"What does it matter so long as you love the Lord?"
A friend of mine says this when I say that I need to go to the Catholic church on Sunday. The other options are to sit in the woods and pray, or go to the local Protestant church, (above), a little architectural gem.
This is the view that all religions are as good as each other so it does not really matter what religion one follows. As a Catholic my friend ought to know better.
Jesus Christ is the Lord. Jesus founded the church and ordered its sacraments.
And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
It is as simple as that. Of course we should love the Lord. And if we love him we will do as he says, and that includes keeping the rules of the church: going to Mass every Sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation, receiving Communion at least once a year, confessing one's sins at least once a year between Lent and Trinity Sunday, and not receiving Communion whilst in a state of sin. It matters.
If you love me by Thomas Tallis
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