The Third Commandment

Something just happened that kind of makes me feel like throwing a little fit.

I just get rather angry at people who to me seems like taking the name of the Lord in vain.

Don't simply use God's name! God is not a mean, a decoration, a topic... God is... God. Have some humility!

Be ashamed if anybody thinks that he/she is already saved. Yes, God hold out His hand and give us the grace to obtain the salvation, but for as long as one is still breathing, he/she must always work out their salvation in fear and trembling. The devil is nothing compared to God, but he is definitely much much smarter than human. Have no sense of humility and you'll easily be a prey to the devil.

Another thing. How can anybody, based on their own feelings and authority, can claim that they are pleasing to God? Even I, who is under the Catholic Church, that has the power as given by Jesus to minister, to give the Eucharist and to forgive sins, would never dare to say that out loud with 100% confidence. I am a sinner who is never going to be perfect here on earth, who can any time fall short of God's grace if I am not vigilant and commit sins. Who must at all times reflect herself and try to bring herself as close as possible to the path of holiness. I particularly don't like to think that I can simply paint the picture of God based on what I 'feel' like what I want Him to be, watered down version just to make me feel like I am at right with Him. Where is the humility? The Bible can only tell us so much, most of the interpretation has to be based on an authority that we can be sure of, outside of ourselves, or what we 'feel' like from the Holy Spirit.

To us Catholics, we believe that the Church has this authority to teach us the real God with all of His truth. I am not gonna be bothered to explain in great details. It is very easy to find the explanations, if you are up to be honest with yourself whether you want to find out the real truth or just close your eyes to the truth and continue telling yourselves that you are at right with God. Here are some of the websites for a start:

>Catholic Bridge<
>Catholic Bible 101<
>Scripture Catholic<

One most important thing to think about. What is the real reason for you, anyone of you, to be, how to say, so Christian (whatever denominations, Catholics and Protestants alike)? Is it for friendship? For the feel-good feeling? To earn people's respect or acknowledgement? To feel like you need something to believe in life?

If you are 'so Christian' solely for those reasons, or put those reasons above the main reason, (which is simply because God is Truth, Love is Truth, God is Love, and we humans need salvation in order to get reunited to God's Love and Truth), then you might as well don't be a Christian at all. Don't CLAIM to be a Christian. Otherwise people who are not Christians will get the wrong idea of what being a Christian really mean.