Posted on 10/11/2014 8:36:27 AM PDT by Gamecock
“Somewhere in the midst of these 30,000 denominations, there is one true church, .... “
Yeah, it’s Christians.
Tell me, is it right to baptize infants, as the Lutherans do, or as the Presbyterians do, or is it wrong, as the Baptists say? And must baptism be by immersion (as the Baptists say), or is it okay to pour (as the Lutherans do), or is it okay to sprinkle (as the Methodists do)?
And how is it that all of those groups claim to follow the Bible *alone* to come to their conclusions?
Christ’s church is within. If you live the way Christ taught then his church is within you.
The official opinion of the Catholic Church is that Protestants are "separated brethren."
Same drivel from the people who put a pagan statue (Asherah pole of the Old Testament) in their yards of a woman to “intercede” for them. And the list goes on.
The “one true church” is not a building or a denomination.
Jesus gave us a very clear answer - the “true church” is “those who follow me”.
If you believe Jesus is the Son of GOD, that He died on the cross for your sins, YOU ARE SAVED by GRACE and that not of yourselves, lest any man should boast .. and, you are considered a CHRISTIAN, after accepting Christ as your Savior. None of those actions require a building or a denomination.
Same drivel from the people who put a pagan statue (Asherah pole of the Old Testament) in their yards of a woman to intercede for them.
...the folks that put up the Asherah poles were commenting on the number of Protestant sects...? Who knew...?
Born Again and have had their sins forgiven.
The one's who have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
And those very same people exist in every Protestant denomination and in the Catholic Church, etc.
Just too darn simple, isn't it? Institutions created by us humans complicate things. E.G., by the time St. Francis of Assisi died, the Franciscans and spin-off orders were among the largest real estate holders in Italy! Luther prayed the Rosary. Calvin and Zwingli read St. Augustine.
Newsflash! When ISIS , the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Taliban crucify, or behead a Christian, whether he's a follower of the Missouri Synod, the SBC, a Copt, or a Syrian Uniate Catholic really doesn't seem to matter to these Friends of Barack. Perhaps it ought not to matter too much to us.
That is correct.
Only one bunch of self -professed Christians on FR think they have the only way.
And that is the sign of a cult.
The official opinion of the Catholic Church is that Protestants are "separated brethren."
Anathematized.
That is not true. They are not “cursed.” Why would the Catholic Church accept a Protestant baptism when a person converts to Catholicism if they were anathematized?
The Roman Catholic Church anathematized those that hold protestant positions at Trent.
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How Old is Your Church?
by Sebastian R. Fama
Name of Church |
Year Founded |
Name of Founder |
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Catholic |
33 |
Jesus Christ |
Orthodox |
1054 |
Separated from Catholic Church |
Lutheran |
1517 |
Martin Luther |
The Church of England |
1534 |
King Henry VIII |
Presbyterian |
1560 |
John Knox |
Congregationalist |
1582 |
Robert Browne |
Baptist |
1605 |
John Smyth |
Dutch Reformed |
1628 |
Michaelis Jones |
Quaker |
1652 |
George Fox |
Amish |
1693 |
Jacob Amman |
Methodist |
1744 |
John & Charles Wesley |
Unitarian |
1774 |
Theophilus Lindley |
Episcopal |
1789 |
Samuel Seabury |
Disciples of Christ |
1804 |
A group of Presbyterian ministers |
Mormon |
1830 |
Joseph Smith Jr. |
Seventh Day Adventist |
1860 |
Ellen White |
Salvation Army |
1865 |
William Booth |
Christian & Missionary Alliance |
1865 |
Albert Simpson |
Jehovah's Witnesses |
1872 |
Charles Taze Russell |
Christian Scientist |
1879 |
Mary Baker Eddy |
Assemblies of God |
1914 |
A group of Pentecostal preachers |
Foursquare Gospel |
1918 |
Aimee Semple McPherson |
United Pentecostal |
1945 |
A merger of Oneness churches |
United Church of Christ |
1957 |
A union of different traditions |
Calvary Chapel |
1965 |
Chuck Smith |
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Furthermore, God is not a respecter of Denominations, or Human Corporate Bodies such as the Baptists, Methodists or even the Catholic.
God deals with the individual.
Your faithful membership in any church, all of your Good Deeds, your faithful attendance at Sunday Service all are meaningless where Heaven is concerned.
Jesus stated very clearly that those only, who Loved God, would be joining him in Heaven, and that there were many, who did many good works even miracles, that would never see Heaven, because they did not Love God, which a man or woman can only do if they have been forgiven of their sins, been Born Again, received that gift of the Holy Spirit whereby their spirit cries “Abba Father”.
Jesus didn’t found the Catholic Church. He is the reason for CHRISTIANITY.
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