The “Church of God” is not a denominational organization or religious group established and controlled by human beings. It is a Divine Institution organized and controlled by God Himself. God has never turned over the spiritual leadership of His Church to any human control. The “Church of God” is called out group of God’s people... joined together by one purpose or goal of worship and service to God. The “head” of the church is Christ. Every other part operates under the leadership of the head. Each member is separate, yet they are all unified in one purpose and love to the exalting of the name of Christ. Unless you believe Christ has called and only has ordained RCC as that being the true representative of his word, the Church of God, then you too my friend have been blinded by the arrogance and power which man craves. It is up to Christ to call those to be the representative of his Church and the teachers...Not those who simply choose to be Catholic...”But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”...God calls those to be in his Church, not a church created by man.
“For as the (physical) body is one and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.” 1 Corinthians 12:12- 31
Correct. The Roman Catholic Church, founded by Jesus Christ, is not under human control - it is a divine institution guided by God.
Unless you believe Christ has called and only has ordained RCC as that being the true representative of his word
I do indeed believe Christ's own words in the Gospel of Matthew.
>> God has never turned over the spiritual leadership of His Church to any human control. <<
Human control? Not exactly. The humans “in control” of the Catholic Church operate under the auspices of the Holy Spirit, which does not mean that they cannot do, of their own free will, horribly evil things. But it does mean that if they are chosen to be successors to St. Peter, they can be protected from proclaiming false doctrine, and that they authority to shepherd fellow Christians and to establish temporal law for the function of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth:
“Peter, shepherd my sheep.”
“Cephas, you are Cephas, and apon this Cephas, I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Whatever you declare bound on Earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatever you declare loosed on Earth shall be loosed in Heaven.”