My heart is leaning more towards the Catholic Church lately, but Protestantism has so much beauty to it in its theology.

I also think the Protestant Reformation was a good thing, and Martin Luther was wrongfully excommunicated given the Council of Trent did correct some of the errors he pointed out in his 95 thesis.

And I fear if I become Catholic I don’t know if saying he was wrongfully excommunicated would be a heresy.

It’s I guess I want to be able defend facts; and I want to ensure in life I make the right choice for my own walk with God.

I come from a non-denom background and realized my church is schismatic and hurting the Body of Christ thus my quench for a more High Church setting or at least one that is accurate and allowed to exist such as the Protestant Denominations since they were wrongfully excommunicated and are valid.

“Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem . . . to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.” - II Chronicles 20:17

The Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites had organized “a great multitude” seeking to destroy Judah under King Jehoshaphat. But the king and his people came together to “seek the LORD” in prayer for deliverance, and God answered. “The Spirit of the LORD” spoke through Jahaziel, assuring them that “the battle is not yours, but God’s” (see II Chronicles 20:2, 4, 14–15).

Then the Lord sent what may have seemed a strange instruction. “Stand ye still,” He said. Just watch God do it! And He did. All their enemies were constrained by the Lord to fight and destroy each other, without the Israelites having to fight at all. Similarly, at the Red Sea when everything looked hopeless, “Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD” (Exodus 14:13). So, they did, and all Pharaoh’s armies were overthrown in the midst of the sea.

In Isaiah’s day, when Israel was tempted to call on pagan Egypt for help against pagan Assyria, God said concerning Israel’s armies, “Their strength is to sit still” (Isaiah 30:7). As the ship was being buffeted in the storm and the sailors in panic were about to flee in the lifeboat, Paul said, “Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved” (Acts 27:31). So, they stayed, and God spared every man.

There are times for action, of course, but the principle is this. When we have done all we can, and the situation seems hopeless, this is the time to sit still and trust God to work it out in His own good way. “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? God specializes in things thought impossible! HMM
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I did not write this, it comes from a devotional that is offered as a free email daily by the Institute of Creation.

https://www.icr.org/article/16021/

"These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended." - John 16:1

PONDER THIS

What causes people to develop a grudge against God? Some possibilities are persecution, disappointment, rebuke, resentment at being rebuked, and envy at how somebody else is being blessed. The Lord Jesus knows we all have this tendency to resent God. In John 16:1-4, Jesus said, “These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended." "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service." "And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor Me." "But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.”

Jesus was saying, “I’m going to Heaven. I’m leaving you here. Don’t get offended.” If you’ve got a grudge against God, tell God about it. If you’ve got honest questions, bring them to God. Don’t come to the Lord with false expectations. You say, “Pastor, I thought it was wonderful to serve Jesus.” It is. If I had a thousand lives, I’d give every one of them to Jesus Christ. I’m not disappointed in Jesus, but I don’t want to carry a grudge because of any false expectations.

- What are examples of false expectations a person might have of God?
- What are some specific false expectations you may have of God?

PRACTICE THIS

Take time today to confess any false expectations you have of God. Ask Him to help you release these so that you won’t hold a grudge against Him. APR
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I did not write this, it comes from a devotional that is offered as a free email daily by Love Worth Finding.

https://www.lwf.org/daily-devotionals/dont-carry-a-grudge-against-god