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To: NYer; Mr Rogers; metmom; Elsie

Judaism predates Catholicism by many centuries. Catholicism as we know it did not start in 33 A.D. It was well after the last Apostle expired. To build your denomination up by running others down is a weak argument. Gods Church is not a denomination. It is the group of believers worldwide throughout the ages. Each group you mention has a faction of rabid fanatics whose actions show they have replaced the worship of God with the worship of their denomination. God should be our focus of worship. The only True Compass of Truth is the Bible not a denomination or a group of “wise men” from Rome. Gods real Church started in the Garden of Eden.


387 posted on 06/25/2014 8:53:09 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Obama - The Scandal a Week President.)
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To: BipolarBob; Mr Rogers; metmom; Elsie
Catholicism as we know it did not start in 33 A.D. It was well after the last Apostle expired.

"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ." - Matthew 16:13-20

Gods Church is not a denomination. It is the group of believers worldwide throughout the ages.

According to Scripture, Christ wanted us to be one (John 17:22-23). We are all as a Church to be of one mind and to think the same (Philippians 2:2; Romans 15:5). There is only to be one "faith" (Ephesians 4:3-6), not many. For the Church is Christ's Body and Christ only had one Body, not many.

The only True Compass of Truth is the Bible not a denomination or a group of “wise men” from Rome. Gods real Church started in the Garden of Eden.

Christ stated that the Church, not Scripture should be the final authority: "And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the Church: but if he neglect to hear the Church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican." (Matthew 18:17 ) Christ did not state to refer to or consult Scripture for disputes and correction. He said to go to the Church as It is the final authority in Christianity. In addition, St. Paul states that the Church, not Scripture is "THE pillar and ground of the truth." (1 Timothy 3:15) Since the Church alone is mentioned as the pillar of truth, then It alone has the right to discern the truth and interpret Scripture. For if individuals could correctly interpret Scripture, then all interpretations would be exactly the same as there can only be one Spiritual Truth for the plural of the word "truth" never appears in Scripture.

388 posted on 06/25/2014 1:37:12 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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