“Catholics seem to want all other denominations under the banner and authority of the church.”
Of course they do. Because the Lord set up one church.
“my church” -Matthew 16:18
“that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” -John 17:21
Jesus wants us to be unified so the world will convert and “believe” in Him. He doesn’t want Christians to endlessly divide themselves because it weakens their witness to the world. It’s not a coincidence that he immediately links unity in one sentence to belief and conversion in the next sentence. The world says: If they can’t agree on the truth, is their a truth that can be agreed upon?
Where in the Scriptures does it say it’s okay that we endlessly divide ourselves into denominations? Early in the Acts of the Apostles when the Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost, it says the early disciples were all together as one.
Yes and because He did, he wants all Christian believers to be members.“Catholics seem to want all other denominations under the banner and authority of the church.”
Of course they do. Because the Lord set up one church.
“my church” -Matthew 16:18
Christian believers being, as described in the Bible, born again individuals who are saved and have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
But you subtly changed my quote to something that is NOT true: "Catholics seem to want all other denominations under the banner and authority of the church."
They want everyone under the banner and authority of the Catholic Church, as my actual quote contends. Here it is with out the disingenuous subtle changes: "The Catholics seem to want all other denominations under the banner and authority of the Catholic church."
Jesus wants them in His church made up of all born again individuals who are saved and have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The endlessly divide stuff? Pretty much a straw man argument, no thanks.