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To: boatbums
Do you believe the Roman Catholic church is the "Authentic New Testament Church"? Are you aware that there are numerous doctrines, dogmas and practices of the RCC that were UNHEARD of in the beginning centuries of the Christian faith? Instead of presuming "your" church is THE church and anyone who wants to BE a Christian must be a member of it, why shouldn't we strive to actually be the people Jesus wants us to be and follow HIS guidelines for being His followers without having to attach labels and designations to our places of assembly? At the Judgment Seat of Christ, do you seriously think He will care what appellation we put on a questionnaire?
  1. Yes, the Roman Catholic Church is an authentic New Testament church.
  2. Yes, I'm aware of all the arguments and counter arguments concerning the almost two thousand years have elapsed.
  3. It is His church that He built. He gave Peter his authority. He gave all the Apostles his authority and set Peter as the chief servant of them. We should believe John 17. He chose Paul as the Apostle to the Gentiles and gave Paul his authority.

    I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

  4. No, He will care about our works.

    When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

    And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.


521 posted on 12/01/2014 7:55:07 PM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: af_vet_1981

As is your usual MO, you give NO references for your copy and pastes and take verses out of their context. If someone has to snippet hunt - an accusation often made against “Protestants” - to try and prove their beliefs, they aren’t being honest. It isn’t really that much more effort to do that is it?


528 posted on 12/01/2014 10:55:39 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: af_vet_1981
1.Yes, the Roman Catholic Church is an authentic New Testament church.

HMMMmmm...


Yes, THESE are authentic Roman Catholic Churches...

Ephesus 
Smyrna 
Pergamon 
Thyatira
Sardis  
Philadelphia 
Laodicea


And where are these ERROR FILLED churches today?

542 posted on 12/02/2014 4:47:51 AM PST by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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