Posted on 02/23/2015 9:53:14 AM PST by Gamecock
Bingo!
I haven’t heard that either. But I HAVE had evangelicals and fundamentalists try to tell me I’m not a Christian because I’m Catholic!
As a Catholic, I would never deny Christ to a Protestant who calls upon His name. I would ask for the same unity from a Protestant.
I remind Protestants of this:
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. For he who is not against us is for us. For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.”
Mark 9:38-41
Be very careful. This is what the Jews said during Jesus’ time. “We have Abraham, why do we need Jesus?” (Not a quote, but what they believed). They felt that being born right was enough. Jesus, on the other hand, says: “I never knew you; depart from me, you evil doers.” It’s not enough to say, “I believe in Jesus.” After all, Satan agrees. The question is, “Does Jesus know me.” This is about a relationship, not knowledge.
Be very careful!
The Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
I am Catholic. This is what I believe. Now tell me I don’t believe in Jesus Christ. Four Congressional Medals since WW1 have been awarded to Catholic Chaplains. Can you tell me they didn’t believe in Jesus Christ?
of course Catholics believe in Christ...
Muslims believe in Christ also. They have a completely personification of him though. I did not understand the writer and was trying to nail down some words.
It confuses a non-RC, such as myself.
Critically speaking, the RC seems to have over embellished the worship of god, ie:
Saints, Popes, Vatican wealth and army to guard it, sacraments, shrines, hierarchy, non-biblical teachings, ie: purgatory, papal infallibility, lost souls, etc.
Yet, much good has come from the RC: preservation of god’s word, King James bible, the foundation of universities, hospitals, charities, human rights advocacy, etc.
In the end, I’m grateful for all of the good the RC has provided fellow men, and hope in these complicated and possibly final days, we all do our best to benefit one another and glorify god.
I’m a Protestant, and I completely 100% agree with your excellent post #23.
No, we dunk Yankees, too. They typically don’t need the water warmed up as much.
:)
Oddly enough, as much as it may surprise you, I do not expect an answer from you.
How do Catholics identify themselves on this forum? What is the title of their "caucus" threads? Do they follow only what Christ taught (Christians) or do they follow the additional teachings of the Catholic Church (Catholics) which Christ did not teach?
**Four Congressional Medals since WW1 have been awarded to Catholic Chaplains. Can you tell me they didn’t believe in Jesus Christ?**
Not exactly sure what a Congressional Medal is, but I’ll assume you mean the Medal of Honor. So what does that mean? I’m sure that at least one or two atheists received the same.
The original Christians were Jews. The "universal" ekklesia has virtually nothing to do nor in common with the Catholic Church. In face, the concept of the Catholic Church is not found in scripture or anything Christ or the apostles taught.
Catholics and Orthodox are the original and continuing Christians. Everyone else who uses the word are results of modifications and alterations.
They eat the Body and drink the Blood of Christ - as Christ taught.
That’s all very heartwarming, but for the longest time non-Catholic believers have been told they are not Christians and doomed to hell.
There are still those here who say the same.
So you were saying?
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