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1.Yes 2.I could check their provenance to discern whether their doctrine is orthodox, Protestant, Fundamentalist, restorationist, pseudo-cultic, or cultic. 3.Yes 4.No 5.Truth I believe in one holy catholic apostolic church.

Tell me, since you identify as a Roman Catholic, would you claim to believe EXACTLY the same as every other Catholic and they, in turn, believe exactly the same as the Magesterium? Or, would you honestly admit that there are many areas of belief within Catholicism that are "optional" and that even those who claim to be faithful Catholics differ with each other on even major doctrines of Catholicism? With that in mind, can you understand that a person identifying his or her "provenance" or preference of worship place is no guarantee that their beliefs will be discernible 100% of the time?

We have had threads that discussed the Deity of Jesus Christ. It gets pretty easy to figure out what religious tradition someone follows based solely on their expressed beliefs on this subject and those who deny Christ's deity are almost always some kind of cult without them even having to name it. My point was that, whether someone goes to a Southern Baptist church or Methodist or Lutheran or a nondenominational Evangelical church, there IS unity on these major doctrines of Christianity unless an individual church has gone apostate. And, like I said, if you genuinely wonder what a person believes on a tenet of the faith, you can just ask. Knowing their denomination is superfluous. You ought to cease making such an issue over it as it comes across as demanding, unduly nosy AND petty.

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Tell me, since you identify as a Roman Catholic, would you claim to believe EXACTLY the same as every other Catholic and they, in turn, believe exactly the same as the Magesterium? Or, would you honestly admit that there are many areas of belief within Catholicism that are "optional" and that even those who claim to be faithful Catholics differ with each other on even major doctrines of Catholicism? With that in mind, can you understand that a person identifying his or her "provenance" or preference of worship place is no guarantee that their beliefs will be discernible 100% of the time?

1. The LORD Jesus Christ did not leave us as orphans. We are related to the Apostles and Prophets; we are in the same family; Mary is our mother too. If the Jewish Apostles walked among us, posted on FR, as it were, would you conform your faith and works to obey them in every manner, or would you assert your independence and right to interpret the scriptures for yourself ?
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3. Yes. Realize from my perspective there are so many cults out there and more forming every day.

We have had threads that discussed the Deity of Jesus Christ. It gets pretty easy to figure out what religious tradition someone follows based solely on their expressed beliefs on this subject and those who deny Christ's deity are almost always some kind of cult without them even having to name it. My point was that, whether someone goes to a Southern Baptist church or Methodist or Lutheran or a nondenominational Evangelical church, there IS unity on these major doctrines of Christianity unless an individual church has gone apostate. And, like I said, if you genuinely wonder what a person believes on a tenet of the faith, you can just ask. Knowing their denomination is superfluous. You ought to cease making such an issue over it as it comes across as demanding, unduly nosy AND petty.

Does it bother you to have someone in your alliance who teaches that abortion is not murder, that there is no soul created until the baby takes a breath outside the mother's womb. Therefore there is no scriptural prohibition against abortion.