Catholocism Triad

Catholics are unique in its beliefs just as all other religions are unique in its own respective ways.
we in our faith structure consist of a interdependent triad of God, Community and Self.
The fulfillment of this 3 aspect of the triad makes one a Catholic.
Many other deviations and other religions these 3 concepts are not interlinked but is just a straight line. Beginning with God - Self - Community.

Now lets look at God - Here we learn the Bible and the teachings of Christ; catechism. We believe in it. However we don't take it literally but we take it as a guide and a basic information before leaving earth. Learning the bible alone and saying our whole life must be based on the bible leaves us on a one track railway road and shuns us away from the aspect of community especially, which in the bible itself mentions we ought not too. Also it makes us become selfish as if God only belongs to oneself. (further discussed in future post on interpretations)

Self - ones characteristics, attitude, manners, discipline and all the other moral components. By learning God and His ways how much have we internalized into our daily living. How much has God shaped our life? Some one track minded people praises God on one side but on the other side (if u realize its the community) act differently. For them as long as u praise God, God would reward you. Rubbish i say. Is God so full of Himself that all u need to do to please Him is by Praising Him? But on the other side u contribute to the downfall of His work now, which He came down for us then. Example : everyday go to church and be so active but on the other side u are proud, selfish, hurtful to others. Jesus said that only through Him can they go to God the Father. Many have interpreted it literally saying that only if you belief in Jesus u go to heaven. Walau weh!! Rubbish. See how have they took God for themselves. Does this not contradict later of what Jesus says that his message is for all mankind?? We all know that Jesus thought us to Love one another just as how i have loved you - bringing to say that God is Love. If God = Jesus = Love then don't u think what he actually meant there is that If you show Love u would go to heaven.

Lastly community - Here community means the Church and your neighbors. In the church Catholics ought to follow its teachings and have faith in its structure. (of cos if the structure is defunct then dontlah but at the same time don't have to break and destroy but help fix it from within. unlike last time when it happened, now u see - all broke further and sort of lost themselves). Jesus said to Peter - upon this rock i will build my church. Rock being Peter. He said further what u say here on Earth will be regarded in heaven (something like that) and on Pentecost day he send down the Holy Spirit and set them out to spread His Message of Love. The Church consist oh highly educated religious who constantly pray and do research deepening the faith and further understanding it and therefore its results are dignified and becomes our faith. We do not follow the head or self interpretations on one particular leader. We follow One Body of 2009 yrs of spirituality solid as our faith which the foundations began from the beginning of time as stipulated by the bible.
The other community - neighbor. We ought to do charity and give alms and also do social service. God came to serve and not to be served. And that is what we should do. Serve and offer yourself to the community in whatever way u can and able too. Only then God will reward you.

God did a lot of community service so we to need to do it. But one should not do it just to Glorify God or like an eye wash or like hypocrites. But the service should come from within, and to do so u need to internalize what God has thought u through the teachings of the Church. See the triad.
This is how u evangelize not by brainwashing, showing how superior your God is over the other God's indirectly or playing nice just to attract people like adverts and publicity commercials. Later one being a sucker.

A song goes they will know we are Christians by our Love, so show your Love not parade your God and compare too.

Proud to be a Catholic [God <> Self <> Community <> God]

ps : this write up is based on a conversation between a priest and me