Take a gander at Revelation Chapters 2 and 3. Things are so bad in the churches, that there is only two things that can happen. Either Jesus leaves the church or................and I will let you read it to determine the “or” if you are so inclined. Willing to bet that few here will and that they will lean on their own understanding.
These are the churches that Roman Catholics start with and are proudly claim for their heritage. Off target from the beginning and needing correction. Now where is that correction going to come from? From the Roman Catholic church traditions? Read it again.
Now before someone states I am anti catholic, those churches are my heritage also. The admonition is for me also. It is for ALL of us and it should put some FEAR in us.
Now after reading Revelation 2 and 3 does anyone have any comments. I don’t want a “drive by posting” but some thinking and reflecting and evidence of ACTUALLY READING IT.
One would think that *Roman* Catholics would point principally to the church at *Rome* as their starting point; which church is not discussed in Revelation 2.
(All of the churches mentioned in Revelation, to the extent that the text is talking about actual historical churches and not using them as representative examples, are in modern-day Turkey, and are virtually extinct. And all of them -- to whatever extent they still exist -- would be properly called "Greek Orthodox," not "Roman Catholic".)
Off target from the beginning and needing correction.
Nothing founded by Christ is "off target from the beginning".
As far as needing correction, all that proves is that sinful humans are involved. What else is new?