[HarleyD]

Au contraire, FK, they are as loose as it gets and getting looser by the day...thousands of splinter groups. The fact that there is no one Protestant Church indicates that there is no one Protestant theology

You mistake the difference between "Reformers" and "Protestants". You'll find very little difference between a Reformed Baptist and a Reformed Presbyterian. Osteen is not Reformed.

As I said, you and Osteen cannot be both guided by the same Spirit and be on opposite ends of hell.

I would agree; just as I would say that the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant position can't ALL be right. Right now the Orthodox, Catholics and Protestants have completely different views of hell (among other things).

Who is guided by the Spirit? One must be closer to the truth than the others. Where does one go to find the answers? Do they go to a group of men who decide for them? If so then who's right, the Orthodox or the Catholics? Orthodox can pull out writings from fathers but so can the Catholics. What good does it do? In the end it all comes back to what is written in God's word.

The Holy Spirit leads to consensus patrum, to one Church, FK, not to 33,000 denominations.

We're back up to 33,000 now.

for all the hype of differences between the Orthodox and Catholic, the two Churches are 99% in agreement (the 1% of disagreement is profound and didfficult for human mindsets to resolve),

Oh, brother. The Orthodox and Catholics disagree on the fillique, on hell, on atonement, on justification, on original sin, on papal authority, on principle doctrines of Mary. The only thing I can think where they agree is on the Eucharist and free will. I suppose some would see that as being in 99% agreement.

[Missey_Lucy_Goosey]

We're back up to 33,000 now.

The figure I hear most often is 80,000.

Oh, brother. The Orthodox and Catholics disagree on the fillique, on hell, on atonement, on justification, on original sin, on papal authority, on principle doctrines of Mary. The only thing I can think where they agree is on the Eucharist and free will. I suppose some would see that as being in 99% agreement.

You left out a few, such as the timing of the Paschal Feast, as well as a multitude of other feast days, apophaticism, the nature of the Atonement, and a host of many others.

One can conclude that they really don't agree on much of anything.

[MarkBsnr]

:::You mistake the difference between “Reformers” and “Protestants”. You’ll find very little difference between a Reformed Baptist and a Reformed Presbyterian. Osteen is not Reformed.:::

But Dr. Schuller and his ordained son are.

None of the Reformed here on FR sound like they do.