A refreshingly non-antagonistic perspective. Protestants have things to thank Catholics for as well of course, such as preserving the Scriptures, and helping to stop Islam from overrunning the entire known world. Maybe if we focused more on the good things the other side has done, we’d be a bit more loving towards one another :)
“Protestants have things to thank Catholics for as well of course . . .”
Indeed. One of the principal things - to my Protestant eyes - is the emphasis on the heart and spirit - simple, plain aspects of humanity. In extreme form, classical Protestantism can become almost exclusively intellectual. Logic, like the Law, is a properly a guide but not a dictator.
Culturally, the balance that the Orthodox achieve is very attractive. Doctrinally, well . . . I am a Protestant.
Having said that, God bless and keep us all, and deliver us from evil.
“Protestants have things to thank Catholics for as well of course, such as preserving the Scriptures, and helping to stop Islam from overrunning the entire known world. Maybe if we focused more on the good things the other side has done, we’d be a bit more loving towards one another :)”
Amen.
It’s good to have family discussions, but Christians of all traditions need to remember that the real enemy is out there, and his mission is to rob, steal, kill, and destroy.
We’re in a spiritual war first and foremost and Jesus Christ is our Victory.