it wasn’t very long after that, that we both had to exit. This had been the funeral, for the relative of a friend of ours, so we thought that it was somehow our duty to attend, so as to maybe give some comfort.
But there was no “comfort”, to be given.
To think back on it now, it breaks my heart, when I think about all those poor people, steeped in this false religions lies, so assured that they are right.
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As to weather or not this was an act of “separation” or simply rejecting Satan’s lies, that will have to left up to each individual believer’s conscience..
Therefore, this account, should not have been included, in my post about “Separation”!
I now realize, that I really should not have left things hanging that way.
So here is a more detailed explanation.
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This was the first time, that I had ever gone through the doors of a Roman Catholic church, and the first thing that hit me, was the fact that everything that I had seen in the lives of Roman Catholics over the years, seemed to be in a concentrated form, there.
On the surface, there were those idols all around the room, and everybody genuflecting in unison: But worst of all, was the oversized blasphemes statue of our Lord, still on the cross(He is no longer on the cross).
Now we were standing way in the back(it was a packed house), but when the “mass” part of the service started, I really started getting antsy.
Both my wife and I, later described to each other, exactly what the experience was like.
The best way, that I can put it, is it was almost like being in a hyperbaric chamber, with the air pressure getting higher and higher.
And it wasn’t very long after that, that we both had to exit. This had been the funeral, for the relative of a friend of ours, so we thought that it was somehow our duty to attend, so as to maybe give some comfort.
But there was no “comfort”, to be given.
To think back on it now, it breaks my heart, when I think about all those poor people, steeped in this false religions lies, so assured that they are right.
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As to weather or not this was an act of “separation” or simply rejecting Satan’s lies, that will have to left up to each individual believer’s conscience..
Therefore, this account, should not have been included, in my post about “Separation”!
