***I find some of the doctrines of the catholic church heretical as you no doubt do not like my doctrine.***
I have no idea what your doctrine consists of. And I would find it interesting to understand your understanding of ‘heretical’ and the authority to declare heresy.
***However, I don’t feel that if you do not follow my doctrine you are in danger of damnation.***
Moral and doctrinal equivalency? Jesus left one Church and one Truth. I would agree to disagree with you on this point certainly.
“Moral and doctrinal equivalency? Jesus left one Church and one Truth. I would agree to disagree with you on this point certainly.”
The true Church are the large company of blood washed, sin confessed, water and spirit baptized believers who exist in all protestant and catholic churches across all time and space(including those Hebrews of the OT era whose faith was counted as righteousness) whose names are found in the Lamb’s book of Life. All nay sayer’s of each other’s doctrinal beliefs need to gulp hard before they declare whose “church” is the true “church”!
Jesus left one true Church, and I am sorry to inform you that is not the catholic church. It is the body of believers who have been saved by Him and Him alone.
My authority to declare heresy is that of any believer. When I compare doctrine of any church to Gods word, and there is a difference, it is the doctrine, not God;s word that is deficient.
I didn’t want to start this, but you want to push it. Heresies such as the worship of Mary, the authority of popes, praying to the saints, the sinless birth of Mary, purgatory, indulgences, placing the tradition of the church on a equal footing as Scripture, etc. When you can back any of these up with Scripture, I’ll listen. Until then they are heresies, or your favorite word - anathema. I could go on but you get the idea.