I’m not Catholic-bashing. I’ve learned something important to eternal salvation and I want as many people, Catholics included, to benefit from it, because it’s the truth. I don’t know how to do it without causing people to go on the defensive for their religion.
God has preserved His church - it is The Body Of Christ. It’s not very visible, has no brick buildings nor creeds. It’s the heart in love with Him, coming boldly into the throneroom of Heaven in Jesus’ name, without any go-betweens.
I appreciate your courtesy.
We might agree that God’s preserved His Church and disagree with what that Church is. I think it’s the one established by Jesus and the one Peter and Paul served in and established in various locations including Rome, where the apostles and their successors served.
Paul wrote letters to this Church and was concerned about their ‘creed’ (a set of beliefs).
This Church has continued, unbroken in its history, since that time.
Some think it went astray, and postulate a different Church, but I think that would mean the apostles were wrong in what they established and how the served as Church leaders in a hierarchical structure.
I believe you have to either distort history or contradict Jesus’ promise to see a different Church than this as the one He established.
thanks for your reply.
Amen, RoadTest. We both want to see all mankind saved.