To add to Kosta's words: I can see a distinct difference between the beliefs expressed by you FK, Harley and Marlowe and also the other Protestant believers here (RmMom, Redgolum, etc.). That's the issue we Catholic-Orthodox have in answering a question directed at all of you -- some may agree with some points and others won't. Some Protestant groupings are pretty close to ours: like High Anglicans (to be precise, the African Anglicans) or High Lutherans. Some are quite distant like Jehovah's witnesses or some Evangelicals. I think Baptist groups vary quite a bit as well.
Actually we all hold to the basic tenets of Christianity and salvation by faith alone. The differences between us is not much different than between the RC's and EOs . We are simply not afraid to openly debate our differences. :)
That's the issue we Catholic-Orthodox have in answering a question directed at all of you -- some may agree with some points and others won't. Some Protestant groupings are pretty close to ours: like High Anglicans (to be precise, the African Anglicans) or High Lutherans. Some are quite distant like Jehovah's witnesses or some Evangelicals. I think Baptist groups vary quite a bit as well.
Please do not include churches that deny the trinity or the Divinity of Christ in with professing Protestants. The JW's deny the Trinity and the divinity of Christ. They can be found as listed with cults, as a professing Protestant I find your list offensive
Frankly, I can't remember a single post by Harley in this whole thread that I disagreed with, and I've read them all. If any of my posts were inconsistent with Harley, then that is solely on me. I began this thread with a set of very strong views, but they were unorganized and without structure. This thread has helped me tremendously to better that situation. So, I've been learning and developing all the way through.
As for Marlowe, I believe he openly says that he is not a monergist, so yes, there will definitely be differences there. But, so what? That we (or other Protestants) disagree on some things doesn't translate to both (all) of us being wrong on everything. Catholics disagree on plenty of things. Because of your number, you even get global news coverage on it. :)
There are clearly a number of Catholics (AND Protestants) who have little problem with the homosexual agenda, or who say that abortion is fine - even Catholic (AND Protestant) elected leaders in our own country. Clearly, this is against the authority. Are these people still Catholics? I would have trouble replying to posts from these people too, compared to the beliefs of the Catholics/Orthodox on this thread. I don't think it's fair to call out Protestants for inconsistency, when there is plenty of that to go around.
I think Baptist groups vary quite a bit as well.
Since I'm a Southern Baptist, I must say that I haven't seen this within the Southern Baptist community. Do you mean differences between "Baptists" and "Southern Baptists" and "Reformed Baptists", etc.?