But then it's not enough to "just believe." It's a simplistic slogan. Now you are forced to qualify it.
You are presenting the deceptive "we are all a little right" theology that says no church is God's true church, or, worse, all churches are God's true church; everyone is right a little bit.
God would never teach us such a lie.
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible
Yes it is, it's always possible that even the worst sinner will repent, and that the worst apostate would come back to the catholic and apostolic Church and embrace its orthodox faith.
Sounds similar to the "in communion, albeit imperfectly, with the Church" qualification made in the face of the notion that God-fearing Christians who aren't a member of the Roman Catholic Church are SOL.
You are presenting the deceptive "we are all a little right" theology that says no church is God's true church, or, worse, all churches are God's true church; everyone is right a little bit.
God would never teach us such a lie.
The Roman Catholic Church does!
"Indeed, the elements of sanctification and truth present in the other Christian communities, in a degree which varies from one to the other, constitute the objective basis of the communion, albeit imperfect, which exists between them and the Catholic Church. To the extent that these elements are found in other Christian communities, the one church of Christ is effectively present in them" - Pope John Paul II, Ut Unum Sint (1995)
IOW, the Roman Catholic Church teaches that while it recognizes particular churches as being true Christian churches, it also recognizes the mystical union between those churches and believers from all other churches which are not true churches. So too does it recognize that there are those within her sanctuaries who are there hypocritically and are not in a state of grace.
Just as Protestants do :)
God would never teach us such a lie.
Well, that's pretty much what God teaches...And just because you don't believe it doesn't make it a lie...
Jesus, nor Peter, nor Paul created the Orthodox church, or the Catholic church, or the Presbyterian church...
Paul didn't create the Roman church...He created the church, at Rome... How do you guys miss that...
The church is people...Not a religion...
You can't be born into the church...You can only get into the church by accepting Jesus' death as the atonement for your sins...
Christians do not strive for the 'presence of Jesus'...Christians are in the presence of Jesus 24/7/365...
Multi-million dollar Cathedrals and religious rituals will get you absolutely nothing...