Q. Is it wrong if I practice the Pentecostal religion and go to a Pentecostal church after being baptized Catholic? My family is Catholic, how is that different from Christianity?

A. There is nothing wrong with being baptized in the Catholic church and then choosing to be Pentecostal in your style of worship and belief. Some people choose to be baptized by immersion (completely submerged under water) after they may have been baptized in a different style of baptism in a different church. It is up to the individual and their relationship with Jesus. God knows your heart! I think it is fine if you choose to be baptized by immersion. Again, it is between you and God. If you are old enough to choose for yourself of where to worship, then do so. If you are still under the care of your parents and they expect you to worship with them at the Catholic Church, then obey your parents and honor them. Continue to display to your family the change of life that Jesus has brought to you. This will speak to your family. Also, share with them how God is working in you. Let them hear you pray for them too! What are some differences between Catholic and Pentecostal? A Pentecostal perspective is a Protestant viewpoint which is different from the Catholic viewpoint. One difference is the Protestant Bible, which is used by Pentecostals, is different from the Catholic Bible. The Catholic Bible includes additional books. The Protestant Bible does not include these additional books in their standard as books of the Bible that were written by men and divinely inspired of God. A Protestant church (Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopal, Christian, Pentecostal, etc.) does not believe in the immaculate conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Protestant church also does not practice prayer to the saints. An Assembly of God church (Pentecostal) believes the elements of communion, the bread and the cup, are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus. The Catholic belief is that the bread and wine actually change into the body and blood of Jesus during communion. While the Catholic church places an emphasis on the confession of sin to the priest, the Protestant church (including Pentecostals) emphasize the direct confession of sin to Jesus. The Pentecostal perspective in regards to the infilling of the Holy Spirit is the distinctive that not only makes the Pentecostal viewpoint different from a Catholic position but also other protestant churches viewpoints. Pentecostal churches believe in the infilling of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues according to Acts 2, Acts 10, Acts 19 and the teaching of Paul in I Corinthians 12, 13, and 14. This gift empowers the believer to strive to live holy and to tell others about Jesus in regards to fulfilling the Great Commission. I have met people who attend Catholic churches that are gloriously saved. On the other hand I have met people who attend Pentecostal churches (or Protestant churches) that show no evidence in their lives of being saved yet they attend a church. The vital importance of being saved is in the faith and life of the believer and the confession of the sins to God. A personal relationship with Jesus Christ is the key. Romans 10:9,10, 13 teaches us that if we confess with our mouth and believe in our hearts, we are saved. Living a life that shows the evidence of the change that God brings in a person when they passionately follow Christ is a true test of genuine Christianity.