Your comment: “So yes I do reject the catholic churches teachings that THEY are the way to Salvation or the only true church. Because ‘THE’ church is comprised of all believers in Christ regardless of where they worship.”
Many claim to be believers in Jesus Christ, but many follow man-made beliefs and reject some of Christ teachings. Even in the Catholic Church many are sinners that reject Christ’s and the Catholic Church’s teaching on abortion, adultery, same-sex, false statements, lies, ETC.
so do you believe or reject Christ’s words (Truth) in the Scripture?
1. Salvation comes from Baptism, knowing, loving and serving God by keeping His commandments and not dying in mortal sin? Mark 16:16 Heb 5:9
2, His visible Church with St Peter and his successors as the leader of His church? (Mat 16:18-19)
3. His Sacraments? Baptism Mark 16:16 Eucharist Matthew 26:26 “This is My Body” Confession (john 20:22-23) Marriage (mt 19:3-5)
The mission of the Catholic Church is to help us on our path to salvation. Some would say that the Church is not completely doing a good job as many have left the active practice of their Catholic faith. Jesus told us that there are many false Christs and false teachers that will lead us astray. Do you follow man-made interpretation instead of God’s Truth?
We need to fully accept Christ and His teachings and His Church (even if the Catholic Church is not perfect) or risk losing our salvation.
Your comment:”Rejecting catholic teachings is not rejecting Jesus Christ.....it’s agreeing that the early catholic church left the clear teachings of Christ and implemented many teachings, practices and rites never intended for true believers...and still practice those today.”
If one rejects the teachings of Jesus and that Jesus established His Catholic Church is rejecting Jesus. Luke 10:16
The Catholic Church has always looked to the good thief as an example par excellence of conversion (see Luke 23:39-43). This is why he is called good. As the good thief was facing imminent death, Jesus made an exception that did not reverse his command for Baptism and the Eucharist for the rest of us.
I think I've been clear on that already. Jesus Christ ‘IS’ the Truth, the Way and Life Eternal.
Then you ask...” Do you follow man-made interpretation instead of God’s Truth?”
Well NO or I'd probably be a catholic as they hold to many man-made interpretations of the scriptures.... Instead I chose to follow the Savior....as is written....”My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” John 10:27,28
Jesus never made ‘an exception’ for the thief...nowhere is that written...rather He welcomed the thief into Paradise because the thief spoke all that is written/required for salvation....as it's written........”That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” ...Romans 10:9-10
The catholic church today and for centuries is not the early church Jesus established in the upper room and on the day of Pentecost and thereafter as it grew....rather it established 'itself' when it took on all the trappings, flare and pomp of Rome and it's political hierarchy of power, which Jesus warned about and they ignored.