That, of course, is not Scriptural.
The church is defined as those who have been given faith in Jesus Christ as Lord, King and Savior.
...And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved." -- Acts 2:21;47
"Be not afraid; only believe." -- Mark 5:36"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved...
What a racket the RCC has going for itself -- mesmerizing people into believing there is salvation in a crumb of flour and water and that that crumb is magically morphed into the body of Jesus Christ only when a priest says the correct incantations and raises it above his head to just the correct elevation.
The RCC teaches there is no salvation without a priest and his mojo. And there is no priest without a magisterium declaring that priest to be "another Christ."
Shameful. Repent of these superstitions that demean Christ's accomplished, one-time, perfect sacrifice on the cross. It is finished.
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin." -- Hebrews 10:14-18"For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Is anyone contending that salvation comes through communion?
The things you learn on these forums
"The Pope - the Holy Father himself - has this very day blessed Michael Corleone; and you think you know better than the Pope? " Dominic Abbandando
And only when it's made using the Vatican-approved recipe:
Genetically-modified (GM) wheat may not be be suitable under canon law to be used to make hosts for the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist, it's been claimed.....from the thread No Genetically Modified Jesus! (Important Issu!) [Catholic Caucus]Fr Sean McDonagh, a Columban priest and well-known commentator on environmental issues, questions whether the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith which oversees Catholic doctrine could ever sanction GM wheat. Writing in Intercom, a publication of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, Fr McDonagh cites the example that gluten-free hosts are outlawed for use in communion -- even though it can endanger the health of those suffering from coeliac disease, which is a bowel disorder. Low gluten hosts are permitted.
"Crops which have been genetically engineered to date include maize, soya beans, canola (derived from rapeseed) and potatoes. Many biotech companies would like to genetically engineer wheat. If this is pushed through, the question will arise as to whether GM wheat can be used in the Eucharist?"
You are free to stay with that opinion, "doctor". My job was to point out the fact: no sects exist in the Church.
Thank God you're not describing the Catholic Church.
We Catholics simply take Christ at His word in John 6.
This is an honest question about the Catholics...Is it or is it not true that where the Roman Catholics tend to become the dominant spiritual influence in a country (Mexico (89%), Venezuela (92%), Cuba (dominant) , Italy ‘Andreotti’ (87.8%), etc.) the country decays into a gangland controlled disaster?